Abstract:
An approach is provided for providing connectivity assistance and the seamless interaction with information sources through a mixed-reality environment. A connectivity platform determines one or more connectivity options within an environment of at least one device. The connectivity platform further causes, at least in part, a presentation, within a user interface of the at least one device, of a mixed-reality representation of the environment including one or more symbols representing the one or more connectivity options.
Abstract:
An approach is provided for enabling a pleasing lightweight transition between two more complete renderings of content associated with a location based service. A device is caused to present the first rendering of a graphical user interface based on location information of a three-dimensional model or models, panoramic image data, etc. corresponding to the starting location information. A change in rendering location is caused, leading to a series of transition renderings based in part on models and possibly image data associated with the intermediate locations, before finally the device presents the destination rendering similar to the starting rendering. The transition renderings provide a pleasing transition, which also allows the device time to fetch and process the heavier data associated with the final rendering.
Abstract:
A method including causing, at least in part, rendering of a perspective view showing one or more objects in a field of view. The method further including retrieving content associated with an object of the one or more objects in the field of view, and causing, at least in part, rendering of a graphic representation relating to the content on a surface of the object visible in the perspective view in a user interface for a location-based service of a mobile device.
Abstract:
An approach is provided for rendering content associated with a location-based service. Content is retrieved that is associated with a point on an object identified in the location-based service. The object can be represented by, but is not limited to, a three-dimensional or two-dimensional model or models or by an augmented reality view. A model of the object is retrieved. Rendering of the content is caused, at least in part, on one or more surfaces of the object model in a user interface of the location-based service.
Abstract:
An approach is provided for local synchronization of information for augmented reality objects. A mixed reality platform determines at least one augmented reality object of at least one augmented reality information space associated with at least one device. The mixed reality platform determines local information associated with the at least one device, one or more other devices proximate to the at least one device, or a combination based, at least in part, on a relevancy of the local information to the at least one augmented reality object. The mixed reality platform then causes, at least in part, a presentation of the local information as one or more layers of an augmented reality user interface depicting the at least one augmented reality object.