Wearable Terminal Instructor Identification via Color-Coded Display Modes

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Solution Overview

Problem

In wearable terminal devices used for virtual and mixed reality, it is challenging to distinguish between instructional images displayed by multiple instructors due to the use of identical display modes, making it difficult to identify which instructor provided each instruction.

Innovation Solution

The wearable terminal device and external devices employ different display modes, such as colors, for each instructor's instructional images, allowing easy identification of the source of each instructional image during voice calls and remote instruction processes.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If identical display modes are used for all instructional images, then the display system is simple and easy to operate, but it becomes difficult to distinguish between instructional images from different instructors

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedisplay operation simplicityVSAvoidinstructor identification difficulty
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSDifficulty of detecting and measuring

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies color changes by assigning different colors to instructional images based on the instructor's identity. Each instructor is associated with a specific color, and their instructional images are displayed in that color, enabling easy visual distinction between different instructors while maintaining a simple display system.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #32Color changes

2Difficulty of detecting and measuring

If different display modes are assigned to each instructor's instructional images, then instructor identification becomes easy, but the display system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinstructor identification easeVSAvoiddisplay system complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Difficulty of detecting and measuringVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system uses color changes as the primary differentiation mechanism, assigning distinct colors to each instructor's instructional images. This approach provides clear instructor identification while keeping the display system relatively simple, as it only requires color coding rather than complex display mode variations.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #32Color changes

3Device complexity

If multiple instructional images are displayed simultaneously in the same display mode, then the display remains simple, but the clarity of remote guidance is reduced

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedisplay system simplicityVSAvoidguidance clarity
Core Design Contradiction:
Device complexityVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The patent resolves this contradiction by implementing color-coded instructional images, where each instructor's guidance is displayed in a distinct color. This allows multiple instructional images to be displayed simultaneously while maintaining clarity, as users can easily distinguish which instructor provided which guidance through color differentiation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #32Color changes

Data Source

PatentUS20240187562A1Wearable terminal device, program, and display method
Publication Date: 2024.06.06 KYOCERA CORP
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AI summary

A wearable terminal device is configured to be used by being worn by a user. The wearable terminal device includes at least one processor. The at least one processor causes a display to display an instructional image located inside a space based on an instruction of an instructor. The at least one processor causes the display to display a plurality of the instructional images based on instructions of a plurality of the instructors using a different display mode for each instructor who gave an instruction. In this way, who instructed display of each of the plurality of instructional images can be easily and intuitively grasped.