Remote Communication Exchange With Visual Instruction Overlays
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Solution Overview
Problem
There is a need to communicate instructions remotely to a person at a location who is unfamiliar with medical procedures or equipment, as a trained professional may not be present.
Innovation Solution
A communication exchange system comprising a server that receives location information from a user device, transmits it to an instructor device for visual content presentation, allows instructor input for instructions, and relays these instructions back to the user device for overlay on captured visuals.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a trained professional is present at the location to provide instructions, then the quality and reliability of instruction delivery is improved, but the complexity and cost of the system increases due to requiring physical presence
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a communication exchange system as an intermediary between the instructor and the user. The system includes a user device at the remote location, an instructor device at the instructor's location, and a server that facilitates bidirectional communication. This intermediary system enables reliable instruction delivery without requiring the instructor's physical presence, thereby maintaining reliability while avoiding the complexity of physical travel and on-site equipment.
Solution Approach 2:
The system creates visual copies of the user's environment by capturing images and video feeds from the user device. These visual copies are transmitted to the instructor device, allowing the instructor to see and analyze the user's surroundings, equipment, and situation as if physically present. This copying mechanism enables the instructor to provide accurate, context-aware instructions remotely, maintaining high reliability without the need for physical presence.
2Measurement precision
If visual content is transmitted to the instructor for analysis, then the precision of instruction delivery is improved, but the loss of time for transmitting and processing visual data increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system transmits only the necessary visual information to the instructor rather than complete, high-resolution data sets. The user device captures visual content and transmits it to the server, which processes and relays relevant portions to the instructor device. This partial transmission approach provides sufficient visual context for the instructor to deliver precise instructions while minimizing the time required for data transmission and processing.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary processing of visual content on the user device and server before transmission to the instructor. The user device captures and pre-processes visual data, and the server performs additional processing to extract and transmit only the most relevant information. This preliminary action reduces the amount of data that needs to be transmitted and processed in real-time, thereby reducing time delays while maintaining instruction precision.
3Ease of operation
If instructions are overlaid on visual content in real-time, then the ease of operation for the user is improved, but the processing power and energy consumption increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments the instruction delivery process into distinct components: visual content capture by the user device, processing and instruction generation by the server, and overlay presentation by the user device. This segmentation allows energy-intensive processing to occur on the server rather than continuously on the user's mobile device, reducing the user device's energy consumption while still providing real-time overlaid instructions through efficient rendering of pre-processed content.
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AI summary
A server may communicatively couple to a user device and an instructor device. The server may receive location information from the user device. The location information may define visual content captured by the user device. The server may transmit the location information to the instructor device. The instructor device may present the visual content based on the received location information and receive input defining an instruction from an instructor. The server may receive instruction information defining the instruction from the instructor device. The server may transmit the instruction information to the user device. The user device may present the instruction overlaid on top of the visual content based on the received instruction information.