AR Multi-View Browsing via Spatial Segmentation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing augmented reality (AR) devices in web environments distort or overlap actual webpage content with supplementary information, leading to a poor user experience due to screen size limitations and dependency on camera views, failing to enhance user experience by displaying supplementary information effectively.
Innovation Solution
A method and electronic device for providing a multi-view browsing experience in an AR environment, where an AR device connects with a browsing device, receives content source information, and fetches AR content from a server to display it separately from the webpage, using eye gaze information to determine the placement and position of AR content, allowing for a seamless overlay of supplementary information without overlapping the original content.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If AR supplementary information is displayed in the web view area or camera field view, then the AR information is visible to the user, but the actual webpage content is distorted or overlapped causing loss of information
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions AR content display from the traditional 2D screen plane to a 3D spatial dimension by projecting AR content onto virtual surfaces in the camera's field of view. This dimensional change allows supplementary information to be displayed without occupying screen real estate and overlapping webpage content, thereby preserving both webpage visibility and AR information delivery.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent separates the display of webpage content and AR supplementary information into distinct channels: webpage content remains on the screen while AR information is projected into the 3D space via camera view. This segmentation eliminates the overlap problem by spatially separating the two information streams, allowing users to access both without interference.
2Loss of information
If AR content is displayed on the browsing device screen, then supplementary information is visible, but screen size limitations cause overlapping and distortion of actual webpage content
Solution Approach 1:
The patent resolves the screen area constraint by moving AR content display from the limited 2D screen plane to the expansive 3D spatial environment captured by the camera. This allows supplementary information to be displayed in multiple dimensions without being constrained by screen size, eliminating overlapping while maintaining full visibility of both webpage and AR content.
3Area of stationary object
If AR content is displayed in camera field view, then supplementary information is visible without screen constraints, but the actual webpage content becomes distorted or overlapped
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements segmentation by dividing the information display into two independent channels: the browsing device screen displays webpage content while the camera field view displays AR supplementary information. This segmentation allows each channel to fulfill its purpose without interfering with the other, preserving webpage integrity while providing unrestricted AR display area.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a multi-view projection mechanism as an intermediary that bridges the webpage content and AR information. This intermediary system captures the camera field view and projects AR content onto virtual surfaces within it, allowing supplementary information to be displayed without directly overlaying or distorting the actual webpage content on the screen.
4Adaptability or versatility
If existing AR methods modify the webpage to align with AR technology, then AR content can be displayed, but the original webpage content becomes invisible and only composite view is visible
Solution Approach 1:
The patent maintains adaptability for AR integration while preserving original webpage content by segmenting the display output: the webpage is rendered unchanged on the browsing device screen while AR content is separately projected into the camera field view. This segmentation allows AR technology to be fully integrated without modifying or obscuring the original webpage, enabling both to coexist in their respective display channels.
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AI summary
A method and an electronic device providing multi-views with an augmented reality (AR) device are provided. The method includes establishing a connection with at least one browsing device, receiving content source information from the at least one browsing device, transmitting the content source information to a second server to fetch AR content from the second server, and displaying, based on the content source information, the AR content on an AR plane which is separately viewable from a webpage displayed on a display of the at least one browsing device.