Virtual Reality Digital Survey System with Dynamic Interaction Adaptation

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional digital survey systems lack tools for gathering user feedback and data in virtual and augmented reality environments, requiring significant time and resources to create surveys for different platforms and failing to provide engaging and efficient data collection methods.

Innovation Solution

The development of systems and methods that generate, present, and report digital surveys using virtual reality and augmented reality devices, allowing for user interaction-based survey creation, targeting, and real-time data collection and reporting, enhancing user engagement and survey response rates.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If conventional digital survey systems are used for virtual and augmented reality devices, then basic survey functionality is maintained, but user engagement and response rates are insufficient

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvesurvey response rateVSAvoiduser engagement

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The survey system dynamically adapts to user interactions within the virtual/augmented reality environment. Survey questions, timing, and presentation are adjusted based on real-time user behavior data, making the survey experience more engaging and relevant to users while maintaining reliable data collection

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The patent introduces specialized survey tools and interfaces that act as intermediaries between conventional survey systems and virtual/augmented reality devices. These intermediaries enable seamless integration, allowing surveys to be delivered and responded to within the immersive environment without compromising response quality

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Adaptability or versatility

If administrators create separate digital surveys for different platforms, then platform-specific survey requirements are met, but time and computing resources are significantly consumed

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveplatform compatibilityVSAvoidsurvey creation time

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements a universal survey creation platform that can generate and deploy surveys across multiple platforms including virtual reality, augmented reality, websites, and email. The system uses a single survey template that automatically adapts to different distribution channels, eliminating the need to create separate surveys for each platform while maintaining platform-specific optimization

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The system performs preliminary actions by pre-configuring survey templates with platform-specific parameters and settings. Administrators create surveys once with universal templates that are pre-adapted for various platforms, reducing the time and resources needed for deployment across multiple channels

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

3Productivity

If conventional survey systems are used, then basic data collection is achieved, but real-time data visualization and analysis are not available

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvedata collection efficiencyVSAvoidreal-time data accessibility

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements real-time feedback mechanisms that provide immediate visualisation and analysis of survey data as it is collected. The system displays results, trends, and insights dynamically during the survey administration process, enabling administrators to monitor response patterns and make real-time adjustments without losing information

Inventive Principle:

Principle #23Feedback

Data Source

PatentUS11657576B2Conducting digital surveys utilizing virtual reality and augmented reality devices

Publication Date: 2023.05.23 QUALTRICS LLC

AI summary

Embodiments of the present disclosure relate generally to generating, conducting, and reporting digital surveys utilizing augmented reality devices and/or virtual reality devices. In particular, in one or more embodiments, the disclosed systems and methods assist administrators in generating digital surveys utilizing interactive virtual environments via a virtual reality device and/or augmented reality elements via an augmented reality device. Similarly, the disclosed systems and methods can provide digital surveys via augmented reality devices and/or virtual reality devices, for instance, by monitoring user interactions via the augmented reality and/or virtual reality devices and providing digital surveys based on the monitored user interactions. Furthermore, the disclosed systems and methods can present survey results and allow administrators to interact with survey results utilizing augmented reality devices and/or virtual reality devices.