Room Layout Generation Using Relative Position Tokens
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Solution Overview
Problem
The traditional architectural design process for room layouts is inefficient due to the large number of possible orientations and the need for extensive iterative revisions, consuming significant computing resources and time.
Innovation Solution
A computerized method and apparatus for automatically generating optimized room layouts using relative position tokens and Cartesian positions, allowing interactive user input and selection of generated layouts, with the ability to edit and regenerate designs.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If traditional iterative design process is used, then design quality can be improved through multiple revisions, but time consumption and computing resources increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by pre-defining all possible element orientations and positions in a standardized library before the actual layout design begins. During the design process, these pre-defined orientations are directly selected and applied, eliminating the need for iterative revisions to explore different orientations. This resolves the contradiction by preparing design options in advance, allowing high-quality design selection without time-consuming iterations.
Solution Approach 2:
The design process is segmented into distinct phases: (1) defining element libraries with pre-determined orientations, (2) selecting orientations from the library, and (3) finalizing the layout. This segmentation allows the system to avoid iterative revisions by making orientation decisions during the selection phase rather than through repeated design cycles, thus improving efficiency while maintaining design quality.
2Manufacturing precision
If traditional iterative design process is used, then design quality can be improved through multiple revisions, but computing resources are consumed excessively
Solution Approach 1:
All possible element orientations are pre-calculated and stored in a library before the layout design begins. This preliminary computation eliminates the need for repeated computing during iterative revisions, as the system simply selects from pre-computed options. This resolves the contradiction by shifting computing workload to a one-time preliminary phase, reducing ongoing computing resource consumption while maintaining design quality.
3Productivity
If automated layout generation is implemented, then productivity is improved, but adaptability to user preferences may be reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically adapts to user preferences by allowing selection and modification of pre-defined element orientations during the layout generation process. The automated system generates layouts efficiently using standardized orientations, but users can interactively adjust selections to reflect their preferences. This resolves the contradiction by making the automated system flexible and adaptive rather than rigid, maintaining both productivity and user preference accommodation.
Solution Approach 2:
The system incorporates feedback mechanisms where user selections and preferences are fed back into the layout generation process. Users can review generated layouts and indicate preferences, which then influence subsequent layout generations. This feedback loop ensures that automated generation maintains high productivity while adapting to and accommodating user preferences, resolving the contradiction between automation efficiency and adaptability.
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AI summary
Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products of a user interface configured for automated generation and optimization of room layout designs. One method may include determining a relative position token for each of a plurality of elements according to a function of at least one relative position token of at least one other element. Each relative position token comprises at least one discrete non-Cartesian value of each of the elements. The method further comprises determining a Cartesian position for each of a plurality of elements according to a function of at least one of the relative position tokens to generate a room layout; displaying, in an interactive computerized user interface, at least one generated room layout; and based upon input from the interactive computerized user interface, transmitting at least one of the generated plurality of room layouts and a request for a selection of the transmitted room layouts.