Augmented Reality Resource Tracking System

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Solution Overview

Problem

There is a need for a system that leverages augmented reality capabilities to track resource allocation and usage in real-time across a dispersed network of devices connected via an Internet protocol, particularly in modern handheld mobile devices, to efficiently manage and access resources such as financial accounts and physical properties.

Innovation Solution

A system that initiates an augmented reality application on user devices to establish connections with distributed servers, allowing authorized users to access and reconfigure display devices to emulate content from other devices, retrieve information, and process it for real-time display, incorporating features like image capturing and microphone access based on authorization levels.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Loss of information

If augmented reality application is initiated to track resource allocation in real-time across dispersed network devices, then information accessibility and user interaction are improved, but device complexity and network resource consumption increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinformation accessibilityVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of informationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces an augmented reality application as an intermediary layer between users and network resources. This AR application serves as a mediator that consolidates complex network device interactions into intuitive visual interfaces, allowing users to access and monitor resource allocation without directly managing the underlying system complexity. The AR application translates complex network data into comprehensible visual representations.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The augmented reality application performs multiple functions simultaneously: it tracks resource allocation, visualizes network data, enables user interaction, and manages device connections. By consolidating these diverse functions into a single AR platform, the system improves information accessibility while managing complexity through functional integration rather than proliferation of separate systems.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Adaptability or versatility

If multiple computing devices are connected to dispersed network to enhance resource management, then resource allocation capability is improved, but network security risks and access control complexity increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveresource allocation capabilityVSAvoidnetwork security
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements authorization checks at each access point within the network. Instead of a centralized security model, each device and resource has its own authorization verification mechanism. This local quality approach allows the system to accommodate multiple computing devices with different security requirements and access levels, enhancing resource allocation capability while maintaining security through distributed verification.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Solution Approach 2:

The system performs preliminary authorization verification before granting access to network resources. By checking user credentials and device permissions in advance of resource access, the system prevents unauthorized connections while allowing legitimate devices to participate in resource allocation. This preliminary action ensures network security is maintained even as adaptability increases.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

3Loss of information

If display devices are reconfigured to emulate content from multiple computing devices, then information visualization capability is improved, but processing load and energy consumption increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinformation visualization capabilityVSAvoidenergy consumption
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of informationVSUse of energy by moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The patent employs display emulation by creating visual copies of content from multiple computing devices rather than processing and rendering all original data streams. The AR application generates simplified representations or copies of the information displayed on connected devices, reducing the processing load on the user's device while maintaining visualization capability. This copying approach allows energy-efficient display of network resource information.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #26Copying

Data Source

PatentUS10433196B2System for tracking resource allocation/usage
Publication Date: 2019.10.01 BANK OF AMERICA CORP
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AI summary

Systems, computer program products, and methods are described herein for tracking resource allocation/usage across a dispersed Internet protocol capable network connecting devices electrically attached to the network. The present invention is configured to receive, from a first user computing device, a first user request for authorization to access at least one of the one or more computing devices; initiate the augmented reality application for display on the at least one of the one or more computing devices; reconfigure, via the augmented reality application, a display device associated with the first user computing device to emulate a content displayed on a display device associated with at least one of the one or more computing devices on the display device of the first user computing device; retrieve, using the first user computing device, information from the content; process, using the first computing device, the retrieved information; and display the processed information.