Object Identification and Relationship Data Provision

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current technologies lack effective methods for identifying objects within images and providing relevant information based on relationship data, especially in user devices, which limits personalized recommendations and context-aware interactions.

Innovation Solution

A user device equipped with a processor and context-aware information collection unit identifies objects within images, obtains relationship information, and outputs this information to the user device or the object's device, enabling personalized recommendations based on user-object or object-object relationships.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If object identification and relationship information provision is implemented in user devices, then personalized recommendations and context-aware interactions are improved, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvepersonalized recommendationsVSAvoiddevice complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent combines object identification functionality with relationship information provision within the user device. The processor integrates multiple functions: identifying objects from images, obtaining relationship information from databases, and presenting personalized recommendations. This merging of functions enables comprehensive personalized services while managing complexity through unified processing architecture.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent introduces a database as an intermediary component that stores relationship information between objects and users. This database acts as a mediator between the object identification module and the recommendation presentation module, allowing the device to access pre-stored relationship data without complex real-time computation, thereby reducing processing complexity while enabling personalized recommendations.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Ease of operation

If context-aware information collection and object identification are performed, then user interaction quality is improved, but information processing time increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveuser interaction qualityVSAvoidinformation processing time
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent performs preliminary action by pre-collecting and storing context-aware information and relationship data in the database before user interaction occurs. Relationship information between objects and users is pre-computed and stored, allowing the system to quickly retrieve relevant data during actual user interaction without performing complex calculations in real-time, thus reducing processing time while maintaining high interaction quality.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The patent creates a digital copy of relationship information stored in the database, which can be rapidly accessed and presented to users. Instead of performing real-time analysis to determine relationships, the system retrieves pre-computed relationship data copies from storage, significantly reducing information processing time while maintaining the accuracy and quality of user interactions.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #26Copying

Data Source

PatentUS10031926B2Method and apparatus for providing information about an identified object
Publication Date: 2018.07.24 SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD
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AI summary

A method and apparatus for identifying an object from an image or context aware information and providing information about the identified object. The method includes identifying at least one object included in an image being displayed or to be displayed on a user device, obtaining relationship information of an identified object based on identification information of the identified object, and outputting the relationship information to at least one of the user device and a device of the identified object.