AR VR Device Sensor Integration Parallel Processing

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) systems are limited by basic rendering capabilities and lack advanced sensor integration, leading to a suboptimal user experience due to limited sensor capabilities in peripheral devices.

Innovation Solution

A computing system is designed with enhanced parallel processing capabilities, including multiple parallel processors and graphics processing units (GPUs) that integrate sensory data from various sensors to provide a more immersive and interactive AR/VR experience by synthesizing environmental information and synchronizing physical and virtual objects.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If traditional AR/VR systems use basic rendering engines with limited sensor capabilities, then device complexity is reduced, but user experience quality deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveuser experience qualityVSAvoidsensor integration complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent combines multiple sensor types (cameras, microphones, eye trackers, motion sensors) into an integrated AR/VR system, merging their data streams to create a comprehensive environmental understanding that enhances user experience while managing complexity through unified processing

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

2Measurement precision

If AR/VR systems integrate multiple sensor types and advanced processing, then environmental information accuracy is improved, but processing time increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveenvironmental information accuracyVSAvoidprocessing time
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary actions by continuously capturing and pre-processing sensor data in the background, maintaining ready-to-use environmental information that can be quickly accessed and rendered without causing processing delays during user interaction

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The patent implements continuous sensor data capture and processing, maintaining an ongoing stream of environmental information that eliminates gaps and reduces the need for intensive batch processing, thereby improving both accuracy and response time

Inventive Principle:
Principle #20Continuity of useful action

3Adaptability or versatility

If AR/VR systems use peripheral devices with limited sensor capabilities, then manufacturing cost is reduced, but adaptability of the system deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvesystem adaptabilityVSAvoidsensor integration requirements
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent designs a universal sensor integration framework that can accommodate multiple sensor types and configurations, allowing the same processing architecture to handle diverse sensor inputs and adapt to different application requirements without redesigning the entire system

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentUS11829525B2Sensory enhanced augmented reality and virtual reality device
Publication Date: 2023.11.28 INTEL CORP
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AI summary

Systems, apparatuses and methods may provide away to enhance an augmented reality (AR) and/or virtual reality (VR) user experience with environmental information captured from sensors located in one or more physical environments. More particularly, systems, apparatuses and methods may provide a way to track, by an eye tracker sensor, a gaze of a user, and capture, by the sensors, environmental information. The systems, apparatuses and methods may render feedback, by one or more feedback devices or display device, for a portion of the environment information based on the gaze of the user.