Man-Machine Interface for Mediated Reality Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current mediated reality technologies do not effectively enable remote users to access and interact with mediated reality content in real-time, particularly in environments that require both orientation and location changes for a seamless user experience.
Innovation Solution
A man-machine interface system that allows remote users to access mediated reality content by presenting real-time capabilities and enabling user-selectable options to initiate actions, switching between modes based on movement, where the point of view of a virtual user depends on both the orientation and location of the remote user, using a screen that displays information indicative of the remote user's capability and providing spatial characteristics for determining accessibility.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If remote users are enabled to access mediated reality content with full six degrees of freedom (both orientation and location changes), then user immersion and interaction quality are improved, but system complexity and computational requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the mediated reality system into distinct functional components: a content generation apparatus that creates the virtual environment, a man-machine interface that handles user interaction, and remote user devices that deliver content. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized independently, reducing overall system complexity while maintaining six degrees of freedom capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a man-machine interface as an intermediary layer between the remote user and the mediated reality content. This interface mediates the complex six degrees of freedom interactions by providing simplified controls and real-time capability indicators, reducing the perceived complexity for users while maintaining full functionality.
2Loss of information
If real-time capability indicators are displayed to inform users of remote user access status, then user awareness and control are improved, but interface complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The man-machine interface automatically monitors and displays real-time capability indicators without requiring manual configuration or complex user setup. The system self-manages the information display about remote user access status, reducing interface complexity while maintaining comprehensive user awareness.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements real-time feedback mechanisms where the interface continuously updates capability indicators based on current system state and remote user status. This automated feedback loop provides users with current information without requiring them to interpret complex system parameters manually.
3Adaptability or versatility
If mode switching between 3DoF and 6DoF is implemented based on user movement, then adaptability to different user scenarios is improved, but processing overhead and latency increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic mode switching where the system automatically transitions between 3DoF and 6DoF modes based on real-time detection of user movement. This dynamic adaptation allows the system to optimize performance for each user scenario without manual intervention, maintaining low latency through automated decision-making algorithms.
Data Source
AI summary
An apparatus comprising a man machine interface configured to provide: a screen that presents information indicative of, at least, a real-time capability of a remote user to access and consume mediated reality content; and a user-selectable option to initiate an action that causes the mediated reality content to become accessible to the remote user.