AR Annotation Anchoring for Spatial Social Interaction
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current social software provides a simple and limited way for information interaction, failing to adapt to diverse user needs, particularly in situations where strangers in the same location want to interact, such as in public spaces.
Innovation Solution
An information interaction method that involves capturing images of real objects using augmented reality (AR) technology, allowing users to generate and share annotation information, which is then displayed on other users' devices when they capture the same object, enabling richer social interactions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If current social software is used for information interaction, then the interaction method is simple and easy to operate, but it cannot adapt to diverse user needs and provides limited social ways
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions from traditional text-based or simple message-based social interaction to a spatial dimension by anchoring virtual information to real-world physical objects. Users can leave virtual imprints (annotations, messages, images) on specific real objects, creating a multi-dimensional interaction space that combines physical and digital realms. This resolves the contradiction by providing diverse interaction methods (leaving messages, viewing others' annotations, interacting with objects) without requiring complex system changes.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces real-world objects as intermediaries between users. Instead of direct user-to-user communication, users interact by leaving information on objects, which then becomes accessible to other users who encounter the same objects. This intermediary mechanism enables diverse social interactions (anonymous communication, location-based networking, collaborative annotation) while maintaining simple operation through familiar actions like photographing and viewing images.
2Productivity
If annotation information is stored on the server for sharing, then information exchange efficiency is improved, but network dependency and data transmission time are increased
Solution Approach 1:
The patent performs preliminary actions by pre-processing and storing annotation information on the server before it needs to be shared. When a user creates an annotation, it is immediately uploaded and stored on the server, making it readily available for other users. This preliminary storage action eliminates the need for real-time data synchronization during viewing, reducing data transmission time when users access annotations. The server maintains a ready cache of annotations that can be quickly retrieved and displayed without requiring complex real-time communication protocols.
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AI summary
Embodiments of the present disclosure provides an information interaction method, and a first terminal device, a server, a second terminal device, an electronic device, a computer readable storage medium and a computer program product. Where the method includes: acquiring a first captured image for a real object and displaying the first captured image; in response to a user input operation for the real object in the first captured image, generating, based on input information from the user input operation, annotation information of the real object; and sending the annotation information of the real object to a server; where the annotation information, in case that a second terminal device acquires a second captured image for the real object, is sent by the server to the second terminal device and is displayed, corresponding to the real object, by the second terminal device on the second captured image.