Social Identity of Objects System for IoT Contextual Data
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current Internet of Things (IoT) systems lack the ability to assign rich contextual information and social identities to objects beyond typical devices, failing to represent and interact with unique entities like books, guitars, or stagecoaches as network nodes with specific identification and association.
Innovation Solution
A social identity system that assigns unique Social Identity of Objects (SIO) codes to physical and virtual entities, allowing for the creation of a network-connected data repository to store names, descriptions, and diverse media types of objects, enabling users to register, interact, and associate them with rich contextual information, histories, and stories, and facilitating search and communication functions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If traditional IoT node concept is used, then basic network connectivity is achieved, but rich contextual information and social identity association are lost
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments information about objects into distinct components: basic identification (SIO code), contextual information, social associations, and media content. This segmentation allows the system to manage complex information in an organized manner while preventing information loss.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent adds new dimensions to the traditional IoT node structure by incorporating social identity codes, contextual metadata, and association graphs. This transforms simple node connectivity into a multi-dimensional information ecosystem that preserves rich contextual data.
2Measurement precision
If unique identification codes are assigned to objects, then object distinction and tracking are improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses SIO codes as digital copies or representations of physical objects. These codes serve as compact identifiers that can be stored and transmitted without requiring complex physical tagging systems, thus achieving precise identification while managing complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The SIO code acts as an intermediary between the physical object and the digital information system. This intermediary layer simplifies the connection between physical entities and digital representations, enabling precise tracking without direct complex integration.
3Quantity of substance
If comprehensive information storage is implemented, then object representation richness is improved, but data management complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system merges multiple types of information (identification data, contextual metadata, social associations, and media files) into a unified data structure centered around the SIO code. This consolidation approach increases information capacity while managing complexity through a coherent organizational framework.
Solution Approach 2:
The data repository is designed with universal structures that can accommodate diverse information types under a common framework. The same SIO code infrastructure supports various data formats and association types, enabling comprehensive storage without proportionally increasing system complexity.
4Adaptability or versatility
If user registration and interaction features are added, then social association capability is improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables users to self-register and self-associate with objects through intuitive interfaces. Users can add their own contextual information and associations without requiring complex system configuration, thus enhancing versatility while managing complexity through user-friendly self-service mechanisms.
Solution Approach 2:
The system incorporates dynamic elements that allow users to register, associate, and dissociate objects and information as needed. This dynamic capability provides versatility in user interactions while the system manages the resulting complexity through flexible data structures and association graphs.
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AI summary
A social identity system has a collection of physical objects displayed under control of a specific enterprise, a data repository storing, as a virtual object, at least a name and a description of each physical object in the collection, each virtual object associated with a unique Social Identity of Objects (SIO) code, a broad variety of digital information, entered as digital files by registered members, each instance associated with a unique SIO code, and associated by SIO codes, with physical objects in the collection. A portion of the information defined by association with one of the physical objects comprises one or more of history, stories and opinions associated by SIO codes with the members contributing, the changing collection of information over time defining an evolving social identity of the particular one of the physical objects in the collection of physical objects.