Wearable Terminal Visible Area Virtual Image Indicator
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users of wearable terminal devices struggle to track virtual images that are outside their visible area, leading to difficulties in managing and recognizing the presence of such images without changing their position or orientation.
Innovation Solution
The wearable terminal device employs a processor to detect the visible area and display virtual images within it, while indicating the existence of images outside the visible area through a prescribed manner, such as a list screen or indicator, allowing users to recognize their presence without repositioning.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If virtual images are displayed only within the visible area, then the user can easily recognize and interact with them, but virtual images located outside the visible area cannot be accessed or managed
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an indicator as an intermediary element that conveys information about virtual images outside the visible area. The indicator appears in the visible area and provides information about the presence, position, and type of virtual images beyond the user's current field of view, enabling indirect awareness and interaction without requiring the user to physically move to see them directly
Solution Approach 2:
The system provides feedback to the user about virtual images outside the visible area through indicators that display information such as position, type, and presence status. This feedback loop allows users to understand the state of virtual images beyond their current view and make informed decisions about navigation and interaction
2Loss of information
If the user changes position or orientation to see virtual images outside the visible area, then all virtual images become visible, but this disrupts the current viewing context and requires unnecessary movement
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary action by providing information about virtual images outside the visible area before the user actually needs to navigate to them. The indicator预先 informs users about the presence and location of virtual images, allowing them to plan their navigation path without abrupt or unnecessary movements
Solution Approach 2:
The indicator serves as an intermediary that bridges the gap between the user's current position and the virtual images outside the visible area. It provides contextual information that helps users understand what lies beyond their current field of view without requiring them to physically relocate
3Device complexity
If no indication is provided for virtual images outside the visible area, then the display system remains simple, but users cannot recognize or manage these images
Solution Approach 1:
The indicator acts as a minimal yet effective intermediary that provides essential information about virtual images outside the visible area. It conveys position, type, and presence information without requiring complex interfaces or additional hardware, maintaining system simplicity while enabling image awareness
Solution Approach 2:
The indicator provides localized information about virtual images in specific regions outside the visible area. Rather than providing comprehensive global information, it focuses on delivering relevant local details such as position and type of nearby virtual images, maintaining simplicity while improving awareness
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AI summary
A wearable terminal device that is configured to be used by being worn by a user includes at least one processor. The at least one processor detects a visible area for the user in a space. The at least one processor causes a display to display, out of virtual images located in the space, a first virtual image that is located inside the visible area. When a second virtual image located outside the visible area is present, the at least one processor causes the display to perform display indicating in a prescribed manner existence of the second virtual image.