Head-Driven Self-Captured Photography in AR/VR
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users interacting with AR/VR environments face challenges in capturing photographs or videos as both hands are often occupied with controllers, making it difficult to use traditional capture devices.
Innovation Solution
A head-driven, self-captured photography system that monitors user facial expressions to detect trigger events, allowing users to set the location, distance, and orientation of a virtual camera within the AR/VR environment for capturing images without needing to manually operate a physical device.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If users use traditional capture devices in AR/VR environments, then photograph capture function is available, but hands are occupied and operation difficulty increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces manual mechanical operation of physical camera devices with automated facial gesture recognition. The system detects facial movements (such as opening mouth wide) to trigger photograph capture, eliminating the need for users to manually operate capture devices with their hands.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables self-service photograph capture by automatically detecting and responding to user facial gestures. The capture device system monitors user facial expressions and autonomously triggers photograph capture based on detected gestures, allowing users to capture images without direct manual intervention.
2Adaptability or versatility
If users manually operate capture devices, then capture control is precise, but user freedom for navigation and interaction is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent substitutes manual mechanical control with automated facial gesture-based control. Users can navigate and interact with the AR/VR environment using their hands while the system automatically captures photographs based on detected facial gestures, providing both freedom of movement and capture functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The system provides multi-functionality by enabling users to simultaneously perform navigation/interaction tasks with their hands while facial gestures automatically trigger photograph capture. This allows the system to adapt to different user needs without requiring dedicated manual operation for capture.
3Adaptability or versatility
If facial movement detection is used for capture trigger, then hands are freed for other tasks, but detection precision requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces manual operation with facial gesture-based automated detection and control. The system uses facial movement detection to trigger photograph capture, enabling hands-free operation while the system handles the precision requirements of gesture recognition and capture timing.
Data Source
AI summary
According to one embodiment, a method, computer system, and computer program product for head-driven, self-captured photography is provided. The embodiment may include detecting a trigger event performed by a user while the user is interacting with a virtual environment. The embodiment may also include displaying a virtual camera within the virtual environment. The embodiment may further include modifying a location, a distance, and an orientation of the virtual camera in relation to the user based on a plurality of facial movement trigger events by the user. The embodiment may also include capturing one or more images using the virtual camera at the location, the distance, and the orientation based on a facial movement trigger event within the plurality of facial movement trigger events.