See-through Head-mounted Display Augmentation
Find Innovative SolutionsGenerate Solutions
Solution Overview
Problem
Existing technologies for enhancing user experience at live events, such as sports and artistic events, often require users to divert their gaze from the event to access supplemental information, which can be distracting and disrupt the viewing experience.
Innovation Solution
A head-mounted display that provides supplemental information about objects and actions within the user's field of view, allowing users to view live events while receiving relevant information without diverting their attention, using a see-through display that overlays information without obstructing the view and can adjust based on the user's head position and gaze.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If supplemental information is provided on separate display devices, then information delivery is achieved, but user attention is diverted from the live event
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the supplemental information display with the user's natural field of view by projecting information onto a see-through display in head-mounted glasses. This combines the live event viewing and information consumption into a single visual channel, eliminating the need to shift attention between separate devices while maintaining both functions simultaneously.
Solution Approach 2:
The see-through display acts as an intermediary between the user and both the live event and supplemental information. It allows light from the live event to pass through while simultaneously presenting information overlays, mediating the interaction without requiring the user to divert gaze or break immersion in the main event.
2Ease of operation
If information is overlaid on the user's field of view, then user attention is maintained on the event, but information may obscure or interfere with the view
Solution Approach 1:
The system applies local quality by positioning supplemental information in specific regions of the user's field of view that do not overlap with the main event area. Information is selectively placed in peripheral or non-critical zones, ensuring that important visual elements of the live event remain unobscured while still delivering relevant data to the user.
Solution Approach 2:
The display dynamically adjusts information placement and visibility based on the user's gaze direction, head position, and the current state of the live event. Information elements can move, fade, or appear/disappear in response to real-time conditions, optimizing the balance between information delivery and view clarity throughout the event duration.
Data Source
AI summary
A system and method to present a user wearing a head mounted display with supplemental information when viewing a live event. A user wearing an at least partially see-through, head mounted display views the live event while simultaneously receiving information on objects, including people, within the user's field of view, while wearing the head mounted display. The information is presented in a position in the head mounted display which does not interfere with the user's enjoyment of the live event.