Signage Production System Using Fixture Metadata Segmentation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current systems produce and distribute an excessive number of signages for various locations without considering the specific fixtures installed, leading to wastage as unused signages cannot be returned or transferred, increasing business costs.
Innovation Solution
A system utilizing metadata for locations, fixtures, and campaigns, along with rules for each location, to produce and segregate signages into customized kits based on the number and type of fixtures, ensuring only required signages are produced and delivered, reducing waste by matching signage production to actual fixture availability.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If signages are produced and distributed to all locations without considering specific fixtures, then all locations receive signage coverage, but excessive production occurs leading to waste and increased costs
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments the signage distribution process by creating location-specific kits tailored to each location's actual fixture inventory. Instead of uniform distribution, the system divides signage production into discrete units matching specific location requirements, eliminating overproduction while ensuring adequate coverage.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary actions by obtaining and analyzing fixture metadata before producing signages. By pre-assessing each location's actual fixture inventory and requirements, the system plans and produces only the necessary signages in advance, preventing waste from excessive production.
2Adaptability or versatility
If signages are produced based on maximum location requirements, then all possible signage needs are met, but unused signages cannot be returned or transferred increasing costs
Solution Approach 1:
The system applies local quality by customizing signage kits for each specific location based on its unique fixture characteristics and requirements. Each location receives a tailored kit matching its actual needs rather than a standardized uniform distribution, eliminating the need for returns or transfers while reducing costs.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables self-service by automatically matching signage production to each location's specific fixture metadata and requirements. The system independently determines and produces the exact signage needed for each location without requiring manual intervention or subsequent adjustments, reducing both waste and costs.
3Measurement precision
If metadata for locations and fixtures is collected and analyzed, then precise signage production is achieved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses copying by creating digital representations (metadata) of physical fixtures and locations. These digital copies enable precise planning and production of signage kits without requiring complex physical assessments at each location, achieving high measurement precision while managing system complexity through information-based modeling.
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AI summary
A non-limiting exemplary embodiment of a system includes metadata for a plurality of locations, metadata for a plurality of fixtures, metadata for a plurality of campaigns, rules for each location, an apparatus for producing signages for the plurality of locations, and filters for segregating the signages produced into a plurality of kits. Another non-limiting exemplary embodiment of a system includes metadata for a plurality of locations, metadata for a plurality of fixtures, metadata for a plurality of campaigns, rules for each location, filters for segregating the display graphics into a plurality of data packets, transmitting the data packet to the location for which it was prepared, and displaying the graphics contained in the data packet in the location to which it was transmitted.