AR System for Toy Interaction via Object Recognition
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current virtual reality systems lack a convenient way for users, especially children, to interact with virtual worlds, as they fail to replicate the sensory experience of the real world, limiting the ability to engage with real-world objects during play.
Innovation Solution
A system that combines physical toys with augmented reality using a user device equipped with a camera and computer system, capable of recognizing objects and rendering augmented reality displays, allowing children to interact with virtual environments while maintaining tactile experience through the use of ID suits, blocks, and libraries for selecting augmented objects, backgrounds, and effects.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If virtual reality systems are used to create immersive virtual worlds, then the immersive experience is improved, but the ability to interact with real-world objects and maintain tactile experience is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines virtual reality and augmented reality technologies to create a hybrid system that merges the immersive capabilities of VR with the real-world interaction capabilities of AR. The system uses a head-mounted display to present virtual environments while incorporating physical toys and objects that children can touch and manipulate, allowing simultaneous immersion and tactile interaction.
Solution Approach 2:
Physical toys and objects serve as intermediaries between the virtual and real worlds. These tangible objects allow children to interact with virtual environments through physical manipulation, bridging the gap between immersive virtual experience and tactile real-world interaction.
2Adaptability or versatility
If augmented reality is used to overlay virtual elements on real-world objects, then the ability to interact with real-world objects is maintained, but the immersive experience is reduced compared to full virtual reality
Solution Approach 1:
The system merges augmented reality's real-world interaction capabilities with selectively applied virtual elements. Rather than fully overlaying the real world, the system strategically places virtual elements around physical objects to maintain immersion while preserving tactile interaction with real-world toys and objects.
3Measurement precision
If object recognition technology is used to identify toys in video frames, then the ability to render accurate augmented reality displays is improved, but the system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses simplified digital representations (copies) of physical toys rather than attempting to fully reconstruct or analyze complex object geometries. This approach maintains accurate object identification and tracking while reducing computational complexity by using streamlined digital models for augmented reality rendering.
Data Source
AI summary
The systems and methods disclosed herein relate to play enhanced with augmented reality, the disclosed systems comprising: a user device, the user device comprising, a camera, and a computer system, the computer system further comprising: at least one processor; a graphical user interface and a computer-usable medium embodying computer program code configured for: collecting at least one frame of video with an image capture module; identifying user controlled objects in the at least one frame of video with an object recognition module, and rendering an augmented reality display on the user device with an augmented reality module, the augmented reality display including an augmented background and a rendering of the at least one user controlled object.