Augmented Reality Blurring of Irrelevant Objects for Work Focus
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Solution Overview
Problem
Augmented reality devices often distract users by displaying irrelevant objects within their field of view, leading to reduced concentration and work immersion.
Innovation Solution
An augmented reality device uses AI models for object detection, tracking, and segmentation to blur areas in the field of view unrelated to the user's work, enhancing concentration by rendering a blur image through a see-through display.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If all objects within the field of view are displayed clearly through the see-through display, then the user can perceive all information in the environment, but the user's concentration and work immersion are reduced due to distraction from irrelevant objects
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by differentiating the visual treatment of different regions in the field of view. Relevant objects (work-related) are displayed with clear focus, while irrelevant objects (non-work-related) are selectively blurred. This spatial differentiation of visual quality allows the user to maintain concentration on work tasks while still perceiving the overall environment, resolving the contradiction between information perception and work concentration
2Productivity
If the augmented reality device processes and renders images in real-time with selective blurring, then user concentration is improved, but the device complexity and processing requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements preliminary action by pre-classifying objects as work-related or non-work-related before the blurring process. The processor identifies and categorizes objects in advance, then applies selective blurring based on this pre-established classification. This preliminary categorization simplifies the real-time rendering process, reducing the computational complexity that would otherwise be required for continuous object analysis and decision-making during image processing
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AI summary
Provided are an augmented reality device for improving work concentration and immersion of a user, and an operating method of the augmented reality device. The augmented reality device according to an embodiment of the disclosure may obtain a plurality of image frames by photographing a real scene by using a camera, may recognize a preset object from the plurality of image frames, may obtain a blur image in which an area other than an area of the at least one preset object from among entire area of the plurality of image frames is blurred, and may display the blur image.