Guiding Interface for AR Display Navigation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Augmented reality glasses limit the user's field of view, causing some display interfaces to be outside the visible area, making it difficult for users to navigate to them without adjusting their orientation.
Innovation Solution
A display method and terminal that receive user operation instructions to display a guiding interface with identification information of out-of-view display interfaces, allowing users to quickly navigate to these interfaces without changing their orientation, using a processor and display device to show thumbnails or position prompts.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If multiple display interfaces are simultaneously displayed in AR glasses, then the information display capability is improved, but the user cannot see all interfaces due to limited field of view
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the display interfaces by creating a guiding interface that is separate from the main display interfaces. The guiding interface contains identification information (thumbnails) of multiple display interfaces, allowing users to select among them. This segmentation resolves the contradiction by organizing multiple interfaces into a navigable structure that fits within the limited field of view while still providing access to all interfaces.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a guiding interface as an intermediary between the user and the multiple display interfaces. This guiding interface acts as a mediator that presents identification information of all display interfaces within the current field of view, enabling users to navigate to interfaces that would otherwise be outside the visible area. The intermediary resolves the contradiction by providing a navigation layer that fits within the limited display area while enabling access to more interfaces than can be displayed simultaneously.
2Quantity of substance
If users adjust their orientation to see display interfaces outside the current display area, then all interfaces become visible, but the user experience is degraded due to required physical movement
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements self-service by allowing users to navigate between display interfaces through simple selection operations on the guiding interface, without requiring physical movement or orientation adjustment. The system automatically manages the display of different interfaces based on user selection, making the navigation process self-contained and convenient. This resolves the contradiction by enabling full interface accessibility through easy operational interactions rather than physical repositioning.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent adds a navigation dimension by introducing the guiding interface with identification information as a separate layer. Instead of requiring users to physically move to see different interfaces (spatial navigation), the system provides a virtual navigation dimension through the guiding interface. Users can select interfaces through this additional navigational layer, resolving the contradiction by transforming physical orientation changes into virtual interface selection.
3Ease of operation
If a guiding interface with identification information is displayed, then navigation to out-of-view interfaces is improved, but the display area available for main content is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by making the guiding interface compact and positioning it in a specific location within the display area. The identification information is presented in a condensed format (thumbnails) that occupies minimal space, allowing the guiding interface to coexist with main display content. This resolves the contradiction by providing efficient navigation functionality while preserving maximum display area for primary content through localized, space-efficient interface design.
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AI summary
A display method and a terminal are provided. The display method comprises: receiving a first operation instruction by a terminal from a user positioned at a first orientation with respect to a first display area of the terminal; and responsive to receiving the first operation instruction, displaying, by the terminal, a guiding interface at least including identification information of a first display interface disposed at least partially outside the first display area of the terminal.