Mixed Reality Browser Hub for Multi-Location Window Navigation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional 2D browsers are inadequate for displaying content in 3D environments, failing to utilize the spatial dimensions and limitations of mixed reality systems, leading to suboptimal user experiences with multiple browser windows in different physical locations.
Innovation Solution
A method and system that deconstructs 2D content into elements and maps them onto 3D surfaces within a user's environment, utilizing a head-mounted system with sensors to identify and interact with the user's surroundings, and applying predefined rules or designer hints to determine optimal placement of content elements.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Area of stationary object
If conventional 2D browser technology is used in mixed reality systems, then the browser can be implemented on existing display devices, but the display area is limited to the monitor screen area and cannot take advantage of the 3D environment
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions browser display from 2D monitor screens to 3D spatial environment by mapping web page elements onto surfaces in the physical world. Browser windows are no longer confined to flat displays but are positioned in three-dimensional space, allowing users to view content on walls, tables, and other surfaces around them, effectively utilizing the third dimension for display area expansion.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments the web page into individual elements (images, text, videos, iframes) and maps each element separately onto different surfaces in the 3D environment. This segmentation allows each element to be positioned independently on appropriate surfaces, maximizing the utilization of available spatial display areas and enabling content to be distributed across multiple physical locations.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple browser windows are placed in different physical locations, then the user can access content in various rooms, but conventional browsers cannot comprehend or handle this situation
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a universal browser system that can manage windows across multiple physical locations through a single interface. The browser hub provides centralized control for creating, moving, and managing browser windows in different rooms, allowing users to access and control remotely positioned windows without needing separate browser instances for each location.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a browser hub as an intermediary between the user and multiple browser windows distributed in different physical locations. This hub acts as a central management point that tracks window positions, handles user interactions, and coordinates window operations across the spatial environment, simplifying the complexity of managing windows in multiple locations.
3Volume of moving object
If 2D content is displayed in 3D environment, then the spatial dimensions can be utilized, but the conventional browsing technology does not have the functionality to take advantage of the 3D environment
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments 2D web page content into discrete elements (images, text blocks, videos, iframes) that can be independently mapped onto 3D surfaces. Each element is processed and positioned separately, allowing the system to leverage spatial dimensions while maintaining compatibility with standard 2D web content structures without requiring complete redesign of browsing technology.
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AI summary
Disclosed is an improved systems and method for navigation and manipulation of browser windows in a 3D mixed reality environment. An improved approach is provided to view a user's windows, regardless of the current location for the user relative to one or more previously-opened windows. A method for displaying windows in a computing environment includes receiving an instruction to select multiple open windows. The method also includes retrieving information for the multiple open windows, where the multiple open windows are associated with different physical locations. The method further includes displaying a representation of the multiple open windows in a single user interface. Moreover, the method includes upon receiving a selection of a selected window of the multiple open windows, loading the selected window into a foreground of a field of view for a user.