Augmented Reality Real Estate Listing Overlay
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current mobile device software lacks the capability to process images in real-time and provide relevant information, such as real estate details, directly from images captured by mobile device cameras, leading to a need for improved systems that offer real-time information about images, particularly for real estate properties.
Innovation Solution
A method and apparatus that utilize augmented reality by capturing a real-time video stream of a real estate property, transmitting information to a remote server for identification, and presenting indicators on the mobile device to indicate if the property is listed for sale, lease, or rent, along with additional details like specifications and listings, superimposed over the video stream.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Speed
If mobile device software processes images in real-time, then information delivery speed is improved, but device processing capability is exceeded
Solution Approach 1:
The system divides processing tasks between the mobile device (capturing images and transmitting coordinates) and a remote server (performing image processing and information retrieval). This segmentation allows real-time information delivery without overloading the mobile device's processing capabilities.
Solution Approach 2:
A remote server acts as an intermediary between the mobile device and the real estate database. The server receives image data, performs analysis, retrieves relevant information, and returns results to the mobile device, thereby offloading complex processing tasks from the mobile device.
2Loss of information
If comprehensive real estate information is provided, then information completeness is improved, but information processing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system pre-organizes real estate information in a centralized database with all relevant details (specifications, listings, pricing, etc.) before user queries. When an image is analyzed, the system quickly retrieves pre-prepared information rather than processing and generating it in real-time, reducing processing complexity while maintaining completeness.
3Speed
If real-time video stream analysis is performed, then analysis speed is improved, but computational resource consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The computational workload is segmented between the mobile device (video capture and coordinate extraction) and the remote server (comprehensive image analysis and database querying). This division enables real-time analysis speed while distributing computational resource consumption across multiple systems.
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AI summary
In general terms, embodiments of the present invention relate to apparatuses, methods, and computer program products for presenting information associated with a real estate listing in an augmented reality environment. For example, in some embodiments, a method is provided that includes (a) receiving positioning information from a mobile device; (b) identifying, based at least partially on the positioning information, a real estate property; (c) determining that the real estate property is subject to a real estate listing; and (d) presenting, via the mobile device, information that indicates that the real estate property is subject to a real estate listing.