Samsung patents wearable that spreads virtual objects across camera view
Samsung describes a wearable device, such as smart glasses, that overlays virtual objects on a camera feed. When a user enlarges a virtual item, the system splits it so part stays within the camera view while the rest extends into the surrounding area.
In the filing’s own words
A wearable electronic device includes: a display, a camera, and at least one processor operatively connected with the display and the camera. The at least one processor is configured to, control to display an image obtained by the camera on the display, control to display a first virtual object in a partial area of the displayed image, control to replace the displayed first virtual object with an enlarged second virtual object based on receiving a user input to enlarge the first virtual object through the camera, map a first portion of the second virtual object to an area corresponding to the displayed image, map a remaining portion of the second virtual object that does not include the first portion to a surrounding area of the area corresponding to the displayed image, and control to display the first portion of the second virtual object on the displayed image.
What exactly they claim (claim 1)
1. A wearable electronic device, comprising: at least one display; at least one camera; at least one processor; and memory storing instructions, wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor individually or collectively, cause the wearable electronic device to: obtain, using the at least one camera, a first image including at least one object in a real space where the wearable electronic device is located; display, through the at least one display, the first image and a first virtual object in a partial area of the first image in a virtual space; obtain a second virtual object from the first virtual object by rearranging a display location of a plurality of virtual elements of the first virtual object to be spaced apart from each other; and display, using the at least one display, the second virtual object.
Facts
- Company
- Samsung (SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.)
- Official title
- WEARABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE DISPLAYING VIRTUAL OBJECT AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME
- Publication number
- US20260268616A1
- Application number
- 19662116
- Filed
- Apr 29, 2026
- Published
- Sep 10, 2026
- Inventors
- 5
- Claims
- 20
Classified under
G06T 19/006 Physics & computingG06T 3/40 Physics & computingMore from Samsung in AR, VR & displays
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Summaries are simplified from the filing’s own abstract and first claim. A patent filing is not a product announcement.
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