Eyewear Pointer Control Using Motion-Based Mode Switching
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing input technologies restrict pointer movement after a click operation, limiting continuous input operations and reducing usability.
Innovation Solution
A device and method that allows for setting operation modes based on user motion, enabling continuous pointer movement by transitioning between moving, restricting, and pressing modes based on predefined conditions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If pointer movement is restricted after click operation, then unintended operations are prevented, but continuous input operation capability is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically switches between restricting mode and moving mode based on detected user motion. When motion is detected, the system transitions from restricting pointer movement to allowing pointer movement, enabling continuous input operations while maintaining prevention of unintended operations during static periods
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes the operational parameter of pointer movement restriction based on motion detection state. By monitoring user motion and adjusting the restriction parameter accordingly, the system allows continuous input operations when motion is present while maintaining reliability when motion is absent
2Stability of the object's composition
If pointer movement is always restricted after click, then operation stability is improved, but usability for continuous input is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses motion detection feedback to determine whether to maintain restricting mode or switch to moving mode. This feedback mechanism allows the system to maintain stability during non-operational periods while improving ease of operation when continuous input is needed, as the user's motion naturally triggers the mode transition
3Adaptability or versatility
If pointer movement is allowed continuously after click, then input operation flexibility is improved, but unintended operations increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically adjusts pointer movement permission based on real-time motion detection. This dynamic approach provides input operation flexibility when the user is actively moving (reducing unintended operations) while maintaining reliability by restricting movement when the user is stationary
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AI summary
An eyewear device has a processor that acquires motion information corresponding to a predetermined body part of a user from a sensor mounted on the body part. A pointer is displayed on a display screen, based on an operation mode, which is set to one of (1) a moving mode in which a moving signal relating to moving, over the display screen, the pointer displayed on the display screen is transmittable to an operation target device, based on the motion information, (2) a restricting mode in which movement of the pointer on the display screen is restricted, and (3) a pressing mode in which a pressing signal relating to executing a pressing operation at a position of the pointer on the display screen is transmittable to the operation target device, based on the motion information.