Role-Specific AR Devices for Real-Time Data Distribution
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current technologies in the oil and gas industry are limited in their ability to facilitate seamless, real-time sharing of information across various disciplines, leading to inefficiencies in collaboration and data access among professionals.
Innovation Solution
The implementation of augmented reality devices controlled by a central system that enables wireless communication and real-time data collection and distribution, allowing users to interact with and access relevant information based on their specific roles within the organization.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If traditional display technology is used in meetings, then information can be presented to employees, but employees are limited in their ability to interact with the display and obtain additional data in real-time
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions from traditional 2D display interaction to 3D spatial augmented reality displays. Employees wear AR glasses that present information in three-dimensional space, allowing them to view and interact with data from multiple angles and perspectives simultaneously, thereby improving interactivity and access to additional information without being constrained by flat screen limitations
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces augmented reality glasses as an intermediary device between employees and information. The AR glasses capture images from the environment, overlay relevant data from multiple sources, and present synthesized information directly to employees' fields of view, enabling real-time interaction and access to additional data that would otherwise be unavailable through traditional displays
2Adaptability or versatility
If information is shared across multiple disciplines, then collaboration improves, but the complexity of managing role-specific information distribution increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments information distribution by user roles and disciplines. The system identifies each employee's role (e.g., geologist, engineer, manager) and automatically filters and presents only the relevant subset of information to each individual. This segmentation approach enables tailored information distribution across multiple disciplines while the centralized system manages the complexity of role-specific configurations
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a universal augmented reality platform that serves multiple disciplines and roles simultaneously. The same AR glasses hardware and system architecture support diverse information types (geological data, engineering specifications, management reports) and can adapt to different user roles through software configuration, thereby achieving role-specific information distribution without proportionally increasing physical system complexity
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AI summary
A role-based information distribution system, in some embodiments, comprises a display to provide an image containing multiple dynamic icons. It further comprises a wearable device camera to capture the image, and processing logic, coupled to the camera, to interpret the multiple dynamic icons and to provide information pertaining to a selected one or more of the multiple dynamic icons to a user via the wearable device. The processing logic selects the selected one or more of the multiple dynamic icons based on a role associated with the user.