AR Visual Display for Area Scanning and Tagging
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current augmented reality (AR) systems do not allow users to scan an area, display a digital representation of the area, and tag portions of the area while placing digitally created content, which limits their interactive and visualization capabilities.
Innovation Solution
A method and system that uses a computing device with a camera to scan an area, extrapolate flat portions, and display a digital representation via a graphical user interface (GUI), allowing users to place textual, 2D, 3D, video, and audio content, with the option to overlay grids for visualization assistance, and enables users to add tags or anchors that can be saved and viewed from other devices.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If marker-based AR techniques are used to identify artificial markers and superimpose computer-generated images, then the AR system can provide structured visual references, but the system requires significant image processing tasks that increase device complexity and processing time
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the image processing requirements from the mobile device by implementing the AR processing on a remote server. The mobile device only needs to capture images and display results, while the computationally intensive tasks of marker detection, image generation, and superimposition are performed remotely, thereby reducing device complexity while maintaining processing precision.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a remote server as an intermediary between the mobile device and the AR processing tasks. The server acts as a mediator that receives images from the device, performs the complex image processing and marker identification, then returns the processed results to the device for display, thereby offloading computational burden from the mobile device.
2Device complexity
If positional-based AR techniques are used to superimpose images based on user location, then the system reduces image processing requirements, but the system lacks the capability to provide structured visual references and markers
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the advantages of both marker-based and positional-based AR techniques. It combines the structured visual references of marker-based systems with the reduced processing requirements of positional-based systems by implementing marker detection and image generation on a remote server, allowing the mobile device to maintain low complexity while still providing structured visual feedback through generated images.
3Ease of operation
If object/feature recognition techniques are used to recognize real-world objects directly, then the system eliminates the need for artificial markers, but the system increases image processing complexity and computational requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the complex object recognition and feature detection processing from the mobile device and relocates it to a remote server. This allows the system to implement markerless object recognition without burdening the mobile device with high computational requirements, maintaining ease of operation while reducing device complexity.
4Adaptability or versatility
If AR systems allow users to scan areas and display digital representations, then the system enhances visualization capabilities, but the system increases the complexity of area scanning and digital representation generation
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a remote server as an intermediary to handle the complex tasks of area scanning processing and digital representation generation. The mobile device captures images during area scanning and sends them to the server, which processes the images to generate accurate digital representations, then returns the results to the device for display. This intermediary approach enables enhanced visualization capabilities while keeping the mobile device complexity manageable.
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AI summary
Systems and methods for providing an AR visual display to save are described. A camera of a computing device scans an area and an AR engine of the computing device extrapolates flat portions of the area. A digital representation of the area is displayed via a GUI of the computing device to allow a user to place digitally created content. The digitally created content is textual content, 2D content, 3D content, video content, and/or audio content. The AR engine receives, from a user, an action executed on a surface and at a location of the digital representation to add a tag or an anchor. The AR engine utilizes planes as indicators to save the placement of the tag or the anchor and transmits the placement of the tag or the anchor to a server. The placement of the tag or the anchor allows for viewing from other computing devices.