AR/VR Gesture Interface for Realistic IoT Remote Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing VR and AR systems lack the ability to provide a realistic experience for interacting and controlling real-world IoT devices, with current solutions being limited to virtual user-interfaces and not extending to the interaction with real objects, and the process of remotely controlling IoT devices is tedious and time-consuming through menu-based interfaces.
Innovation Solution
A method and device for controlling IoT devices via augmented or virtual reality, allowing users to interact with real-world objects through graphical representations of actuators and actuators in AR/VR environments, enabling intuitive gesture-based control commands.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If menu-based interfaces are used to control IoT devices, then control functionality is achieved, but operation complexity and time consumption increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates virtual copies of physical actuators (buttons, switches, knobs) as graphical user interface elements that replicate the appearance and function of real device controls. Users interact with these virtual copies through gestures in AR/VR space, eliminating the need to navigate complex menu structures while maintaining familiar control patterns.
Solution Approach 2:
The system introduces a virtual actuator interface as an intermediary layer between the user and the IoT device. This virtual interface translates user gestures into control commands, providing an intuitive control mechanism that reduces both operational complexity and time consumption compared to traditional menu-based interfaces.
2Adaptability or versatility
If virtual user-interfaces are used for controlling devices, then interaction capability is provided, but realistic interaction experience with real objects is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges virtual user interface elements with the real physical environment by overlaying virtual actuator representations onto or near their corresponding physical devices. This combination allows users to interact with virtual controls that visually correspond to real objects, maintaining realistic interaction experience while enabling remote control capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The system provides localized virtual interface elements that are spatially associated with specific physical actuators. Each virtual button, switch, or knob is positioned and styled to match its physical counterpart, creating a context-aware interface that enhances realistic interaction experience while maintaining versatility.
3Ease of operation
If graphical representations of actuators are displayed in AR/VR, then intuitive gesture-based control is enabled, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a universal gesture recognition system that can interpret various hand gestures (pointing, grasping, pinching) to control multiple types of actuators (buttons, switches, knobs, sliders) through a single unified interface mechanism. This multi-functional approach enables intuitive gesture-based control without proportionally increasing system complexity.
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AI summary
The present disclosure relates to methods and devices for performing remote control. The method comprises of displaying at least one icon for controlling one or more functions provided by a second device; recognizing a gesture of a user; obtaining a control command for controlling one of the one or more functions provided by the second device based on the recognized gesture and the displayed at least one icon; and transmitting the obtained control command to the second device.