HMD Service Trigger Objects in Simulation Environments
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users of head-mounted displays (HMDs) in virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), and mixed reality (MR) environments face interruptions when needing to access services like food delivery, as they must remove the HMD to interact with the physical world, disrupting their immersive experience.
Innovation Solution
A method and system that allows HMDs to display advertisements as service trigger objects within the simulation environment, enabling users to access services without leaving the virtual world by controlling the HMD to present interactive controllers and menus, allowing users to order services directly from the VR environment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the user wears the HMD to immerse in the VR world, then the user experience is improved, but the user cannot access real-world services without removing the HMD
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces advertisements as intermediary objects within the VR environment that mediate between the user and real-world services. When users interact with these advertisement objects in the virtual space, they can trigger service operations (such as food delivery) without removing the HMD, thus maintaining immersion while enabling service access.
Solution Approach 2:
The HMD system is enhanced with multi-functionality by integrating service triggering capabilities directly into the VR environment. The same HMD that provides immersive VR experiences also enables service access through interactive advertisement objects, eliminating the need to remove the device for service interactions.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the user removes the HMD to access services, then service accessibility is improved, but the immersive experience is interrupted
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary action by pre-placing interactive advertisement objects within the VR environment before the user needs services. These objects are already positioned and ready for interaction, allowing users to trigger services directly from the VR space without breaking immersion or removing the HMD.
3Adaptability or versatility
If advertisements are displayed in the VR environment, then service accessibility is improved, but the simulation environment complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
Rather than transforming the entire VR environment, the patent applies local quality by introducing advertisements as specific, localized interactive objects at relevant positions within the simulation. This approach enables service access while maintaining the overall simplicity and integrity of the VR environment, adding complexity only where necessary.
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AI summary
A method for providing customized information through advertising in a simulation environment and associated simulation system are provided. The method includes: controlling a head mounted display (HMD) device of the simulation system to present the simulation environment and allow a user of the simulation system to see the simulation environment when wearing the HMD device on the user's head; controlling the HMD device to display a first controller in the simulation environment, to allow the user to interact with the simulation environment; controlling the HMD device to display an advertisement as a service trigger object in the simulation environment, to allow the user to trigger a specific service related to ordering commercial products in the simulation environment; and after the specific service is triggered through the service trigger object, controlling the HMD device to display a second controller in the simulation environment to match simulation contents of the specific service.