Sector-Based Geo-Location Information Retrieval
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current augmented reality applications lack the ability to provide angle-dependent information access for geo-located objects, limiting user interaction and engagement based on the object's orientation and position relative to the user's device.
Innovation Solution
A system and method that associate geo-located objects with directional access attributes, allowing information retrieval based on the user's device position and orientation, using a database to store object specifications and information content units, and returning relevant data through an augmented reality interface.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If angle-dependent information access is added for geo-located objects, then user interaction and engagement are enhanced, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the 360-degree directional space around geo-located objects into discrete sectors (e.g., front, rear, left, right sectors). Each sector is associated with specific information content units, allowing the system to manage angle-dependent information through structured segmentation rather than a monolithic approach, thus reducing computational complexity while maintaining interactive versatility
Solution Approach 2:
Different information content units are assigned to different directional sectors based on the object's shape and orientation. The system retrieves and presents information tailored to the user's specific viewing angle and direction, providing localized relevance without requiring the entire system to process all possible angles simultaneously, thereby optimizing performance
2Loss of information
If multiple information content units are associated with different sectors of geo-located objects, then information relevance is improved, but database complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the database structure by creating separate entries for different information content units associated with each directional sector. This segmentation allows the system to store and retrieve only the relevant information for the current viewing angle, improving information relevance while maintaining manageable database organization through structured sector-based categorization
Solution Approach 2:
The database structure is designed to accommodate multiple information content units for different sectors using a unified query interface. The system handles various object types (real-world objects, virtual objects, billboards, road signs) through a common sector-based association model, reducing the need for separate database schemas and simplifying the overall data management approach
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AI summary
Systems and methods for the accessing of information that may be associated with static or dynamic geo-located objects, which objects may or may not have corresponding real world counterparts, utilize attributes including of one or more angles of directional access associated with the geo-located objects. Information available to a user of a mobile device can be varied depending upon an angle of directional access derived from the mobile device's real world position and pointing direction in relation to the real world position and orientation of the geo-located objects.