Personal Electronic Device as Input for 3D Display Systems
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current 3D display systems, particularly those using stereoscopic techniques, face challenges in effectively interacting with users through conventional input devices, limiting user engagement and immersion in virtual 3D environments.
Innovation Solution
A personal electronic device (PED) is integrated with a display system, allowing communication via local area networks or wired interfaces, enabling the PED to function as an input device for updating virtual objects and providing user input data, such as video, image, and audio, to enhance user interaction and immersion in 3D environments.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If conventional input devices are used with stereoscopic display systems, then the display system can present 3D visual content, but user interaction and engagement in the virtual 3D environment is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The personal electronic device is designed to perform multiple functions: it serves as a communication device, an input device for controlling virtual objects, and a source of user input data (video, image, audio). This multi-functionality allows a single device to replace multiple separate devices, enhancing user interaction capability while maintaining ease of operation through a unified interface that users already familiar with
2Adaptability or versatility
If a personal electronic device is integrated with the display system to provide multiple input functions, then user interaction and immersion are enhanced, but the system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The personal electronic device acts as an intermediary between the user and the display system. It receives various forms of user input (video, image, audio) and communicates with the display system through established communication protocols. This intermediary role simplifies the integration process by using a standalone device that can interface with the display system without requiring deep modification of either system's internal architecture
Solution Approach 2:
By utilizing a personal electronic device that already possesses multiple capabilities (communication, sensing, processing), the system gains enhanced interaction capability without proportionally increasing complexity. The device's existing multi-functional nature absorbs much of the complexity burden
Data Source
AI summary
Systems and methods for interacting with a display system using a personal electronic device (PED). The display system may establish communication with and receive user input from the PED. The display system may use the received user input to generate and/or update content displayed on a display of the display system.