V/AR Access Relay for Real-to-Virtual Wireless Links
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional virtual and augmented reality systems lack efficient methods for enabling communication between real-world wireless devices and virtual wireless devices within the V/AR environment, limiting the interaction capabilities and functionality of such systems.
Innovation Solution
A V/AR access device serves as a relay between real-world and virtual wireless devices, encapsulating and decapsulating data frames to facilitate communication using existing wireless standards like IEEE 802.11, Bluetooth, and peer-to-peer protocols, and managing virtual device databases to maintain connectivity as users move within the V/AR environment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If conventional V/AR systems use network packets for communication, then V/AR environment access is enabled, but communication between real-world wireless devices and virtual wireless devices cannot be established
Solution Approach 1:
The V/AR access device serves as an intermediary between real-world wireless devices and virtual wireless devices. It receives data frames from real-world devices, encapsulates them into network packets compatible with the V/AR environment's communication protocol, and forwards them to virtual devices. Conversely, it decapsulates network packets from virtual devices into data frames for real-world devices, enabling bidirectional communication across different protocol domains.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes the communication parameter format by translating between real-world wireless protocols (e.g., Wi-Fi, Bluetooth) and the V/AR environment's network packet protocol. The V/AR access device modifies packet parameters such as header formats, addressing schemes, and data encapsulation to bridge the protocol gap between physical and virtual devices.
2Adaptability or versatility
If V/AR access device acts as relay for multiple wireless devices, then interaction capabilities are enhanced, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The V/AR access device is designed with multi-functionality to handle multiple wireless communication protocols simultaneously. It can operate as a relay for various device types (smartphones, tablets, wearables) and communicate with different virtual device entities, all through a unified architecture that manages protocol translation and packet routing internally.
Solution Approach 2:
The relay functionality is nested within the V/AR access device's existing communication stack. The packet encapsulation and decapsulation mechanisms are integrated into the device's network layer, allowing the relay function to be embedded within existing hardware and software components rather than adding separate complex subsystems.
3Reliability
If V/AR access device manages virtual device databases, then connectivity is maintained during user movement, but processing requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by pre-establishing and maintaining a database of virtual wireless devices and their communication parameters before actual data transmission occurs. The V/AR access device proactively manages connection state information, device profiles, and protocol configuration data, so that when communication is needed, the necessary parameters are already prepared and can be quickly applied.
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AI summary
A method can include a virtual/augmented reality (V/AR) access device receiving a list of virtual wireless devices within a predetermined virtual range. An upstream data frame from a real world wireless device can be encapsulated by the V/AR access device into an upstream packet and transmitted to a virtual wireless device. Downstream packets from the virtual wireless device can be decapsulated by the V/AR access device to access a downstream data frame. The downstream data frame can be transmitted to the real world wireless device by the V/AR access device. Corresponding devices and systems are also disclosed.