AR Vehicle Info from Scale Model Images
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Solution Overview
Problem
Vehicle dealerships face high costs and resource inefficiencies in maintaining large inventories of new and used vehicles for customer viewing and testing, as traditional methods require significant physical space and resources.
Innovation Solution
An augmented reality (AR) delivery platform utilizing machine learning to process images of scale models of vehicles, providing AR information that allows customers to browse and interact with virtual representations of vehicles, reducing the need for physical inventory and space.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If vehicle dealerships maintain large inventories of new and used vehicles for customer viewing and testing, then customers can view and test drive vehicles in person, but the dealership incurs high costs and resource inefficiencies due to significant physical space requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates virtual copies of vehicles using 3D modeling and augmented reality technology. These digital replicas allow customers to view and interact with vehicle representations on their mobile devices, eliminating the need for physical vehicle inventory while maintaining customer ability to explore vehicle features, specifications, and configurations.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transitions from physical three-dimensional vehicle display to virtual augmented reality display that overlays digital vehicle information onto the physical world or displays it on mobile device screens. This dimensional transformation allows unlimited vehicle inventory to be accessed in compact physical spaces.
2Adaptability or versatility
If vehicle dealerships maintain large inventories of new and used vehicles, then customers have access to diverse vehicle options, but the dealership faces resource inefficiencies and high operational costs
Solution Approach 1:
Virtual vehicle models serve as digital copies that can be instantly replicated and distributed without additional physical resources. The same 3D model can represent multiple vehicle configurations, colors, and specifications, providing unlimited variety without the need for duplicate physical vehicles.
Solution Approach 2:
The augmented reality platform serves multiple functions: vehicle display, configuration exploration, specification review, and virtual test drive simulation. A single virtual inventory system replaces multiple physical vehicle lots, providing universal access to diverse vehicle options without proportional resource increase.
3Loss of energy
If vehicle dealerships reduce physical inventory and space, then resource efficiency improves, but customers lose the ability to view and interact with actual vehicles
Solution Approach 1:
The augmented reality system acts as an intermediary between the customer and the vehicle information. It overlays digital vehicle data, specifications, and interactive elements onto the physical environment or mobile device display, providing comprehensive vehicle information access without requiring physical vehicle presence.
Solution Approach 2:
The system transforms physical vehicle attributes into digital parameters that can be manipulated and displayed in augmented reality. Vehicle specifications, configurations, and features are converted into data parameters that can be instantly modified and presented to customers, enhancing information accessibility while reducing physical inventory needs.
Data Source
AI summary
A device receives an image including image data of a scale model of a vehicle, and processes the image data, with a model, to identify a make, a model, and a year represented by the scale model. The device determines augmented reality (AR) vehicle information based on the make, the model, and the year represented by the scale model of the vehicle, and provides the AR vehicle information to enable a user device to associate the AR vehicle information with the image of the scale model of the vehicle. The device receives an input associated with the AR vehicle information, and determines updated AR vehicle information based on the input associated with the AR vehicle information. The device provides the updated AR vehicle information to enable the user device to associate the updated augmented reality vehicle information with the image of the scale model of the vehicle.