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Augmented-Reality Optical Narrowcasting

Authors:
Narkis Shatz
Mark Squire

Keywords: optical communication; augmented reality; smartphones; automobiles; nonimaging optics.

Abstract:
We introduce a new communications technology for consumers in Smart Cities, which we refer to as Augmented-Reality Optical Narrowcasting (ARON). This technology has the potential to significantly enhance mobile consumer communications by enabling information exchange between multiple transmitters and multiple receivers using free-space optical data transmission in the near infrared. A practical communication range of 400 meters in broad daylight is achievable with miniaturized optics transmitting HD video, for example, to smartphones and 1,000 meters to vehicles. An augmented-reality-style user interface, wherein visual representations of available information sources are overlaid on a live display of local video imagery allows users to conveniently manage transmissions from multiple parties. The new technology is envisioned to be installed in smartphones and other mobile devices and in vehicles, opening new vistas for commerce and social interaction. We have demonstrated key features of the technology using custom optical communications hardware and software developed especially for this purpose.

Pages: 14 to 22

Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2023

Publication date: June 26, 2023

Published in: conference

ISSN: 2308-3727

ISBN: 978-1-68558-071-1

Location: Nice, France

Dates: from June 26, 2023 to June 30, 2023