Procedure information sharing and performance using mixed and augmented reality
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current systems and methods for using extended reality technology in procedures, such as medical and construction procedures, do not fully utilize the capabilities of the technology, creating barriers to adoption and limiting its benefits for all involved parties.
Innovation Solution
Systems and methods that integrate mixed reality and augmented reality systems with computing devices, optical tracking devices, and workpiece registration members to enhance information sharing and procedure performance, allowing for interactive virtual elements and seamless integration with real-world environments.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If extended reality technology is used in procedures, then procedural information sharing and performance are enhanced, but system complexity and barriers to adoption increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system divides extended reality functionality into separate mixed reality and augmented reality subsystems, each handling specific aspects of procedural information sharing. This segmentation allows the complex functionality to be distributed across multiple simpler components that can be independently managed and integrated through a computing device
Solution Approach 2:
The computing device serves as a universal platform that coordinates both mixed reality and augmented reality systems, enabling a single system to perform multiple functions including procedural display, communication coordination, and data management across different reality environments
2Productivity
If extended reality technology is fully utilized, then procedural benefits are maximized, but ease of operation decreases due to current system limitations
Solution Approach 1:
The computing device acts as an intermediary that simplifies user interaction with the complex extended reality systems. It manages communication between mixed and augmented reality components, handles data processing, and coordinates procedural information delivery, making the overall system easier to operate despite its underlying complexity
3Loss of information
If mixed reality and augmented reality systems are integrated, then information sharing capability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system merges mixed reality and augmented reality through a centralized computing device that coordinates both subsystems. This integration allows procedural information to be shared across different reality environments while maintaining a unified management structure that handles communication and data flow between the combined systems
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AI summary
The technical description relates to mixed reality, augmented reality, and their use in the sharing of information about a procedure and in the performing of a procedure. A method for sharing information about a procedure and performing the procedure includes using a mixed reality system in a first location to display a mixed reality image having a virtual element representing information related to the procedure, instructing an information recipient to use an augmented reality system to view the virtual element, interacting with the virtual element to create a transformed virtual element, and manipulating a physical element in a second location while performing the procedure. Specific examples described herein relate to the field of medicine, and to orthopedics in particular.