Marker-Based Content Combination Across Electronic Devices

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing metaverse technologies struggle to efficiently provide diverse and interactive content using markers across multiple electronic devices, limiting user engagement and interaction in virtual environments.

Innovation Solution

A method for providing content using markers, where an electronic device obtains images of markers through a camera, retrieves corresponding content and positions from internal and external devices, and combines these elements to create enhanced content based on marker positions.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Device complexity

If multiple electronic devices independently obtain and display marker-based content, then device complexity and processing load are reduced, but content diversity and user interaction are limited

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveprocessing loadVSAvoidcontent diversity

Core Design Contradiction:

Device complexityVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The patent combines content from multiple electronic devices by receiving first content from an external device and second content from internal processing, then merging them into third content for display. This allows the system to leverage content from multiple sources while maintaining manageable processing loads at each individual device.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

2Speed

If marker content is processed independently at each device, then processing speed is fast, but content integration and collaboration between devices are poor

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveprocessing speedVSAvoidcontent integration

Core Design Contradiction:

SpeedVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The patent uses communication between electronic devices as an intermediary mechanism to share marker information and content data. Each device processes markers independently for speed, then uses inter-device communication to integrate content, ensuring both fast processing and complete content integration.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Adaptability or versatility

If diverse content is combined from multiple devices, then user engagement is enhanced, but information synchronization and coordination become more difficult

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecontent varietyVSAvoidcoordination complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the content provision process into distinct parts: each electronic device independently detects markers and generates content, then shares this segmented content with other devices. The final combined content is assembled from these segments, reducing coordination complexity while maintaining content diversity.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Data Source

PatentUS12217455B2Method for providing content using marker and electronic device supporting the same

Publication Date: 2025.02.04 WOONGJIN THINKBIG

AI summary

A method for providing content using a marker by an electronic device is provided. The method comprise obtaining an image for a first marker through a camera, obtaining a first content corresponding to the first marker and a position of the first marker, based on the image, obtaining a second content corresponding to a second marker and a position of the second marker, based on information received from an external electronic device, and obtaining a third content by combining the first content and the second content based on the position of the first marker and the position of the second marker.