Camera Overview in iPhone for Augmented Reality App - iphone

Question

Hey Guys I have the following simple Code :
WhereAmIViewController.h
#import <UIKit/UIKit.h>
#import <CoreLocation/CoreLocation.h>
#interface WhereAmIViewController : UIViewController <CLLocationManagerDelegate> {
CLLocationManager *locationManager;
CLLocation *startingPoint;
IBOutlet UILabel *latitudeLabel;
IBOutlet UILabel *longitudeLabel;
IBOutlet UILabel *magneticHeading;
}
#property (retain, nonatomic) CLLocationManager *locationManager;
#property (retain, nonatomic) CLLocation *startingPoint;
#property (retain, nonatomic) UILabel *latitudeLabel;
#property (retain, nonatomic) UILabel *longitudeLabel;
#property (nonatomic, retain) UILabel *magneticHeading;
#end
WhereAmIViewController.m
#import "WhereAmIViewController.h"
#implementation WhereAmIViewController
#synthesize locationManager;
#synthesize startingPoint;
#synthesize latitudeLabel;
#synthesize longitudeLabel;
#synthesize magneticHeading;
- (void)locationManager:(CLLocationManager *)manager didUpdateHeading:(CLHeading *)newHeading
{
NSString *magneticstring = [[NSString alloc] initWithFormat:#"%0.0f°",
newHeading.magneticHeading];
magneticHeading.text = magneticstring;
[magneticstring release];
}
#pragma mark -
-(void)viewDidLoad
{
self.locationManager = [[CLLocationManager alloc] init];
locationManager.delegate = self;
locationManager.desiredAccuracy = kCLLocationAccuracyBest;
[locationManager startUpdatingLocation];
[locationManager startUpdatingHeading];
}
- (BOOL)shouldAutorotateToInterfaceOrientation:(UIInterfaceOrientation)interfaceOrientation {
// Return YES for supported orientations
return (interfaceOrientation == UIInterfaceOrientationPortrait);
}
- (void)didReceiveMemoryWarning {
// Releases the view if it doesn't have a superview.
[super didReceiveMemoryWarning];
// Release any cached data, images, etc that aren't in use.
}
- (void)viewDidUnload {
// Release any retained subviews of the main view.
// e.g. self.myOutlet = nil;
}
- (void)dealloc {
[locationManager release];
[startingPoint release];
[latitudeLabel release];
[longitudeLabel release];
[super dealloc];
}
#pragma mark -
#pragma mark CLLocationManagerDelegate Methods
-(void)locationManager:(CLLocationManager *)manger
didUpdateToLocation:(CLLocation *)newLocation
fromLocation:(CLLocation *)oldLocation
{
if(startingPoint == nil)
self.startingPoint = newLocation;
NSString *latitudeString = [[NSString alloc] initWithFormat:#"%g",newLocation.coordinate.latitude];
latitudeLabel.text = latitudeString;
[latitudeString release];
NSString *longitudeString = [[NSString alloc] initWithFormat:#"%g",newLocation.coordinate.longitude];
longitudeLabel.text = longitudeString;
[longitudeString release];
}
-(void)longitudeManager:(CLLocationManager *)manager
didFailWithError:(NSError *)error
{
NSString *errorType = (error.code ==kCLErrorDenied)?#"Access Denied":#"Unknown Error";
UIAlertView *alert = [[UIAlertView alloc]initWithTitle:#"Error Getting Location!" message:errorType delegate:nil cancelButtonTitle:#"OK" otherButtonTitles:nil];
[alert show];
[alert release];
}
#end
So that's what I am displaying on screen .. I just wanted to know how get these 3 labels as an overview for the camera . I have refered to http://www.musicalgeometry.com/archives/821
But having trouble as mine is "View Based app" and the tutorial uses a "Windows Based app" template .. How can I configure this code to get the camera overlay ?
P.S: The background color is : noColor (transparent ).
Thank You !

Answer 1

You need a UIImagePickerController, and then you create a UIView and add your 3 labels in appropriate locations in subview then you can call, picker.cameraOverlayView = YOUR_UI_VIEW and picker.showsCameraControls = NO. If you already set up everything inside your WhereAmIViewController then you can do picker.cameraOverlayView = whereAmIVC.view