VR Headset Camera for Eye Pattern Identity Verification
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing virtual reality head-mounted apparatuses face challenges in efficiently and accurately verifying user identity due to complex and time-consuming processes, which are not well-suited for VR scenarios.
Innovation Solution
A virtual reality head-mounted apparatus equipped with a camera positioned to acquire eye pattern features of the user, allowing for quick and accurate identity recognition by comparing these features without requiring additional user operations or complex structures.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional identity verification methods (password, gesture recognition) are used in VR head-mounted apparatus, then security verification can be achieved, but the verification process becomes too complicated and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the identity verification function from complex traditional methods (passwords, gestures) and implements it through a simplified eye pattern recognition system. The camera captures eye patterns directly, and the processing unit extracts identification information from these patterns, eliminating the need for complicated user interactions while maintaining verification reliability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces mechanical interaction-based verification (typing passwords, making gestures) with an optical detection system. The camera captures eye patterns optically, and the processing unit automatically analyzes these patterns to verify identity, substituting manual mechanical operations with automated optical and computational processes.
2Reliability
If traditional identity verification methods are used, then security can be maintained, but the verification time becomes too long
Solution Approach 1:
The patent performs preliminary action by capturing eye patterns continuously or pre-positioning the camera to capture eye patterns as soon as the user puts on the device. The processing unit is ready to immediately analyze the captured patterns, eliminating delays associated with traditional methods that require user initiation through passwords or gestures.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces time-consuming mechanical verification processes (typing, gesturing) with rapid optical capture and automated image processing. The camera quickly captures eye patterns, and the processing unit automatically extracts and compares identification information, significantly reducing verification time while maintaining accuracy.
3Productivity
If a camera is added to the VR head-mounted apparatus for eye pattern recognition, then identity verification speed and accuracy improve, but the device structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies universality by designing the camera and processing unit to serve multiple functions: capturing eye patterns for identification, tracking user gaze, and potentially other visual monitoring tasks. This multi-functionality justifies the added structural complexity by providing multiple benefits from the same components.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces the camera as an intermediary component that bridges the user's biological features (eye patterns) and the digital identification system. The processing unit acts as another intermediary, translating optical signals into actionable identification data, thereby enabling fast verification while organizing the added complexity into manageable functional modules.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The solution enables efficient and secure identity verification in VR environments by acquiring and matching eye pattern features, improving user experience and security compared to traditional methods.
Implementation Method 1
the lens of the camera facing an eye of the user to acquire eye pattern features of the user
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AI summary
Provided is a virtual reality head-mounted apparatus, including: an apparatus body (1), the apparatus body (1) including a convex lens (2) and a camera (5). The camera (5) is located on a user side of the convex lens (2), and a lens of the camera (5) faces an eye (4) of the user to acquire eye pattern features of the user. The virtual reality head-mounted apparatus can perform, by acquiring eye pattern features of a user, an identity recognition operation on the user wearing the virtual reality head-mounted apparatus quickly and accurately.