Enhance View

Digital widgets, weather updates, landscapes, artwork, or a virtual element added to the physical view of the window to enhance the space. As you can see in the image, widgets such as weather, time calendar are added as well as a virtual plant.

Adaptive Transparency

The use of adaptive transparency means that there are different levels of transparency based on customized features set in the mobile app and on environmental factors. Users can customize their settings to set transparency levels or set it on automatic meaning that it is based on the time of day, heat level index, and weather conditions. Three layers: Glass on the outside of the house, digital screen for AR display, and then another glass window on the inside of the house. Therefore, the window has a strong structure while also protecting the screen display.

Mobile Application/Customizations

Users can customize their view in real time by adding different widgets, decorations, landscapes, etc. There are presections in the mobile app to choose from. They can upload any image to set on the display as well. They also can manually control transparency levels, or set it to automatic (which means that it is transparent during the day and opaque at night). They can see their AR display on the mobile app and can manually edit, which means they can readjust, move around, and delete/add content to their display.

Smart Home Integration

The benefit of AR technology is displayed through its cross channel components in UX. This gives consumers more options and choices of how to use and interact with the product or service. Platform integration with window display working together with voice assistant and smart home security system, cross device synchronization between window display and mobile app, and omnichannel experiences such as dual functionality of window display (AR + adaptive transparency) are all apparent and essential elements to my prototype design.

Users can talk through Alexa, Google Nest, etc. to command the AR window to display certain images and adjust transparency levels. They can also connect an AR window with a security system to adjust transparency based on motion and light sensors. For instance, if outside house lights turn on or motion is detected outside, then windows will become opaque.

Cross Channel Components