Extensible 3D Image Modeling for Retail Layout Simulation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current methods for understanding and optimizing physical space layouts are labor-intensive and iterative, requiring significant physical effort to reorganize and evaluate different permutations of a space.
Innovation Solution
A system and method for extensible image modeling that involves obtaining 3D images of a physical environment, categorizing objects into independent layers, correcting and enhancing image data to fill gaps and remove blemishes, and associating these layers to create an extensible image model that can be manipulated for simulating different layouts and providing virtual or augmented reality shopping experiences.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If physical labor is deployed to reorganize physical space for evaluation, then understanding of the physical space layout is improved, but labor intensity and time consumption increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a digital 3D model copy of the physical environment that can be manipulated and evaluated without physically moving objects. The system captures the physical space using cameras and processors to generate a virtual representation, allowing multiple layout permutations to be tested digitally, thereby eliminating the need for repeated physical reorganization while maintaining accurate spatial understanding.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the mechanical system of physical labor and manual reorganization with an automated image processing system. Cameras, processors, and algorithms work together to capture, model, and simulate different spatial arrangements digitally, substituting human physical effort with automated computational processes that evaluate layouts efficiently and accurately.
2Reliability
If multiple permutations of physical space are evaluated through physical reorganization, then optimal layout is identified, but time and labor resources are wasted
Solution Approach 1:
The patent performs preliminary actions by capturing the complete physical environment once using image capture devices and processors to create a comprehensive 3D model. This initial digital representation allows multiple layout permutations to be evaluated subsequently without requiring additional physical setup time, as all spatial information is already recorded and can be manipulated virtually.
Solution Approach 2:
By creating a digital copy of the physical space, the system enables rapid evaluation of multiple layout permutations in the virtual environment. The 3D model can be manipulated to test different arrangements, product placements, and spatial configurations instantly, eliminating the time required for physical reorganization while maintaining evaluation accuracy through the detailed digital representation.
3Adaptability or versatility
If 3D images are processed into independent layers with corrected image data, then the extensible image model becomes more versatile for simulation, but processing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the 3D image data into independent layers that represent different spatial planes or categories within the environment. This segmentation allows individual layers to be manipulated, edited, and reconfigured independently, enhancing the system's versatility for simulating different layouts. The layered structure enables selective modification of specific areas without affecting the entire model, making the processing system more manageable despite the increased functionality.
Data Source
AI summary
Three-dimensional (3D) images of a physical environment is obtained. The 3D images are modeled as a 3D data set with real-world objects depicted within the 3D data set. The objects are categorized into independent layers of the physical environment. Each layer is independently modified or enhanced to correct missing image information and image blemishes. The image data of 3D data set is updated with the corrected layers. The 3D data set and the independent layers are associated together as an extensible image data model. The extensible image data model is provided via interfaces to simulate object layout changes within the physical environment and to provide virtual reality (VR) and/or augmented reality (AR) shopping experiences through interfaces.