Panoramic Menu for Mediated Reality Content Browsing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current mediated reality browsing technologies lack an efficient and intuitive method for displaying and navigating panoramic menus that extend beyond a user's field of view, limiting the ability to seamlessly browse and select between different mediated reality content types.
Innovation Solution
A method and apparatus for displaying a panoramic menu with multiple items that extend beyond the user's field of view, where each item is associated with distinct mediated reality content, allowing for re-arrangement based on identified objects of interest, enabling efficient and intuitive browsing and selection of content.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If a panoramic menu with multiple items is displayed simultaneously, then the quantity of content options is improved, but the ease of operation deteriorates due to items extending beyond field of view
Solution Approach 1:
The panoramic menu is segmented into multiple distinct menu items distributed across the field of view, allowing simultaneous display of multiple content options while organizing them in a structured manner that facilitates selection
Solution Approach 2:
The menu transitions from a traditional linear or hierarchical structure to a panoramic spatial distribution across the field of view, utilizing angular and positional dimensions to organize multiple items simultaneously, enabling users to browse content options in different directions rather than through sequential navigation
2Area of stationary object
If menu items extend beyond user's field of view, then the area of display is improved, but the ease of operation worsens due to limited visibility
Solution Approach 1:
Menu items are intentionally extended beyond the central field of view to maximize display area, with the understanding that users will naturally focus on items within their current view and can rotate or shift their attention to access items at the periphery, accepting partial visibility as sufficient for the task
3Adaptability or versatility
If panoramic menu items are re-arranged based on objects of interest, then the adaptability is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary analysis to identify objects of interest within the mediated reality content before displaying the panoramic menu, pre-organizing menu items based on detected interest points so that relevant content is positioned within or near the user's field of view without requiring real-time complex processing during interaction
Solution Approach 2:
The panoramic menu system automatically detects objects of interest and autonomously re-arranges menu items based on this detection, eliminating the need for manual configuration or complex user input, with the system serving itself by adapting the menu layout according to the content and user context
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AI summary
A method, apparatus and computer program is provided. The method comprises: causing display of a panoramic menu in which a first panoramic menu item and a second panoramic menu item are simultaneously displayed, wherein the first panoramic menu item extends beyond a user's field of view and is associated with first mediated reality content, and the second panoramic menu item extends beyond a user's field of view and is associated with second mediated reality content, different from the first mediated reality content.