AR Permission Zone Visual Guidance via Segmented Cues
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing augmented reality (AR) systems lack effective methods to visually indicate permission zones within venues, making it difficult for users to access authorized areas and monitor compliance, especially in dynamic environments like stadiums and theme parks.
Innovation Solution
An AR endpoint device, such as smart glasses, uses a processing system to detect location and orientation, identify permission zones, and present visual information via AR content, including arrows, text, and color coding, to guide users to their seats or offer upgrades, while also allowing venue staff to monitor compliance through AR displays.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If AR systems are used to indicate permission zones, then user access to authorized areas is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The permission zone indication system is segmented into multiple visual elements including boundary markers, zone identifiers, and access condition displays. These segmented visual cues are distributed across the AR field of view, allowing users to process permission zone information in manageable portions without overwhelming complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The AR endpoint device serves as an intermediary between the physical venue environment and the user. It processes location data, permission zone definitions, and visual rendering to mediate the interaction, translating complex permission management into intuitive visual indicators without requiring users to directly manage the complexity.
2Ease of operation
If visual information is presented within the field of view, then user guidance is improved, but compliance monitoring difficulty increases
Solution Approach 1:
Different visual qualities are applied to different zones within the field of view. Permission zone boundaries are marked with distinct visual characteristics compared to general environmental elements. This local differentiation makes both user guidance and compliance monitoring easier, as authorized areas stand out visually while maintaining intuitive navigation.
3Ease of operation
If AR content is used to indicate permission zones, then user experience is improved, but information processing load increases
Solution Approach 1:
Permission zone boundaries and access conditions are indicated through color-coded visual elements. Different colors represent different permission levels or zone types, allowing users to quickly perceive critical information through color differentiation rather than processing extensive text or complex graphics, thus reducing information processing load while enhancing user experience.
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AI summary
A processing system including at least one processor may detect a location and an orientation of an augmented reality endpoint device of a user at a venue, identify a permission zone of the venue within a field of view of the augmented reality endpoint device in accordance with the location and the orientation of the augmented reality endpoint device, determine at least one condition for the user to access the permission zone, and present, via the augmented reality endpoint device, first visual information associated with the at least one condition for the user to access the permission zone, where the first visual information associated with the at least one condition is presented within the field of view and comprises at least one feature indicative of an association with the permission zone.