Virtual Space Destination Extraction for Message Routing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional technologies for displaying virtual objects representing messages in virtual spaces do not allow users to easily designate and confirm a specific destination for the message, as there is no physical keyboard and the virtual keyboard input method is cumbersome.
Innovation Solution
A display control apparatus that includes a destination extractor to acquire the destination based on location information and correspondence information, and a display controller to display the virtual space with a virtual object and a destination image, allowing users to easily select and confirm the message destination.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a virtual keyboard is displayed in the virtual space to input the destination, then the user can input the destination, but the operation becomes cumbersome and time-consuming as the user needs to click keys one by one
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary action by automatically extracting the destination from the message content itself. The destination extractor analyzes the message to identify destination information before the user needs to input it, eliminating the need for manual keyboard entry and significantly reducing the time and effort required for destination input
Solution Approach 2:
The message automatically serves itself by containing embedded destination information that can be extracted without external input devices. The system uses the message's own content to determine the destination, making the message self-sufficient and eliminating dependency on virtual keyboards or other input mechanisms
2Adaptability or versatility
If no physical keyboard is provided in the virtual space, then the virtual space remains simple and immersive, but the user cannot easily input the destination
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the mechanical keyboard input system with an automated information extraction system. Instead of requiring physical or virtual key presses, the destination extractor uses computational methods to automatically identify and extract destination information from the message content, substituting mechanical interaction with intelligent processing
Solution Approach 2:
The destination extractor acts as an intermediary between the message and the destination input requirement. It processes the message content to identify destination information, serving as a mediator that eliminates the need for direct user interaction with keyboard interfaces while still achieving accurate destination specification
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AI summary
A display control apparatus includes a destination acquirer configured to acquire at least one destination to which a message is to be transmitted, the at least one destination corresponding to a location in a real space, with the location corresponding to a position in a virtual space at which position a virtual object relating to the message has been placed, based on location information indicative of the location in the real space, and correspondence information indicative of a correspondence between the location in the real space and the at least one destination, to which the message is to be transmitted; and a display controller configured to cause a display device to display the virtual space including both the virtual object and a destination image representative of the at least one destination.