Smart Glass and TV Field of View Alignment

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional immersive viewing technologies, such as virtual reality systems and televisions, fail to fully engage viewers due to mismatched field of view and distractions from surrounding areas, as the viewer's field of view does not exactly match the screen dimensions, disrupting the immersive experience.

Innovation Solution

A system and method that receives multimedia data, user data, and alignment data to divide content between a display device and smart glasses, allowing primary multimedia to be displayed on the device and secondary multimedia on smart glasses, ensuring an immersive experience by aligning the content with the viewer's field of view.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Area of stationary object

If TV screen dimensions are increased to fill viewer's field of view, then immersive experience is improved, but viewers still see surrounding areas outside the screen, disrupting immersion

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvescreen areaVSAvoidloss of surrounding context
Core Design Contradiction:
Area of stationary objectVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the field of view into multiple display zones: the TV screen displays primary content while smart glass overlays secondary content in the peripheral surrounding areas. This segmentation allows different regions of the viewer's field of view to be utilized effectively, filling the entire visual space without requiring a single oversized screen.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent transitions from a two-dimensional TV screen to a three-dimensional spatial display system by incorporating smart glass that displays content in the peripheral visual field. This adds a new dimension to the display architecture, utilizing the spatial volume around the viewer rather than just the flat screen surface.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

2Area of stationary object

If smart glass is used to display peripheral content, then field of view coverage is improved, but device complexity increases due to integration of multiple display systems

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvefield of view coverageVSAvoidsystem integration complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Area of stationary objectVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The smart glass component serves multiple functions: it displays peripheral content, adjusts transparency based on alignment data, and integrates with the TV system. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate devices and simplifies the overall system architecture despite the added capabilities.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The system uses alignment data to provide feedback for adjusting the smart glass transparency and content display. This feedback mechanism automates the coordination between TV and smart glass, reducing the complexity of manual integration and synchronization.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

3Loss of information

If transparency of smart glass is increased to reduce distractions, then immersive experience is improved, but visibility of physical surroundings is reduced

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvereduction of visual distractionsVSAvoidblocking of physical visibility
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of informationVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The smart glass transparency is made dynamic rather than static, allowing it to adjust based on alignment data and viewing conditions. This dynamic adjustment optimizes the balance between displaying peripheral content and maintaining visibility of the physical environment, resolving the contradiction between immersion and awareness.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Data Source

PatentUS10712562B2Immersive multimedia viewing
Publication Date: 2020.07.14 HCL TECH LTD
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AI summary

Disclosed is a method and system for enabling immersive viewing of a multimedia. The method may comprise receiving multimedia from one or more source devices, a user data associated with a user wearing an eyewear, a display device data associated with a display device, and an alignment data. The eyewear may comprise a regular glass and a smart glass, and the display device data may comprise dimensions of the display device. The method may further comprise dividing the multimedia in to a primary multimedia and a secondary multimedia based on one or more of the user data, the display device data, and the alignment data. The method may furthermore comprise transmitting the primary multimedia to the display device for display on the display device and transmitting the secondary multimedia to the eyewear for display on the smart glass, thereby enabling immersive viewing of a multimedia.