Digital Material Simulation System for Accurate Physical Inspection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional methods for presenting materials, such as physical swatch books, are time-consuming and costly, and online methods fail to accurately display the precise characteristics of materials, limiting their ability to replace physical samples.
Innovation Solution
A product simulation and control system that includes a server and device allowing users to browse and interact with digital representations of materials through physical simulations, enabling features like swiping to favorite or tag materials, scaling, and modeling material movements to accurately represent physical characteristics.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If physical swatch books are used for material presentation, then material characteristics can be accurately inspected, but time consumption and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates digital copies of physical material samples through high-resolution imaging and 3D scanning. These digital representations preserve the essential characteristics of the physical materials while eliminating the need for actual physical swatch books, thereby reducing time consumption while maintaining inspection accuracy
Solution Approach 2:
The system replaces the mechanical physical sample handling and viewing process with a digital interface that allows virtual inspection of materials through computer screens, reducing the manual time required for material presentation and inspection
2Loss of time
If online methods are used for material presentation, then time consumption is reduced, but the ability to display precise material characteristics is compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The system changes the parameters of material representation by using high-resolution images, 3D models, and enhanced digital rendering techniques that preserve and even enhance material characteristics beyond what is possible with physical samples, enabling accurate inspection while maintaining online accessibility
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transitions from two-dimensional physical swatch books to three-dimensional digital representations and virtual environments, allowing users to inspect materials from multiple angles and perspectives, thereby improving characteristic display accuracy while maintaining time efficiency
3Measurement precision
If physical samples are sent for inspection, then accurate material review is possible, but production cycle length increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system creates and stores digital representations of materials in advance, allowing buyers to inspect and review material characteristics before the actual production cycle begins, thereby eliminating the time delay associated with receiving and physically inspecting samples while maintaining review accuracy
4Loss of time
If digital representations of materials are used, then time and cost are reduced, but the ability to simulate physical interactions is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The system replaces physical material handling with interactive digital interfaces that simulate physical behaviors through computer graphics and virtual reality, allowing users to manipulate and inspect materials virtually with the same ease as handling physical samples but without the time and cost constraints
Solution Approach 2:
The patent enables users to transition between different viewing modes and interaction states within the digital system, allowing seamless switching between various inspection perspectives and physical simulation modes to match real-world material handling experiences
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AI summary
A product simulation and control system includes: a server, including a product storage; and a device, including a processor, non-transitory memory, input/output, product browser, product simulator that simulates physical movement of products, and a product classifier that uses machine learning to optimize a product classification function. Also disclosed is a method for product simulation and control, including browsing, favoriting, tagging, selecting, page browsing, pinching, stretching, and simulating movement of products.