Modular Digital Wall Apparatus for Automated Art Planning

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Solution Overview

Problem

Physical art wall planning requires manual manipulation of materials, necessitating an automated system for plotting, planning, and editing art walls.

Innovation Solution

A modular digital wall apparatus and method using a processor and memory to generate a graphical user interface, process graphical data, and modify the digital wall based on user input, incorporating machine learning and optical character recognition for efficient design and editing.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If physical materials are used for art wall planning, then the design can be manually manipulated and plotted to a wall, but the process requires strenuous manual effort and is time-consuming

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvemanual manipulation capabilityVSAvoidplanning time
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent replaces the mechanical manual manipulation system with a digital computing system. The graphical user interface and digital wall allow users to interact with design elements through software rather than physically handling materials, thereby eliminating strenuous manual effort while maintaining design manipulation capabilities.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent creates a digital copy of the physical art wall planning process. Instead of working directly with physical materials on a wall, the system uses digital representations of design elements that can be manipulated, moved, and arranged on a computer screen, significantly reducing the time required for planning while preserving the essential design functionality.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #26Copying

2Manufacturing precision

If physical materials are used for art wall planning, then the design can be plotted to a wall, but the process requires strenuous manual manipulation of materials

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveplotting accuracyVSAvoidmanual manipulation complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent substitutes the complex mechanical system of manually manipulating physical materials with a simplified digital interface. The computer system handles all manipulation tasks through software commands, eliminating the need for users to physically handle materials while maintaining or improving plotting accuracy through digital precision.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

3Extent of automation

If an automated system is implemented for art wall planning, then manual effort is reduced, but the system requires processing and managing digital graphical data

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveautomated plotting capabilityVSAvoiddata processing complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Extent of automationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements a universal digital platform that handles multiple functions within a single system. The graphical user interface can import, process, manipulate, and export various types of graphical data formats, and can work with different design elements, thereby managing data processing complexity through a unified multi-functional approach.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentUS11740849B1Apparatuses and methods for generating a modular digital wall
Publication Date: 2023.08.29 JERSEY BLANKET REALMS LLC
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AI summary

An apparatus and method for creating a modular digital wall. The apparatus including at least a processor; and a memory communicatively connected to the processor, the memory containing instructions configuring the at least a processor to: generate a graphical user interface, wherein the graphical user interface includes a modular digital wall; receive a plurality of graphical data; process the plurality of graphical data; input the plurality of graphical data onto the modular digital wall; receive a user input; and modify the modular digital wall as a function for the user input.