Managing Viewability of Location-Based Spatial Objects
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional augmented reality technologies do not provide a platform for users to set up location-relevant images and manage overlapping location-based image objects, leading to interference issues when multiple virtual messages are displayed.
Innovation Solution
A system and method for managing viewability of location-based spatial objects, which includes a server that provides remote management of spatial objects, allowing subscribers to set up and prioritize their objects based on location, orientation, time, and user criteria, using a database to record spatial information and searching criteria, and adjusting display orders through ranking weights.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If multiple location-based image objects are provided by different advertisers, then the quantity of spatial objects increases, but interference between objects increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system changes the parameter of display order by introducing ranking weights. Each spatial object is assigned a weight value that determines its priority in the display queue. When multiple objects are detected in the same field of view, they are sorted and displayed according to their weights, transforming the display parameter from random or first-come-first-served to weight-based priority ordering, thereby resolving interference while maintaining quantity.
2Device complexity
If no display order adjustment is made for overlapping spatial objects, then the system complexity remains low, but user experience deteriorates due to interference
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary action by pre-calculating and pre-sorting the display order of spatial objects based on their ranking weights before actual display. The server or client device sorts all detected spatial objects according to their weights in advance, creating a prioritized display list. This preliminary sorting action ensures that when objects are displayed, they appear in the correct priority order without requiring complex real-time arbitration, thus improving user experience with minimal added complexity.
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AI summary
The disclosure is related to a method and a system for managing viewability of a location-based spatial object. The system provides subscribers to set up searching criteria for every spatial object through the viewability management mechanism. A viewable range for a spatial object is such as a spatial range, a user range and/or a time range. While the system inspects the spatial information and searching criteria of the spatial objects registered in a database, it may be found that the viewable ranges of multiple spatial objects are interfered under the same searching criteria. Thus, the system allows the subscribers to assign ranking weights to different spatial objects for giving them different values. As a result, the system adjusts an order to display the multiple spatial objects according to their ranking weights under the same searching criteria. A search result is displayed through an augmented-reality technology in a terminal device.