XR-Coupled Video Output for Remote Facility Space Status Checking
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing multimedia communication systems do not allow users to easily check the state of a space in a predetermined status, such as the operation status or anomalies in a facility.
Innovation Solution
A video output method and system that utilize augmented reality to couple a space in a predetermined status to a user's current location via a cross reality (XR) device, using a server to acquire and process status information from sensors and determine which space to display, allowing users to view the coupled space through their XR device.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If a user wants to check the state of a space in a predetermined status, then the user needs to physically move to that space, but this increases the time and effort required to check multiple spaces
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a virtual copy of the physical space in augmented reality, allowing users to view the space state remotely without physically being present. The video feed from sensors in the target space is superimposed on the user's current environment, providing accurate state information while eliminating travel time.
Solution Approach 2:
The system introduces an intermediary augmented reality interface between the user and the target space. Instead of direct observation requiring physical presence, the AR device acts as a mediator that transmits and displays space state information, enabling remote monitoring while maintaining accurate state perception.
2Loss of information
If multimedia communication systems are used to exchange data between locations, then information can be transmitted, but the system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the communication function with the augmented reality display function into a single integrated system. Rather than separate multimedia communication devices, the AR device combines video transmission, processing, and display capabilities, reducing overall system complexity while maintaining complete information transmission.
Solution Approach 2:
The augmented reality device serves multiple functions simultaneously: it acts as a communication device for transmitting space state information, a display device for visualizing the information, and a navigation aid by superimposing virtual elements on the real environment. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate specialized devices.
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AI summary
A video output method produces, in an augmented reality space provided by augmenting a real space, a display about one space in a facility including a plurality of spaces in the real space, and includes: acquiring status information indicating a status of each of the plurality of spaces; identifying, among the plurality of spaces in the real space, a first space where a user is currently present; determining, based on the status information of each of the plurality of spaces, as a second space to which the first space is to be coupled, a space that is currently in a predetermined status among the plurality of spaces in the real space; and outputting presentation information for presenting, to the user, via a cross reality (XR) device worn by the user, a video in which the second space determined is coupled to the first space in the augmented reality space.