AR Content Handover Between Terminals for Seamless Work Continuity
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing augmented reality (AR) technologies for assisting work in real spaces do not allow seamless handover of tasks between workers, leading to potential delays when work is transferred, as the AR content is not shared effectively between users.
Innovation Solution
An information processing system that includes processors configured to display AR content from a first terminal to a second terminal, allowing for smooth handover of tasks by extracting candidate users based on positional and skill-level criteria, determining the second user, and displaying relevant work information for task continuation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If AR content is displayed locally on each terminal without sharing, then device complexity is reduced, but productivity deteriorates due to work handover delays
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements AR content sharing by creating and transmitting copies of AR content from one terminal to another terminal. When work is handed over, the AR content associated with the work object is copied to the receiving terminal, enabling the new user to immediately access the same augmented reality information without requiring complex centralized server infrastructure.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a communication unit as an intermediary that facilitates AR content sharing between terminals. This intermediary component enables direct peer-to-peer transmission of AR content through communication networks, resolving the contradiction by providing a simple mediation mechanism that improves handover efficiency without significantly increasing overall system complexity.
2Loss of time
If AR content is shared between terminals, then productivity is improved through seamless work handover, but device complexity increases due to additional sharing functionality
Solution Approach 1:
The terminal copies AR content to another terminal through the communication unit, enabling instant transfer of work context. This copying mechanism eliminates work handover delays by providing the receiving user with immediate access to the same AR information, while keeping the implementation simple through direct content duplication rather than complex synchronization protocols.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary actions by pre-configuring the communication unit and establishing AR content sharing capabilities before work handover is needed. This allows the terminal to immediately transmit and receive AR content without requiring complex real-time negotiation or setup procedures during the actual handover moment.
3Reliability
If AR content is not shared between workers, then system simplicity is maintained, but reliability deteriorates when work handover is required
Solution Approach 1:
By copying AR content to the receiving terminal, the system ensures work continuity reliability. The receiving user obtains an exact copy of the AR content, guaranteeing that the same work information is available regardless of which user is performing the task, thus maintaining reliability through simple content duplication.
Solution Approach 2:
The communication unit serves as a reliable intermediary that ensures AR content is successfully transmitted between terminals. This mediator component provides reliable delivery mechanisms that guarantee work continuity during handover, while maintaining system simplicity through standardized communication protocols.
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AI summary
An information processing system includes one or plural processors configured to, in a case where an object set as a target to be imaged in a first terminal is set as a target to be imaged in a second terminal, display AR content displayed on the first terminal for assisting work with respect to the object on the second terminal.