AR Container Label Recognition for Respiratory System Assembly
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Solution Overview
Problem
Individuals with sleep-related and respiratory disorders often struggle to understand and assemble respiratory therapy systems packaged in containers, lacking sufficient information about the contents and assembly instructions.
Innovation Solution
A method and system utilizing augmented reality to identify and display information about the contents of containers through image analysis, enabling virtual illustration of inner containers and assembly processes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If traditional packaging containers are used for respiratory therapy systems, then the system components are protected and transported, but the user cannot understand the contents and assembly instructions without additional physical manuals
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses augmented reality to create a virtual copy of the physical container contents. When users point a camera at the container, the AR system overlays digital information about the contents and assembly instructions onto the physical container, eliminating the need for separate physical manuals while maintaining the simplicity of the packaging structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary system (AR application with camera and processor) that bridges the physical container and the user. This intermediary captures images of the container, processes them to identify contents, and displays relevant information, enabling information accessibility without changing the container itself.
2Ease of operation
If detailed assembly instructions are provided in physical manuals, then users have complete information, but the instructions are difficult to access and understand quickly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent performs preliminary action by pre-processing and storing assembly information in a database before the user needs it. When the user points the camera at the container, the system immediately retrieves and displays relevant assembly instructions, eliminating the time users would otherwise spend searching through physical manuals.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transitions information delivery from a two-dimensional physical manual to a three-dimensional augmented reality overlay that appears directly on the container in the user's field of view. This dimensional change allows users to access information without turning pages or flipping through sections, significantly improving accessibility and reducing retrieval time.
3Loss of information
If the container is opened to view contents, then users can see what is inside, but the protective sealing and packaging integrity are compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a virtual copy of the container contents through augmented reality. Instead of physically opening the container to see contents, users point their camera at the sealed container and view detailed 3D representations and information about the contents overlaid on the physical container, maintaining packaging integrity while achieving complete visibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments the information display into multiple AR layers that can be activated independently. Users can view different levels of detail about contents (basic identification, detailed specifications, assembly instructions) without physically opening the container, allowing selective information access while preserving packaging integrity.
Data Source
AI summary
A method includes receiving first image data associated with a first real-time video feed of an outer container having an outer label thereon. The method also includes identifying the outer label in the first real-time video feed by analyzing the received first image data. The method further includes determining first information associated with contents of the outer container by analyzing the identified outer label. The method then includes displaying, via a display device, at least a portion of the first real-time video feed of the outer container. Finally, the method includes augmenting the displayed first real-time video feed of the outer container based at least in part on the determined first information associated with the contents of the outer container.