Augmented Reality Device Detection for Input Capability Indication
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users face difficulties in identifying the appropriate input methods for electronic devices, especially when modern devices with advanced input capabilities are intermixed with older devices that do not support these features, leading to trial-and-error attempts and lack of information on input capabilities, especially when devices are inactive or powered off.
Innovation Solution
An augmented reality system uses sensors to detect electronic devices and determine their type, providing indications of input capabilities, power status, and other aspects on a display, enabling users to understand the device's capabilities before attempting input.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If users attempt to interact with electronic devices without information about input capabilities, then users can operate devices that support their input methods, but users waste time on trial-and-error attempts with incompatible devices
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary detection of electronic devices and determination of their input capabilities before the user attempts interaction. By using sensors to detect devices and a processor to determine compatibility, the system provides advance information about which devices support which input methods, allowing users to avoid trial-and-error attempts and directly interact with compatible devices.
2Loss of information
If the system provides detailed information about all devices, then users gain complete information on input capabilities, but the system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system extracts only the essential information needed for user decision-making - specifically, the input capabilities and compatibility status of detected electronic devices. Rather than providing all possible device attributes, the system focuses on extracting and displaying only the relevant aspects (e.g., whether a device supports voice input, gesture input, or touch input), thereby reducing information overload while maintaining usefulness.
Solution Approach 2:
The augmented reality display serves as an intermediary between the complex device detection system and the user. The processor determines device types and compatibility, but rather than presenting raw data, the system uses AR to visually indicate compatibility (e.g., through overlays or highlights), simplifying the information presentation while maintaining comprehensive device analysis capabilities.
3Loss of information
If the system detects and provides information on all electronic devices in the environment, then users have complete awareness of available devices, but the quantity of information processing increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system applies local quality by providing differentiated information presentation for different device types and compatibility states. Rather than uniformly processing and displaying information for all devices, the system tailors the information provided based on device type (e.g., smart TV vs. traditional TV) and compatibility status, focusing computational resources on devices that are relevant to the user's current input method and needs.
Data Source
AI summary
One embodiment provides a method, including: detecting, using at least one sensor, an electronic device; determining, using a processor, a type of the electronic device; and providing, on a display of an augmented reality system and based on the type of the electronic device, an indication of at least one aspect of the electronic device. Other aspects are described and claimed.