Augmented Reality Campus Assistant for Navigation and Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
Employees in workplace environments face challenges with data overload, difficulty in navigating large campuses, and managing building access, which hinders productivity and security, especially for new hires and those with frequent career changes, due to limitations in existing smart devices that require manual typing and attention diversion.
Innovation Solution
An augmented reality system with voice interactive and user-selectable button functions, utilizing facial recognition and composited media to provide real-time information, facilitate navigation, and manage building access, allowing employees to focus on their tasks and environment without manual input, and offering improved security and cost-saving features.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If hand-held computers with keyboards are used, then information can be retrieved and displayed, but the employee must devote hands and attention to the device, reducing productivity
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses automatic trigger image recognition and voice-activated commands so the mobile device retrieves and displays information autonomously without requiring manual keyboard input or employee attention, thereby eliminating the trade-off between information retrieval and productivity
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces manual mechanical keyboard input with automated image recognition and voice-activated commands, allowing information retrieval without physical hand intervention and maintaining employee productivity
2Reliability
If traditional key systems are used for building access, then access control is maintained, but security is vulnerable to theft and loss of keys
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces physical mechanical key systems with electronic access control using trigger images and voice commands, eliminating the security vulnerabilities associated with physical keys while maintaining reliable access control
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses digital copies of access credentials in the form of trigger images and voice commands, which can be securely stored and transmitted without the physical security risks associated with actual keys
3Loss of information
If employees manually type commands into keyboards, then specific information can be retrieved, but time is lost and efficiency is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by automatically recognizing trigger images and preparing information retrieval operations before the employee needs to access information, eliminating the time-consuming manual typing process while maintaining accurate information retrieval
Solution Approach 2:
The mobile device autonomously performs information retrieval operations through automatic image recognition and voice commands, eliminating the need for employee manual input and reducing time loss
Data Source
AI summary
This invention relates to information processing systems and methods in a workplace environment. More particularly, the invention relates to systems and methods for displaying information for use by human users in a workplace environment. Such methods and systems may include an augmented reality mobile device application with voice interactive and other features including user-selectable buttons. Such methods and systems provide rich real-time information to the user via composited media content, overlay imagery, and acoustic speakers. Composited media content may include interactive maps, calendaring functions, navigation information, and tools to assist with management of assignment information. The augmented reality methods and systems facilitate access to various locations and resources at given workplace campus.