Audio Visual Recording Apparatus Location Tagging
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Solution Overview
Problem
In shopping environments like supermarkets, consumers face difficulties in selecting products due to the absence of personal recommendations from in-store employees familiar with the products.
Innovation Solution
An audio/visual recording and playback system that uses an A/V recording apparatus with a locator to determine its location via Li-Fi, short-range radio waves, Wi-Fi beacons, or modulated visible light, tagging the recorded content with location information, allowing for location-based playback and display of relevant product information on a 3D store map.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If in-store employees provide personal recommendations to customers, then product selection quality improves, but labor costs and operational complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates A/V content that copies and transmits product information and employee recommendations through audio-visual recordings. Instead of requiring physical employee presence, the system captures expert knowledge in A/V format that can be distributed and played back at various locations, effectively copying the information delivery function without the operational complexity of human staff
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces A/V content as an intermediary between product information and customers. The A/V content acts as a mediator that delivers recommendations and product details without requiring direct employee-customer interaction, reducing the need for staff while maintaining information quality
2Loss of information
If in-store employees are deployed to assist customers, then customer service quality improves, but operational costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system records A/V content containing product recommendations and expert knowledge, creating reusable copies that can be played back multiple times without additional resource consumption. Once the A/V content is created, it can serve unlimited customers without requiring additional employee time or resources
Solution Approach 2:
The patent prepares A/V content in advance containing all necessary product information and recommendations. This preliminary action allows customers to access information on-demand without requiring real-time employee availability, eliminating the need for ongoing operational resources
3Ease of operation
If A/V content is made accessible throughout the store, then customer information access improves, but location-based content delivery complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces complex mechanical location tracking systems with simpler signal-based detection using existing infrastructure like Wi-Fi beacons, RFID tags, or modulated visible light. Instead of sophisticated tracking mechanics, the system uses electromagnetic signal detection to determine customer location and deliver appropriate A/V content
Solution Approach 2:
The patent employs multi-functional location detection that can use various existing technologies (Wi-Fi, RFID, visible light modulation) through a unified system. This universal approach allows the system to determine location using whichever technology is available, reducing overall system complexity while maintaining location-based content delivery capability
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Enables customers to access location-specific audio/visual content, enhancing the shopping experience by providing product information and recommendations, even when in-store employees are not available, through geo-location enabled A/V playback.
Implementation Method 1
the locator is configured to determine the location based on inputs from at least one of: Li-Fi, short range radio waves, Wi-Fi beacons, RFID tags and modulated visible light
Implementation Method 2
the locator is configured to determine the location based on inputs from at least one of: Li-Fi, short range radio waves, Wi-Fi beacons, RFID tags and modulated visible light
Implementation Method 3
the locator is configured to determine the location based on inputs from at least one of: Li-Fi, short range radio waves, Wi-Fi beacons, RFID tags and modulated visible light
Implementation Method 4
an emitter for providing location information... the emitter is at least one of: Li-Fi, short range radio waves, Wi-Fi beacons, RFID tags and modulated visible light
Implementation Method 5
an emitter for providing location information... the emitter is at least one of: Li-Fi, short range radio waves, Wi-Fi beacons, RFID tags and modulated visible light
Implementation Method 6
an emitter for providing location information... the emitter is at least one of: Li-Fi, short range radio waves, Wi-Fi beacons, RFID tags and modulated visible light
Data Source
AI summary
An audio/visual (A/V) recording apparatus comprises an A/V input, a memory configured for recording A/V signals received from the A/V input, a locator configured to determine a location of the A/V recording apparatus when an A/V recording is taking place to provide location information based on localized location inputs and a tagger configured to tag the recording in the memory with the location information.