AR Communication Interface with Contact Avatars and Messaging
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users wearing augmented reality (AR) devices need to launch applications on separate user devices to communicate, such as smartphones, which is inconvenient.
Innovation Solution
An AR device with a display, communication circuit, and processor that can establish connections with user devices to display contact avatars and message interfaces directly in the AR environment, allowing communication without needing separate device interaction.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a user wears an AR device, then the user can experience augmented reality, but the user cannot directly access communication applications without launching them on a separate user device
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the AR device with a user device (smartphone or tablet) to create an integrated system. The user device runs communication applications while the AR device provides the augmented reality interface, combining the computational capabilities of the user device with the display capabilities of the AR device to enable direct access to communication apps through the AR interface.
Solution Approach 2:
The integrated system provides multi-functionality by enabling the AR device to not only display augmented reality content but also serve as a communication interface. The system can display contact information, receive messages, and initiate calls directly through the AR display, making the AR device a universal access point for multiple functions including communication, information display, and interaction.
2Ease of operation
If communication applications are accessed through a separate user device, then communication functionality is available, but user convenience is reduced due to the need to switch between devices
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by pre-loading and displaying contact information and application interfaces in the augmented reality space before the user needs to access them. Contact avatars and message notifications are rendered in advance in the AR environment, allowing users to immediately interact with communication functions without needing to locate and launch applications on a separate device.
Solution Approach 2:
The AR device serves as an intermediary between the user and the communication applications running on the user device. It translates application data into augmented reality visualizations (contact avatars, message bubbles, call interfaces) that the user can interact with naturally in the real world, eliminating the need to physically handle or look at the separate user device.
3Productivity
If the AR device displays contact information and message interfaces, then communication becomes seamless, but the processing and rendering requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments the computational workload between the user device and the AR device. The user device handles application logic, data management, and heavy processing tasks, while the AR device focuses on rendering visual elements (avatars, interfaces) and capturing user interactions. This segmentation allows efficient communication functionality while distributing energy consumption across both devices.
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AI summary
An augmented reality (AR) device supporting an AR is provided. The AR device includes a display, a communication circuit, at least one processor operatively connected to the display and the communication circuit, and a memory operatively connected to the at least one processor. The memory stores instructions that, when executed, cause the at least one processor to establish a connection with a user device storing a contact application and a message application, through the communication circuit, detect that the message application is executed, and display a first graphic user interface (GUI) and at least one avatar, which is disposed at a location adjacent to the first GUI and corresponds to at least one contact associated with the contact application or the message application, through the display in the AR.