Remote Property Viewing With Movable Live Video Imaging
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current virtual property tours provide static videos and images from a fixed vantage point, limiting the user's ability to remotely view properties in real-time from a chosen perspective.
Innovation Solution
A system and method enabling real-time remote viewing of properties using an imaging device connected to a ground unit computing device, allowing users to control the device to move to desired locations within the property and receive a live video feed.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If static videos and images from a fixed vantage point are used, then the system complexity is reduced, but the user's ability to view properties from chosen perspectives is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a movable imaging device (drone) that can dynamically change its position and orientation within the property, transitioning from static fixed-vantage-point viewing to dynamic multi-position viewing. The drone receives navigation instructions to move to different locations and orientations, enabling users to view properties from multiple perspectives while maintaining manageable system complexity through automated control.
2Loss of information
If a movable imaging device is used to provide real-time viewing from multiple locations, then the adaptability and viewing quality are improved, but the device complexity and control requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements feedback mechanisms where the movable imaging device transmits its current position, orientation, and captured video feed back to the user computing device. The user can see where the drone is located and what it is capturing, enabling real-time viewing quality improvement while managing control complexity through visual feedback and automated navigation assistance.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a processing server as an intermediary between the user computing device and the movable imaging device. The server receives navigation instructions from the user, processes them into actionable commands, and manages the drone's movement and video streaming. This intermediary layer simplifies the control interface for users while enabling sophisticated multi-location viewing capabilities.
3Ease of operation
If real-time video streaming from multiple locations is implemented, then the immersive experience is enhanced, but the data transmission requirements and system resources increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by pre-processing video data on the processing server before transmission to the user device. The server manages video encoding, compression, and streaming optimization in advance, reducing the data processing burden on user devices and enabling seamless real-time viewing experience with simplified user interaction.
Data Source
AI summary
A system and method for remote viewing of property including storing one or more property profiles, each corresponding to a property and including at least a property identifier, a property floor plan, and a ground unit computing device identifier; receiving, from a user computing device, a user request to view a property, the user request including at least a property identifier; identifying a property profile including the property identifier included in the user request; establishing a connection to a ground unit computing device included in the identified property profile; generating a first data signal instructing the ground unit computing device to cause an imaging device to move to one or more locations; transmitting the first data signal to the ground unit computing device; and receiving, from the ground unit computing device, a live video feed from the imaging device of the one or more locations.