Automatic 3D Game Configuration File Overwrite

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Solution Overview

Problem

Non-stereo 3D games require manual configuration adjustments to display in stereoscopic 3D mode, leading to user inconvenience due to varying game-specific settings and potential visual abnormalities like distortion and halo effects, as there is no universal optimal configuration for all games.

Innovation Solution

A method and computer device that automatically copy and overwrite game configuration files to apply optimal parameter settings for stereoscopic 3D mode, including settings like resolution, display mode, and anti-aliasing, allowing games to launch in stereoscopic 3D without user intervention, with the ability to download and store optimized settings from a server.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Manufacturing precision

If users manually adjust game configuration settings to achieve stereoscopic 3D mode, then visual quality can be improved, but user convenience deteriorates due to the need for trial-and-error adjustments for each game

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvevisual qualityVSAvoiduser convenience
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The system pre-prepares optimized configuration files for stereoscopic 3D mode before the user needs them. When a user launches a game through the stereoscopy program, the appropriate configuration file is automatically applied without requiring the user to manually adjust settings. This preliminary preparation of configuration options resolves the contradiction by providing high visual quality settings while maintaining user convenience through automation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system creates and manages copy configuration files that contain pre-optimized settings for stereoscopic 3D mode. Instead of requiring users to manually tune each setting, the system copies and applies pre-configured parameter sets (such as resolution, field of view, and rendering settings) that are specifically optimized for 3D display. This copying approach ensures consistent visual quality across different games while eliminating the need for users to perform trial-and-error adjustments.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #26Copying

2Ease of operation

If a universal configuration is used for all games in stereoscopic 3D mode, then user convenience is improved, but visual quality deteriorates because different games have different optimal settings

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveuser convenienceVSAvoidvisual quality
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSManufacturing precision

Solution Approach 1:

The system implements local quality by providing game-specific configuration files tailored to each individual game's requirements. Rather than applying a single universal configuration to all games, the stereoscopy program identifies the specific game being launched and applies the corresponding optimized configuration file. This allows each game to receive its locally optimized settings (such as game-specific resolution, field of view, and rendering parameters) while maintaining ease of operation through automatic application.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Solution Approach 2:

The system dynamically changes configuration parameters based on the specific game being played. Different games have different optimal parameter settings for stereoscopic 3D mode, and the system automatically adjusts these parameters by applying the appropriate configuration file for each game. This parameter customization ensures that each game runs with its optimal settings (improving visual quality) while the automatic selection process maintains user convenience.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

3Measurement precision

If users manually configure each game for stereoscopic 3D mode, then configuration accuracy is improved, but time consumption increases due to the need to adjust settings for every game individually

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveconfiguration accuracyVSAvoidtime consumption
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary configuration preparation by maintaining a library of pre-optimized configuration files for multiple games. When a user launches a game through the stereoscopy program, the system automatically selects and applies the appropriate pre-configured settings without requiring the user to spend time manually adjusting parameters. This preliminary preparation of configuration options resolves the contradiction by providing accurate game-specific settings while eliminating the time-consuming manual adjustment process.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system implements self-service by automatically selecting and applying the appropriate configuration file based on the game being launched. The stereoscopy program monitors game launches and autonomously applies the correct stereoscopic 3D configuration without user intervention. This self-service approach ensures configuration accuracy for each game while completely eliminating the time users would otherwise spend manually adjusting settings for every game individually.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Data Source

PatentUS12121808B2Method and computer device for automatically applying optimal configuration for games to run in 3D mode
Publication Date: 2024.10.22 ACER INC
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AI summary

A method for automatically applying the optimal configuration for each of a plurality of games to run in a three-dimensional (3D) mode is provided. The method is executed by a computer device. The method includes the step of copying a first configuration file of the game from a first location to a third location in response to a request for one of the games to be launched in the stereoscopic 3D mode. The method further includes the step of overwriting the first configuration file stored in the first location with a second configuration file from a second location. The method further includes the step of causing the game to launch in the stereoscopic 3D mode. The second set of parameter settings is the optimal configuration for the game to run in the stereoscopic 3D mode.