Immersive Packaging System for 3D Item Positioning
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional packaging systems do not allow individuals to control the positioning or orientation of items within shipping boxes during shipping, limiting user preference and flexibility in item placement.
Innovation Solution
An immersive reality system that uses a server, graphic user interface, and network node to render manipulable 3D representations of items and shipping boxes, enabling users to select and position items in desired orientations before shipping, utilizing virtual or augmented reality to superimpose images over real-life environments.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If conventional packaging systems are used, then shipping logistics are simplified, but user control over item positioning and orientation is completely lost
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a virtual 3D copy of the shipping box and item representations that users can manipulate digitally. This virtual model allows users to position and orient items exactly as desired before actual shipping, without physically handling the real box during the design phase. The virtual representation captures all spatial relationships and can be translated into physical packing instructions.
Solution Approach 2:
The immersive reality system acts as an intermediary between the user and the physical shipping process. Instead of directly manipulating physical items, users interact with virtual representations through the immersive system, which then translates these interactions into actionable packing data. This intermediary layer provides precise control while maintaining simplicity in the actual shipping execution.
2Adaptability or versatility
If immersive reality systems are implemented, then user preference and flexibility in item placement is improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The immersive reality system serves multiple functions: it visualizes the shipping box, allows 3D manipulation of items, calculates optimal positioning, and generates packing instructions. This multi-functional approach consolidates what could be separate complex systems into a unified platform, reducing overall system complexity while maintaining high adaptability for different item types and user preferences.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces physical mechanical manipulation of items with digital/virtual manipulation through immersive reality technology. Instead of physically moving items around to test different arrangements, users interact with virtual 3D models using immersive interfaces, which automatically calculate and lock in precise positioning. This substitution eliminates the need for complex physical prototyping mechanisms.
3Manufacturing precision
If virtual 3D representations are used for item positioning, then positioning precision is improved, but computational requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary computational work by creating the virtual 3D representations and calculating optimal positioning configurations before the actual shipping process. All complex spatial calculations, collision detections, and orientation optimizations are completed in advance during the virtual modeling phase. Once the virtual arrangement is finalized, the physical execution simply follows pre-calculated instructions, dramatically reducing real-time computational energy requirements.
Data Source
AI summary
A packaging system and method includes an immersive reality system that renders a 3D representation of an item to be shipped and the shipping box in which the item is to be shipped. A server includes a database of items and item data and shipping box data, which is used to produce a 3D representation of the item and the shipping box. A GUI exhibits the items such that a user may selectively view, select, and/or manipulate the items. A computer enables a user to query the server to ship a selected item. A network node transmits selected item data and shipping box data to the immersive reality system. The 3D representations include position and orientation data enabling manipulation of the 3D representation of the selected item relative to the 3D representation of the shipping box into a desired position. The system ships the selected item in the desired position.