3D Location Reminder Encoding via Floor Segmentation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing location-based reminder systems face challenges in precisely encoding reminders with geographic coordinates, leading to user overload when multiple reminders are tied to the same general location, as they typically use two-dimensional coordinates, making it difficult to differentiate between specific locations within a larger area.
Innovation Solution
The system encodes location-based reminders using a three-dimensional model of a geographic area, allowing users to specify reminders with precise three-dimensional coordinates, such as a specific aisle in a store, rather than the entire store, using visual representations like interactive panoramas or virtual globes, and triggers reminders based on user position and orientation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If two-dimensional geographic coordinates are used to encode location-based reminders, then the system is simple to operate, but multiple reminders tied to the same general location cause user overload and make it difficult to differentiate between specific locations
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions from two-dimensional geographic coordinates (latitude and longitude) to three-dimensional coordinates by incorporating building floor information. This dimensional expansion allows the system to precisely differentiate between multiple locations within the same general area, such as different floors of the same building, thereby resolving the contradiction between location precision and system complexity.
2Ease of operation
If reminders are tied to general locations, then the system is easy to use, but users experience reminder inundation when approaching a general location
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments a general location into multiple specific locations by incorporating floor information. Instead of treating a building as a single location that triggers all associated reminders, the system divides it into distinct floors, each capable of holding separate reminders. This segmentation reduces the number of reminders triggered at any given time, preventing user overload while maintaining ease of operation.
3Measurement precision
If three-dimensional coordinates are used to precisely encode reminders, then location differentiation is improved, but the system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary component that automatically extracts three-dimensional location information from images. Instead of requiring users to manually input complex 3D coordinates, the system uses image processing technology to automatically determine the location, thereby maintaining location differentiation precision while reducing the perceived complexity for users.
4Adaptability or versatility
If multiple reminders are associated with the same general location, then the system is versatile, but it causes user overload and difficulty in managing reminders
Solution Approach 1:
By adding the floor dimension to location encoding, the system allows multiple reminders to be associated with different floors of the same building rather than the same general location. This maintains the versatility of associating multiple reminders with a single building while improving ease of operation by spatially separating the reminders across different floors, making them easier to manage and less overwhelming for users.
Data Source
AI summary
Systems and methods for encoding location-based reminders are provided. Data indicative of a request for a location-based reminder can be received. The data indicative of the request can include data indicative of a user placement of a reminder in a visual representation of the geographic area, such as an image captured of the geographic area or a visual representation of the three-dimensional model of the geographic area. A selected location within a three-dimensional model of a geographic area can be identified based on the data indicative of the user placement of the reminder. Three-dimensional geographic coordinates corresponding to the selected location can be determined using the three-dimensional model and associated with the location-based reminder. The location-based reminder can then be triggered based at least in part on signals indicative of user position and/or orientation in the geographic area.