Explorable Augmented Reality Displays for 360-Degree Spatial Awareness
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Solution Overview
Problem
Augmented reality displays are limited to providing information about objects within the camera's field of view, requiring users to physically turn their devices or bodies to access information about objects outside this field, which can be inconvenient and impractical, especially in environments where exact location information is difficult to obtain.
Innovation Solution
An explorable augmented reality system that uses a server-based service to receive location and orientation data, allowing it to provide augmented reality elements for a 360-degree view without the need for users to physically turn their devices, by determining relevant data and presenting it in an interactive and seamless manner, including position and location correction mechanisms.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If augmented reality displays use camera field of view to provide information, then information accuracy about objects is improved, but user convenience deteriorates because users must physically turn devices to access objects outside the field of view
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions from a two-dimensional camera field of view to a three-dimensional spherical coordinate system that encompasses 360 degrees of horizontal and vertical viewing angles. This allows the system to track and provide information about objects in all directions around the user, not just within the limited camera frame, thereby maintaining information accuracy while eliminating the need for users to physically rotate devices.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a computational intermediary layer that processes sensor data (accelerometer, gyroscope, magnetometer) and camera information to generate a virtual representation of the environment. This intermediary computation layer bridges the gap between the physical camera's limited field of view and the user's need to access information about objects in all directions, providing convenient access without requiring physical device rotation.
2Loss of information
If augmented reality displays are based on camera photographs, then information about real world objects is provided, but the view is limited to the camera's field of vision
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extends the viewing capability from the camera's limited two-dimensional field of view to a three-dimensional spherical coordinate system covering 360 degrees horizontally and vertically. This dimensional expansion allows the system to capture and present information about objects in all directions around the user, significantly improving view coverage and adaptability while maintaining information completeness through sensor fusion and virtual rendering.
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AI summary
Concepts and technologies are disclosed herein for explorable augmented reality displays. An augmented reality service can receive a request for augmented reality display data. The request can be associated with a device. The augmented reality service can determine a location associated with the device and identify augmented reality data associated with the location. The augmented reality service can provide augmented reality display data to the device.