Head-Mounted Display Segmentation for Mixed Reality Interaction
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Solution Overview
Problem
In entertainment facilities, users wearing head-mounted display apparatuses face difficulties in recognizing and interacting with friends due to the obstruction of the display, making it challenging to enjoy experiences together.
Innovation Solution
A video providing system with a head-mounted display apparatus equipped with two imaging devices spaced like human eyes, a position and direction specifying device, and a video generation unit that creates stereoscopic videos by processing images from these devices, allowing users to see friends and objects within the environment by overlaying them onto the background.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Illumination intensity
If a display apparatus is mounted on the head of the user, then the user can enjoy the entertainment facility with immersive visual experience, but the user cannot recognize friends or other users in the environment
Solution Approach 1:
The display apparatus screen is divided into multiple display regions, with a first display region showing immersive content and a second display region showing images of friends or environmental objects captured by imaging devices. This segmentation allows simultaneous presentation of both immersive experience and environmental awareness without compromising either function.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent combines the immersive display function with the environmental monitoring function into a single display apparatus. The imaging devices (cameras) mounted on the head capture images of friends and environment, which are then merged with the immersive content and displayed together on the screen, allowing users to simultaneously experience immersion and social connection.
2Productivity
If a display apparatus with immersive content is used, then entertainment value is enhanced, but interaction with other users is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The display screen is segmented into multiple functional regions, where the first display region provides immersive entertainment content and the second display region facilitates user interaction by showing friends' images. This allows both entertainment and interaction to occur simultaneously without compromising either aspect.
Solution Approach 2:
The imaging devices and display system act as intermediaries between the user and the environment/friends. The cameras capture images of friends and environmental objects, and the display presents these images in a way that facilitates natural interaction while maintaining the immersive experience, thus mediating between entertainment and social interaction.
3Stability of the object's composition
If the display apparatus shows immersive content only, then visual immersion is maximized, but awareness of surrounding environment is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The display area is divided into a first display region for immersive content and a second display region for environmental images. This spatial segmentation allows the brain to process both immersive and environmental information simultaneously, maintaining immersion while preserving environmental awareness through the dedicated second display region.
Solution Approach 2:
Different regions of the display have different functional qualities: the first display region is optimized for immersive content with higher visual fidelity and stability, while the second display region is optimized for showing environmental images and facilitating interaction. This local differentiation allows each region to excel at its specific function while contributing to the overall system performance.
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AI summary
A video providing system includes a predetermined space surrounded by surfaces with a single color; a video display apparatus mounted on the head of a user, and including two imaging devices disposed to be separated from each other by a gap corresponding to both of human eyes and perform imaging in a front direction of the user when the user wears the video display apparatus; and a specifying device that specifies a position and a direction of the video display apparatus in the predetermined space, wherein the video display apparatus displays a video prepared in advance at a location where the single color is imaged by the two imaging devices, and displays a video based on videos captured by the two imaging devices at a location where the single color is not imaged, according to a direction and a position in the predetermined space.