Device Position Feedback for AR and VR Adjustment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods for adjusting device positioning in augmented and virtual reality environments provide insufficient, unclear, or confusing feedback, leading to inefficiencies, increased cognitive burden, and energy waste, particularly in battery-operated devices.
Innovation Solution
A computer system that detects its position relative to a user's face or body and provides tailored alerts based on error conditions to improve positioning, reducing the need for user inputs and enhancing the human-machine interface.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If conventional feedback methods are used for device positioning, then device positioning feedback is provided, but the feedback is insufficient, unclear, or confusing, creating cognitive burden on users
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements multiple feedback mechanisms including visual indicators showing device position relative to optimal positioning, haptic feedback through vibration patterns indicating positioning status, and audio feedback providing clear status information. These feedback methods work together to provide sufficient, clear, and unambiguous information to users about device positioning status, eliminating the information loss and cognitive burden associated with conventional insufficient feedback methods.
2Measurement precision
If complex positioning adjustment methods are used, then positioning accuracy may be improved, but the methods become tedious and error-prone
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically detects device position using sensors, determines positioning status, and provides appropriate feedback without requiring complex user analysis or manual adjustment procedures. The device serves itself by autonomously monitoring its position and communicating status to the user through intuitive feedback channels, thereby maintaining high positioning accuracy while eliminating the tedium and error-proneness associated with complex manual positioning methods.
3Measurement precision
If frequent position checking and feedback are provided, then positioning accuracy is improved, but energy consumption increases in battery-operated devices
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements periodic position checking at optimized intervals rather than continuous monitoring, using a combination of asynchronous event-driven updates and scheduled periodic measurements. The feedback mechanism is triggered by position changes exceeding thresholds or at predetermined intervals, allowing the device to maintain accurate positioning information while minimizing sensor activation and processing cycles, thereby reducing energy consumption in battery-operated devices.
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AI summary
The present disclosure generally relates to methods and graphical user interfaces for providing feedback pertaining to device position adjustment.