XR Privacy Control for Virtual Desktops
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users face a productivity dilemma when choosing between a desktop computer for increased visibility and a laptop for mobility, as existing solutions like docking stations do not fully address the need for a mobile, desktop-like workspace.
Innovation Solution
The implementation of extended reality (XR) systems and methods that enable user interface display mode toggling and location-based virtual content, allowing users to experience a virtual desktop-like environment anywhere using wearable XR appliances.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If a desktop computer is used to increase visibility and screen size, then productivity is improved, but mobility is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates virtual copies of physical display screens in the extended reality environment. These virtual screens replicate the functionality and visual output of physical monitors, allowing users to experience large-screen productivity benefits while maintaining the mobility of laptop or mobile devices. The virtual screens are rendered through XR headsets, providing desktop-like visibility without physical constraints.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transitions the user interface from two-dimensional physical screens to three-dimensional virtual space. By implementing displays in extended reality, the system adds spatial depth and volumetric positioning to the display experience, allowing screens to be positioned anywhere in the user's field of view while maintaining portability.
2Ease of operation
If a laptop computer is used to maintain mobility, then ease of operation is improved, but screen size and visibility are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent generates virtual replicas of large display screens within the XR environment, allowing laptop users to access desktop-class screen real estate through software rendering. These virtual screens can be positioned at various distances and angles, effectively increasing the usable display area without adding physical bulk to the device.
Solution Approach 2:
The system exploits the three-dimensional space available in extended reality to create displays that are not constrained by the flat, fixed geometry of physical screens. Virtual screens can be positioned in multiple dimensions around the user, providing increased visible area while maintaining the portability of the computing device.
3Area of stationary object
If a docking station is used to provide larger monitor visibility, then screen size is improved, but mobility is still limited due to stationary setup
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates virtual monitor copies in the XR environment that can be accessed from any location without requiring physical connection to a docking station. These virtual displays replicate the visual output and can be positioned freely in the user's spatial environment, eliminating the need for stationary physical infrastructure.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the mechanical, physical docking station system with a software-based virtual display system. Instead of requiring physical cables, power connections, and stationary monitor hardware, the system uses XR rendering to provide equivalent or superior display capabilities that are inherently mobile and location-independent.
Data Source
AI summary
Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer readable media including instructions for managing privacy in an extended reality environment are disclosed. The instructions include receiving image data of a physical environment from an image sensor associated with a wearable extended reality appliance; accessing data characterizing virtual objects in the physical environment, the data representing a first and a second virtual object; accessing privacy settings classifying a first physical location of the first virtual object as private, classifying a first appliance as approved for presenting private information, and classifying a second appliance as non-approved for presenting the private information; and based on the privacy settings, simultaneously enabling a presentation of an augmented viewing of the physical environment, such that the first appliance presents the first and the second virtual objects in the physical environment, and the second appliance presents the only second virtual object, in compliance with the privacy settings.