AR Display Overlaying Container Positional Data
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current information processing systems lack an efficient method to overlay virtual-space images with real-space images in a way that allows users to access and manage information related to objects within containers, such as cabinets, in a seamless and user-friendly manner.
Innovation Solution
An information processing apparatus with an acquiring unit and a command unit that uses a light-transmissive head-mounted display device or portable terminal to acquire and display positional information of containers, allowing users to view virtual-space images overlaid with real-space images, enabling access to information about contained objects based on their location.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If virtual-space images are overlaid with real-space images using a display device, then user accessibility to information is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The display device is designed to perform multiple functions: it displays virtual-space images, captures real-space images, and overlays them together. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate devices while improving user accessibility to information about containers and their contents.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses an intermediary processing unit that receives both virtual-space and real-space images, processes them, and generates overlaid images. This intermediary approach simplifies the overall system architecture by centralizing the image processing function rather than requiring complex direct integration between display and capture components.
2Ease of operation
If information is displayed near containers in real-space, then ease of accessing contained object information is improved, but measurement precision of positional information is required
Solution Approach 1:
The system replaces complex mechanical positioning and tracking mechanisms with image processing techniques. By capturing images of containers and their positions, then overlaying virtual images at corresponding locations, the system achieves precise information display without requiring complex mechanical positioning systems.
Solution Approach 2:
The system creates a visual copy or representation of the container's position and contents information. By capturing the real-space image and overlaying virtual information at the same position, the system provides accurate positional information without requiring direct physical interaction or complex measurement systems.
3Ease of operation
If text size and content display are adjusted based on distance, then readability of information is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The display system dynamically adjusts text size and content display based on the distance between the user and the container. This dynamic adaptation ensures optimal readability for different viewing distances without requiring multiple fixed display configurations, thereby improving usability while managing system complexity through algorithmic control.
Data Source
AI summary
An information processing apparatus includes an acquiring unit and a command unit. The acquiring unit acquires positional information of a container containing a contained object from an image acquired as a result of photographing the container by using a display device that displays a virtual-space image and a real space in an overlapping manner and that has a photographing function. The command unit commands the display device to display information related to the contained object stored in association with the positional information as the virtual-space image near the container.