Augmented Reality System Context-Aware Visibility Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current augmented reality systems lack effective control over visibility and persistence of information in real-world contexts, leading to inefficiencies and reduced user experience due to the inability to manage and present information in a contextually relevant and timely manner.
Innovation Solution
An augmented reality system that detects current location and orientation, retrieves content associated with system objects, calculates persistence and visibility based on time, access rights, and object location, and presents this information to a control mechanism for optimized display.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If all system objects are displayed without control, then information completeness is improved, but user efficiency deteriorates due to information overload
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by making visibility and persistence properties object-specific rather than system-wide. Each system object can have independent visibility controls and persistence extents, allowing the system to selectively display relevant information while filtering out unnecessary data. This resolves the contradiction by providing information completeness for needed objects while maintaining user efficiency through selective filtering.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements dynamics by making visibility and persistence properties changeable over time based on user context, location, and system state. The control mechanism dynamically adjusts which objects are visible and how long they persist, rather than using static display rules. This allows the system to adapt information presentation to current user needs, maintaining both completeness and efficiency.
2Productivity
If visibility control is added to manage information display, then user efficiency is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies universality by designing a control mechanism that handles multiple functions: visibility control, persistence management, context detection, and information retrieval all through a single integrated system. This multi-functional approach improves user efficiency while minimizing the addition of separate complex subsystems, as the control mechanism orchestrates all these functions centrally.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements self-service by automatically detecting user context, calculating appropriate visibility and persistence values, and presenting information without requiring manual user configuration. The control mechanism autonomously manages the complexity of information filtering and presentation, reducing the burden on users while maintaining efficient information delivery.
3Loss of information
If persistence calculation is implemented based on time and extent, then information relevance is improved, but loss of time increases due to continuous monitoring
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by pre-calculating and storing persistence extents for system objects during system setup or object creation. Rather than continuously monitoring and calculating persistence in real-time, the system prepares persistence parameters in advance, reducing the computational burden during operation while maintaining information relevance through pre-established time-based criteria.
4Loss of information
If context-aware information presentation is implemented, then information value is improved, but difficulty of detecting and measuring increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary control mechanism that bridges the gap between raw context data and information presentation decisions. This control mechanism acts as a mediator that receives context inputs (location, time, user state), processes them through standardized calculations for visibility and persistence, and outputs controlled information display. This intermediary layer simplifies context detection by providing a structured interface between sensing and presentation functions.
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AI summary
A system and method of operation of an augmented reality system includes: a position sensor for calculating a current location; an orientation sensor, coupled to the position sensor, for calculating a current orientation; and a control mechanism, coupled to the position sensor, for presenting a system object based on the current location, the current orientation, an object location, an object orientation, an access right, a visibility, and a persistence.