Interior Design System Photorealistic Visualization Cost Estimation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current interior design processes are time-consuming and do not allow users to customize or estimate the cost of objects in a space, requiring physical visits and installations that lack user interaction and cost estimation.
Innovation Solution
An interior designing system using a computer interface with processors and memory to select, review, and visualize furnishings and fixtures in a room layout, allowing users to modify object positions and design parameters, and render photorealistic 3D or 2D views, along with cost computation for manufacturing and installation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a decorator/designer visits the home/office and inspects spaces manually to create virtual photographic representations, then design accuracy and customization are improved, but time consumption and process complexity increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses photorealistic rendering technology to create virtual copies of the actual interior space based on photographs taken during the designer's visit. These virtual copies allow users to browse and customize design options without requiring multiple physical visits, thereby reducing time consumption while maintaining customization capability. The system generates accurate dimensional data and spatial representations from the photographs, enabling detailed virtual modeling.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary actions by capturing photographs and creating virtual models during the initial design phase, allowing all customization decisions to be made virtually before any physical installation begins. This preliminary virtual prototyping and user interaction eliminate the need for repeated site visits and on-site adjustments, significantly reducing overall project time while maintaining full customization options.
2Manufacturing precision
If physical objects are manufactured and installed based on approved photographic representations, then design implementation accuracy is improved, but cost estimation transparency and user interaction are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The system provides continuous feedback to users during the virtual design phase by displaying photorealistic renderings that accurately represent how manufactured objects will appear in the actual space. Users can interact with the virtual model, view different design options, and receive immediate visual feedback on their choices. This feedback loop ensures that the final manufactured and installed objects match user expectations, maintaining high installation accuracy while providing full cost transparency through the virtual visualization process.
Solution Approach 2:
The virtual photographic representation system acts as an intermediary between the user's customization requirements and the actual manufacturing/installation process. The system translates user preferences into detailed virtual models that serve as precise guides for manufacturing, ensuring accurate implementation while maintaining cost estimation transparency throughout the virtual design and selection process.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple virtual photographic representations are created for user review, then design option variety is improved, but system complexity and processing requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system employs a universal photorealistic rendering engine that can generate multiple virtual photographic representations from a single set of photographs and dimensional data. This multi-functional rendering system handles various viewing angles, lighting conditions, and object configurations efficiently, providing diverse design options without proportionally increasing system complexity. The same core technology serves multiple design visualization purposes.
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AI summary
An interior designing system is configured to select and review furnishings and fixtures for a room, and to visualize the selected furnishings and fixtures in a room layout. The interior designing system includes at least one user interface including at least one display and at least one input and at least one computer having at least one processor, random access memory, and permanent memory. The at least one processor is configured to display a selected room layout and a plurality of objects that can be placed within the selected room layout receive a selection of a first object, one or more positional parameters of the first object within the selected room layout, modify, based on user input, one or more design parameters of the first object, and render one or more of a photorealistic 3D or 2D view of the first object within the selected room layout.