3D Cursor Migration Across Physical Display Boundaries in AR

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional augmented-reality systems lack the ability to facilitate seamless transitions between virtual and physical display interfaces, requiring users to manually open and close applications, leading to inefficiencies and increased computational resources.

Innovation Solution

Systems and methods for rendering interface objects that can transition across boundary transitions of physical display screens by generating real-world or virtual instances of control objects based on user input, allowing seamless movement between virtual and physical interfaces.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If conventional augmented-reality systems use separate virtual and physical display interfaces, then users can interact with virtual objects, but users must manually open and close applications when switching between interfaces, increasing computational resource usage and reducing efficiency

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveease of switching between interfacesVSAvoidtime for manual application management

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent merges virtual and physical display interfaces by allowing interface objects to transition across boundary transitions between the two interfaces. A single application instance can render its interface object on either the virtual interface or the physical interface, eliminating the need for separate application instances and manual opening/closing operations.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The interface object is designed to be universal, capable of being rendered on multiple types of interfaces (virtual and physical). The system can dynamically determine which interface to use based on current context, making the interface object multi-functional and adaptable to different display environments without requiring separate application instances.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Adaptability or versatility

If conventional systems create separate application instances for virtual and physical interfaces, then each interface can be independently controlled, but computational resources are increased and system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveinterface rendering flexibilityVSAvoidnumber of application instances

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent consolidates multiple application instances into a single shared instance that can render its interface object on different interfaces. The system maintains one application instance in memory that can dynamically switch between rendering on the virtual interface or the physical interface, reducing the number of instances from two to one while maintaining the same adaptability.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The system implements dynamic interface selection where a single application instance can adaptively choose which interface (virtual or physical) to render its interface object on based on real-time conditions. This dynamic behavior allows the system to maintain versatility while reducing complexity by eliminating the need for static, separate instances.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

3Productivity

If users manually manage application instances when switching between virtual and physical interfaces, then interface transitions are possible, but user efficiency decreases and computational resources are wasted

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveinterface switching efficiencyVSAvoidcomputational resource usage

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSLoss of energy

Solution Approach 1:

The system implements self-service by automatically managing interface transitions without requiring user intervention. When an interface object needs to move between virtual and physical interfaces, the system automatically handles the transition, determining the appropriate target interface and executing the move without the user needing to manually open or close applications.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The system prepares for interface transitions by maintaining a single application instance in memory ready to render on either interface. This preliminary preparation eliminates the need for resource-intensive application launching and closing operations, as the instance is already loaded and can simply redirect its rendering output to the appropriate interface.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUS12498837B2Mouse cursor and content migration between 3D space and physical flat displays

Publication Date: 2025.12.16 MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC

AI summary

Systems are configured to control transitions and displays of interface objects that are selectively moved across boundary transitions of physical display screens within augmented-reality scenes. In some instances, when a virtual object instance of an interface object is moved into the bounded area of a physical display screen within an augmented-reality scene a corresponding real-world object instance of the interface object is generated and rendered within the bounded display area of the display screen. In other instances, when user input is received for moving a real-world object instance of an interface object outside of the bounded display area of a display screen within an augmented-reality scene, a corresponding virtual object instance of the interface object is generated and rendered outside of the display screen within the augmented-reality scene.