Interactive Property Digital Twin for Spatial Data Access

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional property data management systems lack the ability to provide comprehensive access to various types of data associated with properties, including non-public information, and do not allow users to interactively perform actions such as rearranging or adding objects within property visualizations.

Innovation Solution

A digital representation of a property is generated using spatial data and imagery, enabling an interactive user interface that allows users to view, interact with, and perform actions on property spaces, including rearranging objects and adding new items, through a platform that stores both public and non-public data.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Loss of information

If conventional property data management systems are used, then data storage is provided, but comprehensive access to various types of data including non-public information is not enabled

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveaccess to property dataVSAvoiddata access capability
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of informationVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The digital representation system provides universal access to multiple types of property data (spatial data, imagery, non-public information) through a single integrated platform, enabling diverse users to access and interact with comprehensive property information that was previously fragmented across different systems

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

2Ease of operation

If conventional systems are used, then basic data storage is provided, but interactive actions such as rearranging or adding objects within property visualizations are not allowed

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinteractive capabilityVSAvoidsystem functionality
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system transforms static property data storage into dynamic interactive visualization, allowing users to rearrange and add objects within property spaces through the digital representation interface, making the system adaptable to user needs while maintaining manageable complexity through structured data organization

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

3Adaptability or versatility

If a digital representation with interactive user interface is generated, then comprehensive data access and interaction capabilities are provided, but system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedata access and interaction capabilityVSAvoidsystem structure
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system segments the complex digital representation into manageable components including spatial data, imagery, and interactive interface layers, allowing comprehensive functionality to be achieved through organized modular structures rather than monolithic complexity

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Data Source

PatentUS20240193886A1Techniques for generating a digital representation of a property and applications thereof
Publication Date: 2024.06.13 WAYFAIR LLC
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AI summary

Method and systems for generating, storing, and using a digital representation of a property are provided. The digital representation of the property may include a property profile comprising information associated with an address of the property, the property profile comprising multiple digital representations of multiple respective indoor and/or outdoor spaces of the property and a user profile comprising metadata associated with an owner and/or an occupant of the property. The digital representation of the property may be used in various applications including shopping (e.g., shopping for products, like furniture, which may be purchased for use in the property), provisioning of services for the property (e.g., design services, contractor services, etc.), and various other applications.