Virtual Visual Object Voice Filtering With Alternative Animations

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Solution Overview

Problem

In virtual environments, users can use avatars to display inappropriate expressions such as swear words or sexually degrading behavior, causing discomfort to others and deterring them from using metaverse services.

Innovation Solution

An electronic device and method that identifies inappropriate expressions in input information and converts them into alternative animations or voices through a processor, ensuring appropriate representations in the virtual environment.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If users can freely express themselves in virtual environments using avatars, then user freedom and creativity are improved, but inappropriate expressions such as swear words and sexually degrading behavior occur, causing discomfort to others

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveuser expression freedomVSAvoidinappropriate expressions
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces an intermediary filtering system between the user's input and the avatar's output. The processor acts as a mediator that receives user input, filters out inappropriate expressions through identification and replacement mechanisms, and generates appropriate animations. This intermediary layer allows users to maintain expression freedom while preventing harmful content from reaching other users in the virtual environment.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent converts harmful inappropriate expressions into beneficial appropriate expressions through automatic word replacement. When the processor identifies inappropriate words (such as swear words or sexually degrading behavior), it replaces them with appropriate alternative words or phrases. This transformation turns potentially harmful user expressions into safe, acceptable content that maintains communication effectiveness while eliminating discomfort for other users.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #22Blessing in disguise (Convert harm into benefit)

2Object-affected harmful factors

If the system automatically identifies and replaces inappropriate words, then inappropriate expressions are reduced, but the complexity of the processing system increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinappropriate expressionsVSAvoidprocessing system complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Object-affected harmful factorsVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the complex processing system into distinct functional modules: voice information acquisition module, word identification module, word replacement module, and animation generation module. Each module performs a specific function in the pipeline. This segmentation makes the system more manageable and easier to implement, as each module can be developed, tested, and optimized independently while working together to achieve the overall goal of filtering inappropriate expressions.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The system implements self-service through automatic word identification and replacement without requiring manual intervention. The processor autonomously detects inappropriate expressions, identifies problematic words, replaces them with appropriate alternatives, and generates corresponding animations. This automation reduces the need for human moderators or manual filtering processes, thereby managing system complexity through intelligent self-regulation rather than requiring complex human-in-the-loop mechanisms.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Data Source

PatentUS20250285350A1Electronic device and method for representing visual object in virtual environment
Publication Date: 2025.09.11 SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD
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AI summary

An electronic device may include a display, and a processor. The processor may be configured to display a virtual environment comprising a visual object through the display. The processor may be configured to obtain voice information with respect to the visual object while the virtual environment is displayed. The processor may be configured to identify at least one word from the voice information. The processor may be configured to identify that a first word from among the at least one word corresponds to a reference value. The processor may be configured to change the first word to a second word on the basis that the first word corresponds to the reference value. The processor may be configured to display an animation representing that at least one phrase comprising the second word is uttered, in the virtual environment through the visual object and the display.