Mixed Reality Tool for QR Code Augmented Content
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current technologies face challenges in effectively generating augmented reality environments based on existing digital media content, particularly for entertainment and industrial applications.
Innovation Solution
The proposed solution involves a mixed reality tool that utilizes augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) to create interactive and shareable digital media content. This tool allows users to access and interact with digital content through tangible media such as QR codes, NFC chips, and print materials, enabling seamless integration of physical and digital worlds.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If traditional digital media content is used, then content delivery is straightforward, but user engagement and interactivity are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces QR codes and NFC tags as intermediary elements that bridge physical media and digital content. These simple physical carriers trigger complex augmented reality experiences without requiring users to directly interact with complex systems, thus improving ease of operation while managing device complexity through the intermediary layer
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables a single physical media item (poster, card, packaging) to serve multiple functions: traditional information display, QR code scanning trigger, NFC communication gateway, and augmented reality portal. This multi-functionality enhances user engagement without proportionally increasing the complexity perceived by the end user
2Adaptability or versatility
If augmented reality content is generated from digital media, then interactivity and immersion are improved, but the complexity of content generation and integration increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary content generation and integration during the creation phase, where digital media is pre-processed to include embedded QR codes, NFC tags, and associated augmented reality content. This preliminary action separates the complexity of content generation from the consumption phase, allowing users to access interactive content without understanding the complex generation process
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates digital copies of physical media that contain embedded metadata and triggers for augmented reality content. These digital copies serve as the bridge between physical and virtual worlds, enabling interactivity while isolating the complexity of content generation to the digital layer rather than requiring complex physical modifications
3Ease of manufacture
If physical media is transformed into augmented reality gateway, then the value of physical media is enhanced, but the technical requirements for implementation increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses inexpensive, easily manufacturable physical carriers like QR codes and NFC tags that can be integrated into existing physical media without requiring expensive or complex manufacturing processes. These simple elements provide reliable augmented reality triggers while maintaining ease of manufacture and not compromising implementation reliability through their simplicity and robustness
Data Source
AI summary
In some embodiments, the present disclosure provides an exemplary system and method that may include steps of scanning, by a processor, a particular quick response digital code using a device associated with a user of a plurality of users; accessing, by the processor and in response to scanning the digital code, an interface associated with the device based on a first prompt to the user; performing, by the processor, an authentication step to verify identity of the user and the device; triggering, by the processor and in response to the performing of the authentication step, an action of an mixed reality tool based on the device hovering over a chosen image; and generating, by the processor, mixed reality content utilizing a particular application based on the particular digital code.