AR Headset Overlaying Video Content via Trigger Detection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current devices for presenting video content, such as televisions and smartphones, are technologically limited in the types and amount of content they can display and lack personalization for individual users, with no adequate solutions to enhance the video consumption experience through augmented reality (AR) integration.
Innovation Solution
A headset with a processor, transparent display, and storage that detects indications in AV content to transmit and present associated AR content, allowing for synchronized and personalized AR experiences with video content from different devices, including television broadcasts and streaming services.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If video content is presented on traditional devices (TV, smartphone), then the content can be displayed, but the types and amount of content are technologically limited and no personalization is provided
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an AR headset as an intermediary device that receives video content from traditional devices and overlays augmented reality content to enhance the viewing experience. The headset acts as a mediator between the traditional display device and the user, adding immersive AR elements (virtual characters, interactive objects, supplemental information) that are synchronized with the video content, thereby overcoming the limitations of traditional devices without requiring them to be redesigned.
2Adaptability or versatility
If AR content is added to enhance video experience, then user engagement and content types are improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The AR headset is designed as a universal device that can work with multiple types of video content (TV broadcasts, streaming services, digital media) from different sources. It integrates multiple functions including video reception, AR content generation, synchronization, and user interaction capabilities within a single device, thereby providing enhanced adaptability without proportionally increasing overall system complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary actions by pre-processing video content to identify triggers and pre-generating corresponding AR content before the user views the video. This allows the AR headset to seamlessly overlay enhanced content during playback without requiring complex real-time processing during the actual viewing experience, thereby managing device complexity more effectively.
3Ease of operation
If AR content is synchronized with video content, then user engagement is enhanced, but timing precision and synchronization accuracy are challenging
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements feedback mechanisms where the AR headset continuously monitors the video content playback state and adjusts the timing of AR content delivery accordingly. The system uses synchronization signals from the video source to trigger AR events at precise moments, and incorporates feedback loops to maintain accurate timing alignment between video playback and AR overlays, thereby achieving high synchronization precision that enhances user engagement.
Data Source
AI summary
In one aspect, a headset may include at least one processor, at least one transparent display accessible to the at least one processor, and storage accessible to the at least one processor. The storage may include instructions executable by the at least one processor to detect an indication accompanying audio video (AV) content, with the indication associated with augmented reality (AR) content. The AR content may be different from the AV content but associated with the AV content. The instructions may also be executable to transmit a request for the AR content, receive the AR content, and present the AR content on the at least one transparent display.