AR Parking Guidance Using Local Rules and Image Recognition
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Solution Overview
Problem
The increasing popularity of electric scooters and ride-sharing services leads to issues such as cluttered public spaces and potential vandalism or theft due to improper parking, and congestion at pick-up locations, which existing technologies have not effectively addressed.
Innovation Solution
Implementing augmented reality (AR) assistance on mobile devices to provide users with real-time information on allowed and prohibited parking areas, as well as incentivized locations, using location-based rules and image recognition to guide users to appropriate parking spots and passenger loading areas.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If users are allowed to leave devices at any location they want, then user convenience is improved, but public space clutter and device security worsen
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary identification of parking zone types (permitted, prohibited, incentivized) before the user arrives at a location. AR overlays are prepared in advance to guide users to appropriate parking areas, preventing clutter and security issues before they occur rather than addressing them after the fact.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary AR guidance system that mediates between the user's convenience to park anywhere and the need to prevent clutter/security issues. The AR overlays act as an intermediary layer that provides real-time feedback and guidance, allowing users to conveniently park while the system ensures proper location selection.
2Adaptability or versatility
If ride-sharing services allow pickup at non-traditional locations, then service flexibility is improved, but sidewalk congestion and safety worsen
Solution Approach 1:
The system identifies and designates appropriate passenger loading areas in advance using image recognition and location data. AR overlays are prepared to guide passengers to these pre-identified safe zones, preventing congestion and safety issues before they occur while maintaining service flexibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The AR guidance system serves as an intermediary that enables flexible pickup locations while preventing harmful congestion. It mediates between the desire for service adaptability and the need for public space management by providing real-time directional guidance to appropriate areas.
3Productivity
If AR assistance provides detailed real-time guidance, then parking management effectiveness is improved, but device processing requirements and energy consumption worsen
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the AR guidance system into distinct functional modules: image capture, image recognition for zone identification, location-based rule application, and AR overlay generation. This segmentation allows efficient resource allocation and processing optimization, improving effectiveness while managing energy consumption.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs partial image processing by focusing recognition efforts on key features and areas relevant to parking zone identification rather than analyzing entire images in full detail. This selective processing approach maintains effectiveness while reducing computational overhead and energy consumption.
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AI summary
Techniques are provided which may be implemented using various methods and/or apparatuses to provide augmented reality assistance. An example method includes obtaining a location of the mobile device, and obtaining local rules based on the location of the mobile device. The method also includes obtaining one or more images of an environment in proximity to the mobile device, identifying one or more areas of the environment in the one or more images based on the local rules, and displaying augmented reality (AR) assistance at the mobile device, wherein the AR assistance is based on the identified one or more areas of the environment.