Curved 3D Surface Data Arrangement in Mixed Reality
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current mixed reality systems inadequately utilize three-dimensional spaces for data presentation, often mimicking two-dimensional layouts and interactions, failing to leverage the unique features of 3D environments for efficient data exploration.
Innovation Solution
A curved 3D surface is introduced within the mixed reality space, where data items are arranged based on their values, allowing for easier viewing by manipulating the view direction and orientation of the surface relative to the user's viewpoint, incorporating features like scrolling and alignment to enhance user interaction.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If data items are arranged on a flat 2D grid in 3D space, then the layout is simple and familiar to users, but the user's visual burden increases and information absorption efficiency decreases when viewing large datasets
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions from 2D grid layouts to 3D curved surface arrangements, utilizing the depth dimension and spatial curvature to organize data items. This dimensional expansion allows users to view more data items simultaneously with better spatial distribution, reducing visual burden while maintaining information accessibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent employs curved surfaces (spherical, cylindrical, or other curved geometries) to arrange data items instead of flat planes. The curvature naturally distributes items across a broader visual field, improving visibility and reducing the need for excessive scrolling or panning, thereby enhancing information absorption efficiency.
2Ease of manufacture
If data items are arranged according to fixed 2D grid patterns in 3D space, then the arrangement is simple to implement, but the arrangement does not leverage the unique features of 3D environments for efficient data exploration
Solution Approach 1:
The system moves beyond 2D grid patterns by utilizing 3D spatial coordinates and curved surface geometries to arrange data items. This enables more efficient use of 3D space, allowing users to explore large datasets more effectively through natural 3D navigation and viewing angles.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the arrangement parameters from 2D grid coordinates to 3D curved surface coordinates, incorporating spatial curvature, radial distances, and angular positions. These parameter changes enable more efficient data exploration by leveraging the full capabilities of 3D environments.
3Ease of operation
If users manipulate viewpoint direction to view data items on a curved surface, then data items can be aligned with preferred gaze directions, but the system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements dynamic viewpoint manipulation where the curved surface and data item orientations adjust in real-time based on user gaze direction. This dynamic adaptation allows data items to automatically align with preferred gaze directions, improving ease of operation while the system manages the complexity through automated controls.
Solution Approach 2:
The system employs self-aligning mechanisms where data items on the curved surface automatically orient themselves according to the user's viewpoint and gaze direction. This self-service approach reduces the need for manual adjustment while maintaining alignment with preferred viewing angles, balancing ease of operation with system complexity.
Data Source
AI summary
Embodiments relate to efficiently viewing data items in a three-dimensional (3D) space. The 3D space includes a curved surface that is concave with respect to a user-controlled viewpoint in the 3D space. The viewpoint is for controlling the direction and location of a rendered view of the 3D space. The data items have respective values associated therewith. The data items are arranged on the surface according to their values so that a user's ease of viewing the data items varies with their values; data items with some values may be arranged to be easier to view by manipulating the view direction than others (e.g., those with lower values). Ease of viewing can stem from how the surface is oriented relative to the viewpoint, the orientation of the curvature of the surface, the orientation of a controlling reference orientation, alignment of the data items on the surface, etc.