Mobile Terminal AR Display Preference Control

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Solution Overview

Problem

Augmented reality (AR) techniques in mobile terminals fail to present additional information related to the physical real-world environment in a clear and effective manner, limiting user interaction and engagement.

Innovation Solution

A method and system for a mobile terminal that displays object information based on user preference levels, adjusting display forms such as color, size, and brightness, and allowing users to increase or decrease preference levels through user commands, with object information items being displayed in an overlapping manner based on their preference levels.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Quantity of substance

If multiple object information items are displayed simultaneously in AR mode, then the quantity of information provided to the user increases, but the clarity and readability of individual information items deteriorates due to overlapping and visual clutter

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvequantity of object information itemsVSAvoidreadability of object information
Core Design Contradiction:
Quantity of substanceVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies local quality by making different parts of the information display have different visual characteristics. Specifically, the controller adjusts display forms (color, size, brightness) of different object information items based on their respective preference levels, so that important information stands out while less important information is subdued, resolving the contradiction between displaying multiple items and maintaining readability

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Solution Approach 2:

The patent changes display parameters (color, size, brightness) of object information items based on user preference levels. When multiple information items are displayed simultaneously, the controller modifies these parameters to create visual hierarchy, ensuring that high-priority information remains readable while still displaying comprehensive information quantity

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

2Ease of operation

If the display form of object information is customized according to user preference levels, then the ease of operation and user interaction improves, but the device complexity increases due to additional control mechanisms

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveuser interaction with AR informationVSAvoidcontrol system for display forms
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system automatically adjusts display forms based on stored user preference levels without requiring manual intervention for each information item. The controller autonomously determines the appropriate display form (color, size, brightness) for each object information item based on its preference level, reducing the perceived complexity for the user while maintaining sophisticated functionality

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The system pre-stores user preference levels for different types of object information before AR display occurs. This preliminary configuration allows the controller to quickly and automatically adjust display forms during AR operation without real-time complexity, as the preferences are predetermined and readily accessible

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentEP2400733B1Mobile terminal for displaying augmented-reality information
Publication Date: 2017.05.24 LG ELECTRONICS INC
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AI summary

A method of operation of a mobile terminal (100) includes displaying, on a display module (151), a preview image (1010) generated by a camera module (121), obtaining object information (1020,1030) for at least one object shown in the preview image (1010) or at least one object within a predetermined distance of a current location of the mobile terminal (100), and displaying the object information (1020,1030) on the display module (151) using a display form that is determined according to a user preference level of the object information (1020,1030).