Clock-Recognizing Display Device for Context-Aware Schedule Overlays
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing head-mounted displays fail to effectively associate schedule information with the actual environment, making it difficult for users to utilize the displayed information efficiently.
Innovation Solution
A display device equipped with a schedule obtaining unit, photographing unit, recognizing unit, and display controller that integrates real-time image recognition to superimpose schedule information on actual objects like clocks or calendars, aligning it with their positions and times.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If schedule information is displayed using a head mounted display, then the user can view schedule information, but the schedule information cannot be associated with the actual environment
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the head mounted display with a photographing unit and recognizing unit to create an integrated system. The photographing unit captures images of the actual environment, the recognizing unit identifies time-related objects (clocks, calendars), and the display controller superimposes schedule information onto these recognized objects, combining multiple functions into a unified device that maintains environmental context association.
Solution Approach 2:
The recognizing unit acts as an intermediary between the photographing unit and the display controller. It processes the captured images to identify time-related objects and their positions, then transmits this information to the display controller, which uses it to accurately position and superimpose schedule information onto the appropriate locations in the actual environment.
2Productivity
If schedule information is displayed without association to real objects, then the display system remains simple, but the user comprehension and utilization of information decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by capturing images of the actual environment in advance and pre-processing them through the recognizing unit to identify time-related objects and their positions before the user needs to view schedule information. This preparation enables the display controller to quickly and accurately superimpose relevant schedule information onto the appropriate locations, improving user comprehension without requiring complex real-time processing during the display moment.
3Measurement precision
If the display device integrates photographing and recognizing units, then schedule information can be aligned with real-world objects, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system employs feedback mechanisms where the recognizing unit continuously identifies time-related objects and their positions in the captured images, and this information feeds back to the display controller. The display controller uses this feedback to dynamically adjust the positioning and superposition of schedule information, ensuring precise alignment with the actual environment while maintaining adaptability to different scenes and objects.
Data Source
AI summary
In a display device 100, a photographing unit 12 is configured to photograph the surroundings of the display device 100, and the recognizing unit 16 is configured to recognize a clock 300 (a real object regarding a time or date) from a result of the photographing. When the recognizing unit 16 recognizes the clock 300, the schedule obtaining unit 11 is configured to obtain schedule information, and the display controller 17 is configured to display and output the schedule information in accordance with a position of the clock 300. In this case, since the display device 100 displays the schedule information in accordance with the position of the clock 300, the schedule information can be displayed in association with actual environment, and the schedule information can be outputted in a format that is easier to recognize the schedule information.