AR Wearable Extended Display for Seamless Lecturer Interaction

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Solution Overview

Problem

In augmented reality (AR) display scenarios, particularly during presentations that utilize projected PPTs, lecturers often need to turn their back to the audience to view the presentation screen, disrupting the presentation and interaction due to the lack of a seamless dual-screen display solution.

Innovation Solution

An AR display device and method that configures an AR wearable device as an extended display of a terminal, enabling a dual-screen heterogeneous display mode by processing and transmitting streaming media data from a computing device to the wearable device, allowing it to display image data in real-time, thereby preventing the need for the lecturer to face away from the audience.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If the lecturer uses a projection PPT to give a presentation, then the presentation content can be displayed, but the lecturer needs to turn his back to the audience to view the PPT page, affecting the presentation effect and interaction

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvepresentation interactionVSAvoidtime for turning back to view PPT
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces an AR wearable device as an intermediary between the lecturer and the PPT content. The device receives image data from the terminal (displaying the PPT) and presents it to the lecturer through the AR interface, allowing the lecturer to view the PPT without turning away from the audience.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent transitions the PPT viewing experience from a two-dimensional screen to a three-dimensional AR space. By projecting the PPT content into the AR environment, the lecturer can view the content in a spatial overlay that does not require physical reorientation, thus maintaining engagement with the audience.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

2Loss of information

If the lecturer turns back to view the PPT on the projection screen, then the PPT content can be viewed, but the interaction between the lecturer and the audience is disrupted

Engineering Contradiction:
ImprovePPT content visibilityVSAvoidpresentation interaction
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of informationVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The AR wearable device serves as a mediator that delivers PPT content directly to the lecturer's field of view. This eliminates the need for the lecturer to physically turn around, thereby maintaining continuous interaction with the audience while still accessing all necessary PPT information.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The AR wearable device performs multiple functions: it displays PPT content, provides real-time feedback, and maintains the lecturer's visual connection with the audience. This multi-functionality resolves the contradiction by integrating content delivery and interaction maintenance into a single device.

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

3Adaptability or versatility

If the terminal transmits image data to the AR wearable device, then the dual-screen heterogeneous display mode is achieved, but data transmission stability and speed must be ensured

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedual-screen display modeVSAvoiddata transmission stability
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements a feedback mechanism where the terminal and AR wearable device continuously monitor and adjust data transmission parameters. This ensures stable and fast data transmission by dynamically adapting to network conditions and device performance, maintaining reliability while achieving versatile dual-screen display functionality.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Data Source

PatentUS11500606B2AR display device and method
Publication Date: 2022.11.15 BEIJING BOE TECH DEV CO LTD
  • US11500606B2 patent drawing

AI summary

The embodiments of the present disclosure provide an AR display device and method. The device includes a terminal and an AR wearable device. The terminal is configured to: configure the AR wearable device as an extended display device of the terminal to put the AR wearable device and a display screen of the terminal in a dual-screen heterogeneous display mode; and transmit image data to the AR wearable device to allow the AR wearable device to display the image data.