Unified AR Module Creation with Spatial Temporal Anchors
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current solutions for augmented reality content creation are inefficient and costly due to the need for manual editing and specialized software to combine individual multimedia files spatially and temporally, lacking a standardized format that transforms files into a single data type retaining all information and functionality.
Innovation Solution
A system and method that combines multiple data files into a unified format with spatial and temporal anchors, allowing each file to run independently and be displayed in a three-dimensional arrangement within a real-world environment, using a computing device and storage device to create a single data file that encapsulates multi-modal content and coordinate information.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If manual editing and specialized software are used to combine individual multimedia files spatially and temporally, then the precision of spatial and temporal arrangement is improved, but the time and cost of content creation increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by pre-defining spatial anchors and temporal anchors in the standardized file format. During content creation, multimedia files are automatically associated with these pre-established anchors through automated processing, eliminating the need for manual spatial and temporal arrangement while maintaining precision. The anchors are prepared in advance as part of the standardized format structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the mechanical manual editing process with an automated computational system. The standardized file format enables automatic parsing, association, and rendering of multimedia files based on embedded spatial and temporal metadata, substituting human-operated specialized software with an automated processing pipeline that achieves the same spatial and temporal precision without manual intervention.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple individual data files are used to store multimedia content, then the flexibility and independence of each file format is improved, but the complexity of managing and combining files increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple individual multimedia files into a single standardized file format that contains all necessary content and metadata. The standardized format integrates video, audio, text, and spatial-temporal anchor information into one cohesive structure, eliminating the need to manage separate files while preserving the independence and flexibility of each original file format through proper encoding and metadata preservation.
Solution Approach 2:
The standardized file format achieves universality by being able to contain and represent multiple different multimedia file types within a single unified structure. The format is designed to accommodate various data formats while providing a common framework for spatial and temporal arrangement, making the system adaptable to different content types without requiring separate management mechanisms for each format.
3Adaptability or versatility
If custom software solutions are coded for each augmented reality application, then the functionality and customization are improved, but the productivity and efficiency of content creation decrease
Solution Approach 1:
The standardized file format provides a universal foundation that can serve multiple augmented reality applications and customization needs. Rather than requiring custom software for each application, the standardized format enables a single processing pipeline to handle diverse content types and application requirements, maintaining functionality and adaptability while significantly improving productivity through reuse of the same processing infrastructure.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent enables customization through parameter changes within the standardized format rather than through custom software development. The format includes configurable parameters for spatial anchors, temporal anchors, and multimedia properties that can be adjusted to meet different application requirements. This allows high-level customization by modifying format parameters rather than rewriting software code for each application.
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AI summary
A computer implemented method is disclosed including producing, with at least one of a computing device, an augmented reality computing device, a virtual reality computing device and a mixed reality computing device, multiple sources of data files provided in individual formats to overlay within a real-world environment, combining the multiple sources of data files into a unified data format that provides for each individual data format of the multiple sources of data files to run independently and with at least one of a spatial anchor and a temporal anchor to provide for a three-dimensional (“3D”) arrangement of the plurality of data, storing in at least one memory device the multiple sources and the at least one spatial anchor and temporal anchor, receiving, through a user interface of a viewing device, query relating to a real-world environment and displaying the 3D arrangement of the plurality of data in the viewing area of the viewing display in spatial relationship with the real-world environment as viewed in the viewing area. A computerized method and system are also disclosed.