AR View Segmentation for Ergonomic Virtual Information Overlay
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing augmented reality methods for mobile devices struggle with providing an ergonomic representation of points of interest in real environments, often restricting the user's field of view and overwhelming them with information, especially when using small screens and improper scaling of virtual objects.
Innovation Solution
A method that subdivides the view of a real environment into regions, allowing virtual information to be overlaid differently in each area based on proximity, using GPS and orientation sensors to determine the system's pose, and considering weather data to enhance the realism and usability of the interface.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If virtual information is overlaid uniformly across the entire view, then the information representation is simple, but the user becomes overwhelmed and the interface becomes cluttered
Solution Approach 1:
The display area is divided into multiple regions (first region, second region, third region) based on distance from the system setup. Different types of virtual information are selectively overlaid in different regions, allowing comprehensive information representation while maintaining interface clarity in each specific area.
Solution Approach 2:
Different regions of the display are assigned different qualities of virtual information overlay. The first region (closest to system setup) receives one type of virtual information, the second region receives another type, and the third region receives yet another type, optimizing the information presentation for each local area rather than applying a uniform approach.
2Measurement precision
If the size of virtual objects is scaled to be visible at large distances, then remote elements become distinguishable, but the interface becomes cluttered and unclean
Solution Approach 1:
The display is segmented into multiple distance-based regions, with each region containing virtual objects scaled appropriately for its distance from the system setup. This allows remote elements to be visible and distinguishable without requiring all objects to be uniformly large, thus avoiding interface clutter.
Solution Approach 2:
Each region is assigned a specific scaling quality appropriate to its distance from the system setup. Virtual objects in farther regions are scaled differently than those in nearer regions, maintaining visibility and distinguishability while preserving a clean interface appearance.
3Loss of information
If a bird's eye view is used to show points of interest, then the overview is provided, but the user's field of view is restricted and the interface becomes complex
Solution Approach 1:
The spatial overview is segmented into multiple distance-based regions rather than presenting a single bird's eye view. This allows users to maintain their natural field of view while receiving comprehensive spatial information organized by distance zones.
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of using a traditional 2D bird's eye view that restricts the user's natural field of view, the patent organizes spatial information along the depth dimension by creating multiple regions at different distances from the system setup, providing overview without field of view restriction.
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AI summary
The invention relates to a method for ergonomically representing virtual information in a real environment, including the following steps: providing at least one view of a real environment and of a system setup for blending in virtual information for superimposing with the real environment in at least part of the view, the system setup comprising at least one display device, ascertaining a position and orientation of at least one part of the system setup relative to at least one component of the real environment, subdividing at least part of the view of the real environment into a plurality of regions comprising a first region and a second region, with objects of the real environment within the first region being placed closer to the system setup than objects of the real environment within the second region, and blending in at least one item of virtual information on the display device in at least part of the view of the real environment, considering the position and orientation of said at least one part of the system setup, wherein the virtual information is shown differently in the first region than in the second region with respect to the type of blending in the view of the real environment.