Augmented Reality Content Rendering via Context-Sensitive Triggers

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional augmented reality tools require significant time, effort, and cost to convert standard digital content into augmented reality content, and existing solutions are limited to specific formats like e-books, failing to effectively integrate with other digital content types and relying solely on camera and media frames as reality sources.

Innovation Solution

A method and system for rendering augmented reality aware standard digital content, which detects context-sensitive triggers, retrieves associated augmented reality content information, activates reality sources, and selectively renders standard or augmented reality content based on device capabilities and mixed content experience configurations, enabling integration with various digital content types beyond e-books.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If standard digital content is completely converted into augmented reality based digital content, then augmented reality experience is provided, but time, effort, and cost increase significantly

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveaugmented reality experienceVSAvoidconversion time

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the digital content into standard digital content portions and augmented reality content portions. Only specific segments are converted to augmented reality format based on trigger conditions, rather than converting the entire content. This selective conversion reduces time and effort while maintaining AR experience where needed.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

Instead of completely converting all digital content to augmented reality format (excessive action), the patent applies partial conversion by only transforming content portions that meet specific trigger conditions or have associated augmented reality content information. This partial action approach reduces conversion costs while providing sufficient AR experience.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #16Partial or excessive action

2Ease of manufacture

If augmented reality tool uses only camera and media frames as reality source, then implementation is simplified, but functionality is limited to e-books and specific formats

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveimplementation simplicityVSAvoidcontent format compatibility

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of manufactureVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The patent makes the augmented reality tool universal by enabling it to work with multiple digital content formats beyond e-books. The system can process various content types (documents, images, videos, etc.) by detecting context-sensitive triggers and retrieving associated augmented reality content information, making the tool adaptable to different content formats while maintaining implementation simplicity.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

3Reliability

If multiple versions of digital content are created for different rendering capabilities, then compatibility is improved, but storage space and complexity increase

Engineering Contradiction:

ImprovecompatibilityVSAvoidcontent versions

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSQuantity of substance

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces dynamic content adaptation where a single version of digital content is rendered differently based on device capabilities. The system dynamically determines whether to display standard digital content, augmented reality digital content, or mixed content experience based on the user device's rendering capabilities. This dynamic approach eliminates the need for multiple static content versions while maintaining compatibility across different devices.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The patent changes the rendering parameters based on device capabilities rather than creating different content versions. The system modifies display parameters (e.g., whether to apply augmented reality overlays, trigger reality sources, or use mixed content) based on detected device capabilities, allowing a single content version to adapt to different rendering environments without increasing content quantity.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #35Parameter changes

Data Source

PatentUS10169921B2Systems and methods for augmented reality aware contents

Publication Date: 2019.01.01 WIPRO LTD

AI summary

Methods and systems for rendering augmented reality aware standard digital content are disclosed. The method includes detecting a context sensitive trigger initiated in response to activation of a trigger condition related to a standard digital content; determining augmented reality content information associated with the context sensitive trigger using augmented reality awareness data; retrieving based on the augmented reality content information, at least one of augmented reality trigger information, augmented reality digital content or mixed content experience configuration; activating at least one reality source based on the context sensitive trigger to capture reality data in response to retrieving; identifying at least one augmented reality trigger in the at least one reality source; and selectively rendering one of the at least one portion of the standard digital content, the augmented reality digital content and the reality data relative to the at least one portion of the standard digital content.