XR Object Visual Modification via Environmental Sound Detection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing augmented and virtual reality environments require excessive user input to define object behavior, detracting from the user experience and reducing battery life in battery-operated devices.
Innovation Solution
A system that detects sounds from the physical environment and modifies visual properties of objects in the XR environment, such as moving or changing the state of virtual objects, based on audio characteristics, reducing the need for explicit user input.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If user input is required to define object behavior in XR environments, then object behavior can be precisely controlled, but user experience deteriorates and battery life is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically detects sounds from the physical environment and autonomously modifies visual properties of XR objects without requiring user input. The audio sensor continuously monitors the environment and the processor automatically interprets sounds and applies corresponding visual modifications, enabling the system to serve itself rather than requiring constant user direction.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces manual user input (mechanical interaction) with acoustic field detection. Instead of requiring users to physically interact with controls to define object behavior, the system uses audio sensors to detect sounds and automatically translates them into visual property modifications, substituting a mechanical control system with an acoustic sensing system.
2Duration of action of moving object
If excessive user input is required to define object behavior, then precise control is achieved, but battery life is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs automatic sound detection and visual property modification without requiring user input, reducing the energy consumption associated with processing user interactions. The audio sensor and processor work autonomously to detect environmental sounds and apply corresponding visual effects, eliminating the need for continuous user input processing.
Solution Approach 2:
The system maintains continuous monitoring of the audio environment and continuously applies visual property modifications based on detected sounds, creating a seamless experience that eliminates the need for intermittent user input. This continuous automated operation reduces the energy spikes associated with processing discrete user commands.
3Adaptability or versatility
If sound detection and automatic modification is implemented, then user experience is enhanced and battery life is conserved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses a multi-functional architecture where the audio sensor serves both as an environmental monitoring device and a trigger for visual modifications. The processor handles both audio signal processing and visual property modification tasks, and the display system presents both the XR environment and the sound-responsive visual effects, reducing the need for separate dedicated components for each function.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent merges the sound detection functionality with the existing XR environment rendering pipeline. The audio sensor integration is combined with the processor's existing capabilities for handling XR content, and the visual property modifications are applied within the same rendering system that displays the XR environment, consolidating multiple functions into integrated system components.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enhances user experience by making XR environments more realistic and reduces the need for unnecessary user inputs, thereby conserving battery life.
Implementation Method 1
detecting, via an audio sensor, a sound from a physical environment of the device
Data Source
AI summary
Various implementations disclosed herein include devices, systems, and methods for modifying an environment based on sound. In some implementations, a device includes one or more processors, a display and a non-transitory memory. In some implementations, a method includes displaying a computer graphics environment that includes an object. In some implementations, the method includes detecting, via an audio sensor, a sound from a physical environment of the device. In some implementations, the sound is associated with one or more audio characteristics. In some implementations, the method includes modifying a visual property of the object based on the one or more audio characteristics of the sound.