Projection Environment Visibility Optimization

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing projector technologies do not adequately address the issue of improving the projection environment visibility, which is affected by both environmental and human factors, leading to suboptimal user experience.

Innovation Solution

An information processing device that recognizes the projection environment using sensor data and presents inducement information to users to improve visibility by adjusting the environment, such as moving the projection image to a better viewing position or excluding obstacles.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Area of stationary object

If the projection area is automatically determined using sensors, then the projection area size is improved, but the visibility of the projection environment is not sufficiently optimized

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveprojection areaVSAvoidvisibility of projection environment
Core Design Contradiction:
Area of stationary objectVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The system continuously monitors the projection environment using sensors and provides feedback to the control unit, which then adjusts projection parameters and provides inducement information to users to optimize visibility. This closed-loop feedback mechanism ensures that both projection area size and visibility are continuously improved based on real-time environmental conditions.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The system enables users to automatically optimize their projection environment by providing inducement information that guides users to take actions themselves, such as adjusting their position or removing obstacles. This self-service approach allows users to improve visibility without requiring complex automated adjustments.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

2Area of stationary object

If manual adjustment of projection area is performed, then the projection area size can be optimized, but the ease of operation is reduced

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveprojection areaVSAvoidmanual adjustment operation
Core Design Contradiction:
Area of stationary objectVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary detection of the projection environment using sensors before projection begins. The control unit then automatically determines the optimal projection area and provides inducement information to users, eliminating the need for manual adjustment while ensuring optimal projection parameters are established in advance.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system automatically determines the projection area using sensor data and provides inducement information to users, eliminating the need for manual adjustment operations. Users simply need to follow the induced actions to optimize their projection environment.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

3Device complexity

If the projection environment is not optimized, then the device complexity is reduced, but the user experience is suboptimal

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveprojection environment optimization systemVSAvoiduser experience
Core Design Contradiction:
Device complexityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The system uses simple sensor-based detection to automatically monitor the projection environment and provides inducement information to users. This approach maintains relatively low device complexity while significantly improving user experience by enabling automatic environment optimization without requiring complex automated adjustment mechanisms.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The system uses simple sensor feedback to monitor projection environment conditions and provides targeted inducement information to users. This feedback mechanism improves user experience by continuously optimizing the projection environment while maintaining acceptable device complexity through efficient use of sensor data.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Data Source

PatentUS11284047B2Information processing device and information processing method
Publication Date: 2022.03.22 SONY GROUP CORP
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AI summary

An information processing device including a recognition unit that recognizes a projection environment in space on the basis of sensor data obtained by sensing the space in which content is projected, and an inducement control unit that presents, to a user, inducement information to change a state of the projection environment from the recognized first projection environment state to a second projection environment state with improved visibility.