Automatic Avatar Mirroring in Virtual Environments
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current virtual reality systems require users to manually log in and control their avatars, limiting autonomy and coordination between real-world and virtual environments, especially in scenarios like trade shows where booth staffers cannot log in to manage their virtual avatars, leading to a lack of interaction with virtual users.
Innovation Solution
A system that automatically mirrors real-world movements of users in the virtual environment using a transceiver and position-determination module, enabling two-way communication and status updates, allowing for pre-population of virtual environments with real-world representations and synchronized interactions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Extent of automation
If users manually log in and control avatars in virtual world systems, then user interaction and control are possible, but autonomy is reduced and coordination between real-world and virtual environments is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables automatic avatar control by detecting real-world user movements and automatically translating them to virtual avatar movements, eliminating the need for manual login and control operations. The booth staffer's physical movements are captured by sensors and automatically mirrored in the virtual environment, making the system serve itself without requiring continuous user intervention.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces manual mechanical control (keyboard, mouse, or physical avatar manipulation) with an automated sensing and translation system. Sensors detect real-world movements and automatically translate them to virtual environment coordinates, substituting the mechanical control interface with an automated detection and translation mechanism.
2Productivity
If booth staffers manually control avatars in virtual environments, then coordination between real and virtual positions is possible, but it becomes impossible for busy staffers to log in and manage their virtual presence
Solution Approach 1:
The system allows booth staffers to maintain virtual presence automatically without needing to log in or control their avatars. The automatic detection and translation system serves the staffer's virtual representation autonomously, enabling them to focus entirely on their physical booth duties while their virtual avatar independently mirrors their movements and status.
Solution Approach 2:
The system pre-establishes the connection between real-world staffers and their virtual avatars before the event begins. Once configured, the automatic translation system continuously mirrors movements without requiring real-time user activation, preparing the virtual environment in advance to automatically reflect real-world activities.
3Adaptability or versatility
If virtual environments use static, pre-defined environments, then system complexity is reduced, but adaptability to real-world changes and dynamic interactions is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transforms the static virtual environment into a dynamic system that continuously adapts to real-world movements. The virtual avatar's position, orientation, and status are dynamically updated based on real-time sensor data from the physical environment, allowing the virtual representation to fluidly respond to changes in the real world without requiring complex manual reconfiguration.
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AI summary
Method and system to coordinate a virtual environment with a real environment, including: coupling a transceiver to a person; determining a position of the transceiver within the real environment by use of a position-determination module; and rendering the virtual environment to a user by use of a virtual environment server that is configured to determine a position of the transceiver. The method and system may further comprises a wormhole server configured to provide communication services between the user and the person.