AR Personalization via Tattoo-Based Multimedia Anchors
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current augmented reality systems are limited in personalization for individuals, requiring complex coding and hardware, making it difficult for users to create and share meaningful, personalized experiences, especially for permanent memories or events.
Innovation Solution
A system that uses a central server to select or create multimedia objects, generate sound waves, apply them as tattoos, and upload images for alignment with stored multimedia data, allowing users to upload and retrieve unique identifiers for overlaying augmented reality content on tattoos using smart devices.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If current augmented reality systems are used, then static images and fixed scenarios can be displayed, but individual customization and personalization are not possible
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses tattoos as physical copies or identifiers that represent personal memories and experiences. The tattoo image serves as a unique key that copies the essence of a personal moment, allowing the augmented reality system to retrieve and display associated multimedia content without requiring complex personalization algorithms.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary actions by capturing multimedia content (photos, videos, audio) and converting it into a tattoo design before the actual memory retrieval occurs. The tattoo is created in advance as a permanent or temporary marker, so when scanned later, the associated memories can be instantly retrieved and displayed without complex real-time processing.
2Adaptability or versatility
If complex coding and computing hardware are used, then personalized augmented reality can be created, but ease of use deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables self-service by allowing users to capture their own memories using their smartphone camera, automatically converting the captured content into a tattoo design, and storing it in the database. The user simply needs to scan their tattoo with the app, and the system automatically retrieves and displays the associated memories without requiring any coding or complex configuration.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a centralized database server as an intermediary that handles all complex processing, storage, and retrieval operations. The user interface is simplified to just capturing images and scanning tattoos, while the server manages the complex tasks of converting multimedia to tattoo designs, storing data, and retrieving content, effectively mediating between the simple user actions and the complex system requirements.
3Adaptability or versatility
If permanent memories are stored digitally, then they can be retrieved and shared, but they lack a permanent physical association with the individual
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the physical and digital domains by combining tattoos (physical, permanent mark on the body) with digital multimedia content (photos, videos, audio). The tattoo serves as a permanent physical anchor that is uniquely tied to the individual's body, while the associated digital content is stored and managed in a centralized database, creating a unified system that bridges both realms.
Solution Approach 2:
The system adds another dimension by transitioning from purely digital storage to a hybrid system that includes a physical dimension (the tattoo on the body). This allows memories to be accessed through a physical marker that is permanently associated with the individual, creating a new dimension of personalization and permanence that goes beyond traditional digital storage.
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AI summary
A system for personalizing augmented reality for individuals that is easy to use. There is a central server with instructions for selecting or creating a personally meaningful multimedia object. A sound wave and an image of the sound wave are generated from the object. A tattoo of the generated image is applied as a tattoo, either permanently or temporarily, to a person. Automatically generating, assigning and storing a unique identifier from an uploaded image of the tattoo, the generated image, and the multimedia object to the central server. Capturing an image of the tattoo on the person using a smart device, where the smart device has instructions to determine the unique identifier from an image captured by the smart device. Retrieving and downloading, aligning and overlaying the stored multimedia where it is played back.