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A method and apparatus for displaying information. The method comprises: determining a field of view of a user viewing an environment via a display of a display device; using the field of view, determining a focal region of interest of the user in the environment; providing a database comprising a list of objects and, for each object, a location of that object in the environment; using the list of objects and a location of the focal region in the environment, identifying one or more of the objects that are at least partially located in the environment in or proximate to the focal region; acquiring information related to the identified one or more objects; generating an image element comprising the acquired information; and displaying the generated image element on the display of the display device through which the user is viewing the environment.
