Mediated Reality Orientation Notification System

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Solution Overview

Problem

In mediated reality, users often fail to consume virtual content correctly due to incorrect positioning or orientation in real space, leading to incomplete or non-consumption of virtual content.

Innovation Solution

A method and apparatus that render real-time notifications to users, directing them to adopt a specific orientation in real space for starting or augmenting the consumption of virtual content, utilizing a processor and memory with computer program code to determine and notify users of the necessary adjustments.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If users are not provided with orientation guidance, then the system is simpler to operate, but users cannot correctly consume virtual content due to incorrect positioning or orientation

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvevirtual content consumption accuracyVSAvoiduser orientation requirement

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The system provides real-time feedback to users through notifications that indicate their current orientation status relative to the required orientation for virtual content consumption. This feedback loop enables users to adjust their positioning without complex manual intervention, resolving the contradiction between reliable content delivery and ease of operation.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The system performs preliminary determination of user orientation and position before content consumption begins. By pre-establishing the required orientation parameters and providing advance notifications, the system ensures users are properly positioned before virtual content is delivered, improving consumption accuracy while simplifying the user experience.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

2Reliability

If the system continuously monitors user position and orientation, then virtual content consumption accuracy is improved, but system complexity and computational resources increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvevirtual content consumption accuracyVSAvoidposition monitoring system

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

Instead of continuous monitoring, the system employs periodic sampling of user position and orientation data. By monitoring at appropriate intervals rather than continuously, the system maintains sufficient accuracy for virtual content consumption while significantly reducing computational resources and system complexity requirements.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #19Periodic action

Solution Approach 2:

The system leverages the user's own device (smartphone, tablet, or computer) to perform position and orientation monitoring. The user's device utilizes its built-in sensors (accelerometer, gyroscope, GPS) to provide the necessary spatial data, eliminating the need for separate complex monitoring infrastructure and reducing overall system complexity.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

Data Source

PatentUS11822708B2Methods, apparatus, systems, computer programs for enabling consumption of virtual content for mediated reality

Publication Date: 2023.11.21 NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY

AI summary

A method comprising: in response to a determination that a user is not consuming or not fully consuming virtual content, rendering to the user, a real-time notification in response to real-time virtual content consumable by the user, wherein the real-time notification directs a user to adopt a particular orientation in the real space for starting or augmenting consumption, of the real-time virtual content.