Augmented Reality Display Overlaying Geolocation Physical Phenomena
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current augmented reality systems lack the ability to accurately and customarily provide physical phenomena information, such as weather and geological data, in real-time, responsive to a user's location, orientation, and distance from points of interest, limiting their effectiveness and user experience.
Innovation Solution
A method and system for obtaining and displaying geolocation-based physical phenomena information, including weather, oceanic, and geological data, by determining a device's location and orientation, and overlaying relevant information on a user's view of the physical environment, using processing circuits and machine instructions to generate and display this information in real-time, responsive to parameters like time and distance.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If augmented reality systems display physical phenomena information, then information accuracy and customization improve, but device complexity and processing requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments physical phenomena information by geolocation, displaying different weather, oceanic, and geological data for different locations within the user's field of view. Each location's information is processed and displayed independently, allowing high accuracy for multiple locations without overwhelming the system as a single complex task
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses geolocation coordinates as an intermediary to bridge the user's physical position, device orientation, and the relevant physical phenomena information. This intermediary enables automatic retrieval and display of accurate localised data without requiring complex direct processing between all system components
2Loss of time
If the system updates annotations in real-time based on location and orientation changes, then information freshness improves, but processing time and energy consumption increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements periodic updates of physical phenomena information annotations triggered by specific events such as changes in device location, orientation, or when the user enters/exits regions of interest. This event-driven periodic approach ensures information remains fresh without requiring continuous processing and energy consumption
Solution Approach 2:
The system automatically detects changes in device location and orientation using built-in sensors, and autonomously retrieves and updates the appropriate physical phenomena information without requiring user intervention. This self-service mechanism maintains information freshness while minimizing unnecessary processing cycles
3Loss of information
If the system provides comprehensive physical phenomena information for multiple parameters, then information completeness improves, but data processing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system provides comprehensive physical phenomena information (weather, oceanic, geological) specifically for locations within the user's current field of view and regions of interest. By focusing completeness locally rather than globally, the system delivers thorough information for relevant areas without the processing complexity of handling all possible data everywhere
Solution Approach 2:
The system retrieves and displays multiple physical phenomena parameters (temperature, wind, waves, geological features) based on the user's current geolocation and device orientation. By dynamically changing which parameters are retrieved based on location and context, the system achieves information completeness for relevant parameters without processing all possible parameters continuously
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AI summary
Systems and methods for generating Augmented Reality displays including obtaining a location and an orientation of an electronic device. Geolocation responsive to the location and the orientation of the electronic device and a distance may be obtained. Physical phenomena information of the geolocation may be obtained. The physical phenomena information may be displayed overlaying a view of a physical environment on a display of the electronic device.