Virtual Reality Mapping Module for Electronic Document Immersion
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional linear electronic documents, such as PDFs and word processing documents, are not optimized for virtual reality (VR) technologies, lacking immersive and engaging experiences, as they are designed for sequential reading rather than interactive exploration.
Innovation Solution
A virtual reality mapping module analyzes electronic documents to identify suitable image and text elements, generates N-gram sequences to identify topics, and retrieves additional images from online sources to create immersive, seamless VR environments, allowing users to explore content in a non-linear manner.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If linear electronic documents are used for content presentation, then the document structure is simple and easy to create, but the user experience lacks immersion and engagement
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transforms 2D linear document content into 3D virtual reality environments, adding spatial depth and immersion dimensions. The system maps document elements (text, images) onto 3D virtual spaces, allowing users to navigate and interact with content in three-dimensional space rather than linear sequences, thereby achieving immersive experiences while preserving the original document structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a virtual reality mapping module as an intermediary between the linear electronic document and the VR display system. This module automatically identifies document elements, determines their spatial relationships, and translates them into VR-compatible formats, bridging the gap between simple document creation and complex immersive presentation without requiring users to manually create VR content.
2Adaptability or versatility
If virtual reality environments are created from electronic documents, then user engagement and immersion are enhanced, but the system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a self-service system where the virtual reality mapping module automatically analyzes electronic documents, identifies suitable content elements, determines their spatial relationships, and generates VR environment configurations without requiring manual intervention. The system serves itself by autonomously completing the complex transformation process from document to VR environment, reducing the burden on users despite the increased system capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent performs preliminary analysis and processing of electronic documents before VR environment generation. The mapping module pre-identifies document elements, pre-determines their spatial relationships, and pre-prepares content for VR integration, thereby simplifying the overall system complexity by organizing complex tasks into preparatory stages that occur automatically before the user interacts with the VR environment.
3Productivity
If automatic element identification is used in document analysis, then processing speed is improved, but identification accuracy may decrease
Solution Approach 1:
The patent incorporates feedback mechanisms in the virtual reality mapping module that evaluate the quality and suitability of automatically identified document elements. The system analyzes identification results, compares them against VR suitability criteria (such as image resolution, text readability in 3D space), and adjusts identification parameters accordingly, thereby maintaining high processing speed while ensuring accurate identification of elements suitable for VR presentation.
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AI summary
Systems and methods are disclosed for generating a virtual reality environment from an electronic document by mapping image and text content extracted from the electronic document to a virtual reality module. A computing system performs a process to analyze an electronic document to identify the document elements that occur within the electronic document. The document elements are parsed to identify candidate images that have minimum image characteristics suitable for virtual reality. One or more of the candidate images are inserted into the virtual reality module. Text elements related to the candidate images are also inserted into the virtual reality module. Upon execution of the virtual reality module by a virtual reality viewing device, the text and image elements from the electronic document are presented in a virtual reality environment to the viewer for non-linear exploration and reading.