Augmented Reality Content Transfer via Gesture and Voice

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current solutions are time-consuming and non-intuitive for transferring content between the physical and digital worlds, as well as across all devices, including public devices and those belonging to others, lacking an elegant method for this conversion.

Innovation Solution

An augmented reality system receives user commands to select and transfer content between devices using gestures and voice commands, enabling intuitive content transfer between physical and digital realms and across various devices.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If manual transcription and device interaction methods are used for content transfer, then content can be transferred between devices, but the process becomes time-consuming and complex

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecontent transfer speedVSAvoidtime for content transfer

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent replaces manual transcription and physical device interaction with voice commands and gesture-based augmented reality interactions. Users can select content and initiate transfers by speaking commands or making gestures in the augmented reality environment, eliminating the need for manual typing or navigating complex device menus.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

Solution Approach 2:

The augmented reality system acts as an intermediary between the user and multiple devices. The AR environment provides a centralized interface where users can view, select, and transfer content across devices without directly interacting with each device individually, simplifying the transfer process.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Ease of operation

If traditional device interaction methods are used, then content transfer between connected devices is possible, but the method lacks intuitiveness and elegance

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveintuitiveness of content transferVSAvoidcomplexity of transfer process

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent moves the content transfer interface from traditional 2D device screens into a 3D augmented reality environment. Users interact with floating virtual representations of devices and content in spatial space, making selections and transfers more intuitive through natural hand gestures and spatial positioning rather than navigating complex device menus.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

Solution Approach 2:

The augmented reality system provides a universal interface that works across multiple device types and connection states. The same AR gestures and commands enable content transfer between directly connected devices, public devices, and devices belonging to others, eliminating the need for different interaction methods for different scenarios.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentUS10706628B2Content transfer

Publication Date: 2020.07.07 LENOVO SWITZERLAND INTERNATIONAL GMBH

AI summary

One embodiment provides a method, including: receiving, at an augmented reality system, a user command to select content associated with at least one of a device and the augmented reality system; receiving, at the augmented reality system, another user command to transfer the content to another device; and transferring, responsive to receiving the another user command to transfer the content, the content to the another device. Other aspects are described and claimed.