Graphical Rendering Templates for Interactive Video Projection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing interactive video projection systems are complex to configure and require specialized skills for content generation, making them difficult to set up and customize for various applications.
Innovation Solution
The system uses graphical rendering templates that can be simplified through user input to populate variables, allowing for customizable content creation via web pages, client-based software, or mobile apps, with features like preview and publishing options, and the ability to project interactive scenes on surfaces using cameras and projectors.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If custom configuration and installation by skilled individuals is used, then system functionality is achieved, but device complexity and ease of operation deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by providing pre-configured graphical rendering templates that contain pre-written code and pre-established logic for detecting motion and modifying graphical images. Users simply select from these templates rather than programming from scratch, which resolves the contradiction by maintaining system functionality while dramatically reducing configuration complexity and the need for skilled individuals.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses copying by providing reusable graphical rendering templates that can be selected and applied multiple times. Instead of creating custom configurations each time, users copy proven templates and modify them as needed, which reduces device complexity while ensuring reliable system functionality through tested and validated template designs.
2Reliability
If custom programming by specially skilled individuals is used, then content functionality is achieved, but ease of manufacture and ease of operation worsen
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by providing pre-programmed graphical rendering templates that contain all necessary code and logic for interactive content functionality. Users select and customize these pre-built templates rather than programming from scratch, which maintains content functionality while dramatically improving ease of manufacture and eliminating the need for specially skilled programmers.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses universality by designing graphical rendering templates that can serve multiple purposes and be applied to various content types. A single template framework can handle different scenarios (educational, entertainment, promotional) through parameter adjustment rather than requiring separate custom programs for each application, improving ease of manufacture while maintaining versatile content functionality.
3Ease of operation
If simplified template-based content generation is used, then ease of operation improves, but device complexity may worsen
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses an intermediary approach by introducing a template selection and customization interface that mediates between the user and the complex underlying system. Users interact with simple template parameters and graphical elements rather than directly with the complex motion detection algorithms and rendering code, which improves ease of operation while the template framework manages the underlying system complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies copying by using pre-built template frameworks that encapsulate complex system logic. The templates serve as reusable intermediaries that copy proven design patterns and logic structures, allowing users to benefit from sophisticated functionality without directly engaging with or understanding the underlying complexity, thus improving ease of operation while managing device complexity through reuse.
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AI summary
Various embodiments herein include systems, methods, and software for interactive video projection system content generation. Such content is content consumed by a system that projects a scene view on a surface, such as a wall, screen, or floor, and is interactive with user motion. User motion is captured as input via a camera or other imaging device and processed on a computing device to determine where in a projected scene a user is moving. The scene is then modified based on the detected motion. A user generates content for consumption in such embodiments by providing image and variable input to populate a graphical rendering template when rendered for presentation to a user.