AR Glasses Extend Display Area for Multitasking
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Solution Overview
Problem
The limited screen area on computing and mobile devices becomes insufficient as users increasingly multitask with multiple applications, necessitating a solution to expand the display region effectively.
Innovation Solution
A system that synchronizes a pair of glasses with a computing device, using a processor and network connectivity to extend the display area by rendering additional content on a secondary display screen, which is dynamically adjusted based on the user's view direction, allowing seamless interaction with application windows moved from the main screen.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple application windows are opened on the main display screen, then multitasking capability is improved, but the display screen area becomes insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extends the display area from the two-dimensional main screen into a third spatial dimension by projecting a virtual secondary display screen in the direction of the user's view using augmented reality glasses. This allows additional application windows to be displayed in a different spatial dimension while maintaining visibility of the main screen content.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a virtual secondary display screen as an intermediary between the main display screen and the user's eyes. This virtual screen acts as a mediator that receives content from the main screen and presents it in an extended viewing area through augmented reality technology.
2Area of stationary object
If the display area is extended using a secondary display screen, then the viewing area is expanded, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a virtual copy of the main display screen that appears to float in the direction of the user's view. This virtual copy contains the same application windows and content as the main screen, allowing users to view additional content without adding physical hardware displays.
Solution Approach 2:
The augmented reality glasses serve multiple functions: they act as a display device, a tracking device for monitoring view direction, and an interface for interacting with the virtual secondary display screen. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate dedicated components.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the secondary display dynamically expands or shrinks, then content accommodation is improved, but the control complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a dynamic virtual secondary display screen that automatically adjusts its size and content based on the user's view direction and the number of application windows. The display expands when more content needs to be viewed and shrinks when the view returns to the main screen, providing adaptive content accommodation.
Solution Approach 2:
The system continuously monitors the user's view direction using the augmented reality glasses and automatically adjusts the virtual secondary display screen accordingly. This feedback mechanism allows the display to respond dynamically to user actions without requiring manual control inputs.
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AI summary
Methods for extending a viewing area of a display device for displaying content include detecting presence of an eye glass computing device proximate to a primary computing device. The primary computing device has a primary display that is configured to render content. The eye glass computing device includes a secondary device. The eye glass computing device is linked to the primary computing device. A view direction of the eye glass computing device is detected relative to the primary display. Additional content is rendered in the secondary display that is in addition to the content rendered in the primary display. The secondary display is an extension of the primary display for viewing the content beyond the content rendered on the primary display.