VR Curved-Screen Mapping for Eye-Friendly Edge Viewing

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Solution Overview

Problem

The visual experience of users is reduced when viewing content at the edges of a rectangular screen in virtual reality (VR) due to the rectangular form of the interface displayed in VR scenes.

Innovation Solution

A VR display control method that converts a rectangular screen into a curved surface screen, enhancing the visual experience by displaying content on a curved surface through a VR virtual scene, which is achieved by calculating vertex positions, determining angles, and splicing rectangles at dot positions on the curved surface.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Shape

If a rectangular screen interface is displayed in VR scene, then the interface can be displayed in electronic device form, but the visual experience of user is reduced when watching content at edge of screen

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvescreen shapeVSAvoidvisual experience
Core Design Contradiction:
ShapeVSEase of manufacture

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies curvature by transforming the rectangular screen interface into a curved surface that conforms to the VR display geometry. The interface elements are mapped onto a curved coordinate system that matches the spherical or curved nature of VR displays, ensuring that content at the edges maintains proper visual proportions and reduces distortion, thereby improving visual experience while adapting to the VR environment's inherent curvature

Inventive Principle:
Principle #14Spheroidality (Curvature)

Data Source

PatentEP4224287B1VR display control method, electronic device, and computer readable storage medium
Publication Date: 2025.08.13 HUAWEI TECH CO LTD
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AI summary

Embodiments of this application disclose a VR display control method, an electronic device, and a computer-readable storage medium. In embodiments of this application, a VR desktop may be generated, so that the VR desktop is displayed on a virtual reality display device. In addition, an operation performed by a user on a first application icon on the VR desktop is received, where the first application icon is associated with a first application installed on the electronic device. Therefore, content of the first application may be displayed through the virtual reality display device, where the content of the first application is displayed on a curved surface screen that is obtained through conversion from a rectangular screen. In embodiments of this application, a most eye-friendly curvature effect may be achieved through a VR virtual scene, so that visual experience of the user can be enhanced, and user experience can be improved.