Google Gets Patent In India for Technology on AR-based Virtual Graffiti
Google has recently obtained a patent in India for its technology to create virtual graffiti in a mobile virtual and augmented reality (AR) system, something that would help users leave a message for them or their friends at a location in the future. The American Multinational Technology Company, specializing in Internet-related services and products, said in its Patent Application that the virtual graffiti would aid the user to leave a message for the second user at a specific location. The company provided an example that if a person wishes to give a message suggesting his or her known ones to try a particular dish at a restaurant, then the message can be virtually written on the door of the restaurant, and left for the second user to view. When the second user visits the restaurant, he/ she will get an indication that the place is available with virtual graffiti. Ultimately, the message left on the door of the restaurant will appear to him/her when viewed with the AR system. It further claimed that if a user with an enabled device wants to send a virtual graffiti to other users as a part of the AR scene, he or she needs to create the graffiti, associate it with a location, and provide a list of users who are allowed to