Eliminating AR Output Projections via Image Masking
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing augmented reality (AR) systems face challenges in seamlessly integrating real-world and virtual content, leading to jarring transitions and inefficient resource utilization due to the presence of AR output projections in AR workspace images, which hinders smooth user interaction and resource management.
Innovation Solution
A method and system for processing AR images by obtaining an AR workspace image, generating an internal representation of the AR output projection, and masking the image to eliminate the AR output projection, resulting in a clean version of the AR workspace image, thereby improving user interaction and resource efficiency.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If AR output projection is displayed in the AR workspace image, then user interaction with virtual content is enabled, but the image contains mixed real-world and virtual content requiring complex processing and synchronization
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the AR workspace image into distinct regions: a first region containing real-world content (document) and a second region containing virtual AR output projection. By separating these regions and processing them independently, the system enables user interaction with virtual content while avoiding the need to process the entire mixed image, thereby reducing overall processing complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent extracts the AR output projection from the combined AR workspace image by identifying and isolating the second region containing virtual content. This extracted representation is then processed separately, allowing the system to handle virtual interactions without the computational burden of processing the complete mixed reality image, thus resolving the contradiction between interaction capability and processing complexity.
2Adaptability or versatility
If AR output projection is included in AR workspace image processing, then dynamic interactive environment is achieved, but system resources are inefficiently utilized due to processing of virtual content
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the AR workspace image into separate regions for real-world content and virtual AR output projection. This segmentation allows the system to process only the necessary real-world content from the first region while ignoring or minimally processing the virtual content in the second region, thereby maintaining dynamic interactivity while improving resource efficiency by avoiding redundant processing of virtual elements.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent performs preliminary segmentation and region identification of the AR workspace image before full processing. By pre-identifying which regions contain real-world content versus virtual content, the system can prepare an optimized processing plan that focuses computational resources on essential real-world elements, thereby achieving efficient resource utilization while maintaining the capability for dynamic interactive environments.
3Ease of operation
If AR output projection is projected into real-world environment, then seamless AR experience is achieved, but jarring transitions occur between capturing real-world environment and projecting AR output
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the AR workspace image into distinct real-world and virtual content regions, enabling parallel processing of captured environment and AR output generation. This segmentation allows the system to prepare AR projections concurrently with environment capture rather than sequentially, eliminating jarring transitions and reducing transition time while maintaining seamless AR experience.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent performs preliminary processing and region identification on the AR workspace image while the real-world environment is being captured. By preparing the AR output projection data in advance during the capture phase rather than after capture completes, the system eliminates idle transition time between capturing and projecting, achieving seamless AR experience without jarring transitions.
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AI summary
A method for processing an augmented reality (AR) image includes: obtaining an AR workspace image of an AR workspace that includes a document in a first region of the AR workspace and an AR output projection in a second region of the AR workspace; obtaining an internal representation of the AR output projection; masking the AR workspace image of the AR workspace with the internal representation to eliminate the AR output projection in the AR workspace image; and generating, in response to masking the AR workspace image of the AR workspace, a clean version of the AR workspace image in which the AR output projection is eliminated.