AR Pool Visualization With Realistic Site Overlay
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Solution Overview
Problem
Customers face challenges in visualizing how a swimming pool would look and function on their property, as existing methods require significant imagination and lack realistic representation.
Innovation Solution
An augmented reality application that uses a user's mobile device camera to generate a virtual swimming pool overlaying the target area, allowing customization of pool and deck features, with realistic shadowing and obstruction detection, providing a more immersive visualization experience.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If traditional product catalogues are used to show pool options, then product information is provided, but customers cannot realistically visualize the pool in their actual space
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a virtual copy of the swimming pool that can be overlaid onto the customer's actual property space through augmented reality. This virtual replica allows customers to see exactly how the pool will look in their backyard, eliminating the need for imagination while maintaining simple mobile device implementation.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an augmented reality application as an intermediary between the physical pool product and the customer's property. This AR mediator captures images of the property, overlays virtual pool representations, and provides realistic visualization without requiring complex hardware beyond standard mobile devices.
2Measurement precision
If augmented reality visualization is implemented, then realistic pool visualization is achieved, but processing power and computational resources are required
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements augmented reality visualization selectively - only processing and rendering AR content when the customer actively uses the visualization feature. The system captures images and overlays virtual pools only during active engagement, rather than continuously processing, thereby reducing overall energy consumption while maintaining high visualization quality when needed.
Data Source
AI summary
An augmented reality visualizer for swimming pools is described herein. In one example, a system can receive images of a target area for a swimming pool from a camera. The system can generate an augmented reality environment by analyzing the images. The augmented reality environment can include a virtual swimming pool overlaying at least one image of the target area. The system can then output the augmented reality environment on a display for viewing by a user.