XR Data Sharing Control for Privacy-Aware User Interaction
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing VR and AR systems lack compelling user interactions and data-sharing capabilities, with limited options for personalized data control and privacy protection, hindering widespread adoption.
Innovation Solution
A computer hardware- and software-based control system manages specialized hardware, including sensors, displays, and actuators to create immersive VR and AR environments, enabling personalized data sharing, emotive interaction capture, and privacy protection, with features like data marketplace and user permission levels.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If traditional VR and AR systems are used, then basic display functionality is provided, but user interaction and data-sharing capabilities are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments data sharing into distinct types (directly recorded data, inferred information, emotive interactions) with separate control mechanisms for each, allowing granular permission management without overwhelming system complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The control system acts as an intermediary between users and their data, managing permission levels and data sharing automatically based on user preferences and observed behaviors, reducing the complexity burden on end users
2Adaptability or versatility
If comprehensive data collection is implemented, then personalized experiences are enhanced, but privacy protection becomes more difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic permission levels that can be adjusted in real-time based on user preferences and contextual factors, allowing personalized data sharing while maintaining privacy protection through flexible, adaptive control
Solution Approach 2:
The system continuously monitors user preferences and behavior patterns, providing feedback loops that allow users to adjust their data sharing preferences based on their comfort levels and observed system behavior
3Ease of operation
If simple permission controls are used, then ease of operation is improved, but data control granularity is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The system pre-configures multiple permission levels with specific data types and sharing conditions already defined, allowing users to select from prepared options rather than configuring each parameter individually, balancing simplicity with granularity
Data Source
AI summary
New techniques for creating compelling extended reality (XR) environments are provided. In some embodiments, an augmented reality (AR) system controls specialized hardware including sensor(s), display(s) and/or actuator(s) to produce an AR environment with compelling display features, new data-sharing techniques, and privacy protection options for users. For example, in some embodiments, the system creates new forms of private data sharing packets, based on user behavior (e.g., during gameplay) and transfers the packets in accordance with user preference settings based on inferences from such user behavior. For example, in some embodiments, the system infers relationship statuses, interests and emotive information based on a user's gaze or other attention on an activity, environment or another user.The data sharing packets may include anonymized, abstracted components of private data.In some embodiments, a marketplace is included, in which users elect to sell private data sharing packets for a monetary credit.