Context Based Augmented Reality Glasses for Remote Expert Collaboration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing technologies face challenges in efficiently providing field workers with real-time information and collaboration tools in high-risk environments, limiting their ability to perform tasks effectively due to lack of information and remote expertise access.
Innovation Solution
A context-based augmented reality (AR) system that uses AR glasses with video analytics and computer vision to identify objects and provide information, enabling collaboration with remote experts, access to maintenance data, and training through audio and video integration, while ensuring safety and workflow control.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If field workers use traditional communication tools and information systems, then they can access some information, but they cannot efficiently receive real-time information and collaborate with remote experts in high-risk environments
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces traditional mechanical communication tools (radios, phones, physical manuals) with an optical-based augmented reality system. AR glasses capture visual information from the work environment and overlay digital information layers, enabling hands-free access to real-time data, expert collaboration, and procedural guidance directly in the worker's field of view, thereby eliminating information loss and improving task efficiency
Solution Approach 2:
The AR system acts as an intermediary between field workers and remote experts or information systems. The glasses serve as the mediator that captures the worker's viewpoint, transmits it to remote locations, and delivers overlaid information back to the worker, enabling seamless collaboration and information access without direct physical or traditional communication channel intervention
2Manufacturing precision
If field workers have access to detailed information and tools, then task accuracy improves, but the complexity of the system increases
Solution Approach 1:
The AR glasses serve as a universal platform that integrates multiple functions: camera for capturing environment, display for showing information, communication module for expert collaboration, navigation for location tracking, and interface for interacting with information systems. This multi-functionality consolidates what would otherwise require multiple separate devices into one unified system, reducing overall complexity while providing comprehensive task support
Solution Approach 2:
The patent merges the physical work environment with digital information layers through the AR display. Visual instructions, technical data, safety warnings, and expert annotations are combined and overlaid directly onto the worker's view of the equipment or task area, integrating multiple information sources into a single cohesive interface that improves accuracy without requiring workers to manage separate complex systems
Data Source
AI summary
Context based AR may include receiving a first wireless signal from a pair of context based AR glasses worn by a user. The context based AR glasses may include a display viewable by the user and a camera to image an object viewed by the user. The image of the object may be analyzed, and compared to images of objects stored in a database that includes information associated with the images of the objects. Based on a match, the object viewed by the user may be identified. Based on collaboration of the user with personnel disposed remotely from the user, and the identified object, a second wireless signal may be sent to the pair of context based AR glasses to provide information related to the collaboration, and to further superimpose the information associated with the identified object adjacent to and/or on top of the object viewed by the user.