Remote Gaze Display for More Realistic User Interaction
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing information display techniques using electronic devices do not adequately enhance realistic sensations when representing a user's image on another user's device.
Innovation Solution
An information display system where electronic devices communicate to detect a user's gaze point and transmit gaze information, allowing the displaying device to render the user image as if they are gazing at that point, enhancing realism through gaze emphasis display processes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If user gaze information is detected and transmitted to another electronic device, then the realistic sensation of visual interaction is enhanced, but the device complexity and processing requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments the gaze information processing into separate functional modules: gaze detection unit in the first electronic device, information transmission unit for communicating gaze data, and gaze emphasis display unit in the second electronic device. This segmentation allows each component to handle specific tasks independently, reducing overall system complexity while maintaining realistic visual interaction sensations.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces gaze information as an intermediary element that mediates between the first user's actual gaze and the second user's visual experience. By transmitting gaze point coordinates and applying gaze emphasis effects (such as adjusting brightness or adding visual indicators) to the displayed image, the system creates a realistic sensation without requiring complex real-time video processing or advanced rendering techniques.
2Reliability
If gaze emphasis display process is executed to show gaze direction, then the immersive experience is improved, but the processing time and computational load increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by pre-processing the user's image and detecting gaze points before transmission. The gaze emphasis display effects (such as brightness adjustment or visual indicators) are prepared in advance based on detected gaze information, allowing rapid display updates without requiring complex real-time computation during the interaction itself.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies partial action by selectively emphasizing only the regions of the displayed image where the user is gazing, rather than processing or rendering the entire image with high fidelity. This gaze emphasis approach (such as increasing brightness or adding indicators to specific areas) provides immersive experience while significantly reducing computational load compared to full-image processing.
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AI summary
An information display system includes a plurality of electronic devices connected to each other via a communication network. The plurality of electronic devices include a first electronic device used by a first user and a second electronic device used by a second user. The first electronic device detects a gaze point of the first user based on an image of the first user captured by a camera, and transmits first user gaze information including information of the gaze point of the first user to the second electronic device. The second electronic device acquires a first user image representing the first user, and executes a gaze emphasis display process that displays the first user image on a display of the second electronic device such that the first user appears to gaze at the gaze point, based on the first user gaze information.