Augmented Reality Object Placement Through Space Analysis

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing electronic devices struggle to accurately relocate and display objects in augmented reality based on the characteristics of a space, limiting the effectiveness of augmented reality services.

Innovation Solution

The electronic device includes a display, sensor, camera, and processor to analyze a first space, store object configurations, and relocate them based on information from a second space, allowing for precise placement of objects in augmented reality.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Measurement precision

If existing electronic devices use basic AR display methods, then the implementation is simple, but the accuracy of object relocation and display based on space characteristics is poor

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveaccuracy of object relocationVSAvoidcomplexity of space analysis system
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The space analysis system is segmented into multiple independent modules: camera module for image capture, sensor module for spatial data collection, processor for analyzing space characteristics, and display module for object rendering. This segmentation allows each module to specialize in specific tasks, improving overall measurement precision while managing system complexity through modular architecture.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The system performs preliminary space analysis by capturing images and collecting spatial data before object relocation. The processor pre-analyzes space characteristics such as boundaries, surfaces, and environmental features, storing this information for subsequent object placement. This preliminary action ensures accurate object relocation based on pre-understood space characteristics.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Manufacturing precision

If the system analyzes space characteristics in real-time, then the accuracy of object placement is improved, but the processing time increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveprecision of object placementVSAvoidprocessing time for space analysis
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary space analysis by capturing images and collecting spatial data before object relocation. The processor pre-analyzes space characteristics such as boundaries, surfaces, and environmental features, storing this information for subsequent object placement. This preliminary action ensures accurate object relocation based on pre-understood space characteristics.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system focuses space analysis on local regions where objects will be placed rather than analyzing the entire space uniformly. The camera and sensors target specific areas of interest, and the processor prioritizes analyzing local space characteristics relevant to object placement. This localized approach maintains precision while reducing overall processing time.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

3Reliability

If the electronic device uses multiple sensors and cameras for space analysis, then the reliability of AR service is improved, but the device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvereliability of augmented reality serviceVSAvoidnumber of components
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system merges the camera module and sensor module into an integrated space analysis system. The camera captures visual information while sensors collect spatial data, and both feed into a unified processor that combines this information to analyze space characteristics. This merging improves reliability through multi-source data validation while managing complexity through integrated architecture.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The processor serves multiple functions: capturing images from the camera, collecting data from sensors, analyzing space characteristics, determining object placement positions, and controlling the display. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate dedicated components for each task, improving reliability through coordinated operation while managing device complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentUS12462443B2Electronic device for placing object according to space in augmented reality and operation method of electronic device
Publication Date: 2025.11.04 SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD
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AI summary

An electronic device according to various embodiments may include a display, a sensor configured to detect a distance from an actual item in a space, a camera configured to capture an image of a foreground, a memory configured to store a plurality of instructions, and a processor, wherein the plurality of instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the electronic device to analyze a first space using the camera and the sensor, store information of the first space and information related to a configuration of an object placed by a user in the first space, analyze a second space using the camera and the sensor, relocate the configuration of the object, based on information of the analyzed second space, and display the object having been relocated. Various other embodiments are possible.