AR Glasses Readiness Prediction for Timely Content Delivery
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users of augmented reality (AR) glasses often face delays in accessing AR content due to the glasses not being worn in the correct position or being unavailable, leading to inefficiencies in information presentation, particularly in time-sensitive situations like navigation or gaming.
Innovation Solution
A method and system that utilize sensors on AR glasses to determine their position and readiness state, predicting the user's need for the glasses and proactively notifying them to ensure timely availability, either by repositioning the glasses or using alternative devices for content presentation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of time
If AR glasses are not continuously monitored for position and readiness, then device complexity is reduced, but access time to AR content increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by continuously monitoring sensor data to determine the readiness state of AR glasses before content needs to be displayed. This proactive monitoring ensures that when a user needs AR content, the system already knows whether the glasses are ready for immediate display, eliminating delays and avoiding the need for complex real-time checks at the moment of content delivery.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements feedback by continuously collecting sensor data from the AR glasses, processing this data to determine readiness states, and using this information to control content delivery. This closed-loop feedback mechanism ensures that content is only displayed when the glasses are in a ready state, optimizing access time while maintaining manageable system complexity through structured information flow.
2Reliability
If AR glasses are continuously monitored to ensure readiness, then reliability of content delivery is improved, but energy consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system applies partial monitoring by selectively determining readiness states based on sensor data without requiring continuous full-system activation. The monitoring focuses on critical sensor inputs that indicate readiness, rather than continuously checking all system components, thereby maintaining reliable content delivery while reducing overall energy consumption through targeted rather than exhaustive monitoring.
3Productivity
If AR glasses are proactively notified of upcoming needs, then productivity is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary notification by analyzing sensor data and usage patterns to predict when AR content will be needed, then proactively notifying the user in advance. This allows users to prepare by positioning or donning the glasses before content delivery is required, improving information presentation efficiency without requiring complex real-time coordination systems.
Data Source
AI summary
From sensor data received from a set of sensors affixed to augmented reality (AR) glasses, position information of the AR glasses relative to a focal point of a user's eyes is derived. From the position information, a readiness state of the AR glasses is derived, the readiness state being a member of a set of states, states in the set of states being indicative of the AR glasses' availability to present AR content. From application usage information, the AR content is determined to be available for display on the AR glasses. Responsive to the AR content being available and the readiness state of the AR glasses being in at least one state in the first subset of states, the AR content is displayed using the AR glasses.