Social Identity of Objects for IoT Context
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current Internet of Things (IoT) technologies do not effectively represent and associate non-standard objects, such as books, guitars, or stagecoaches, with rich contextual information and histories, lacking the ability to assign unique identities and enhance objects with personality.
Innovation Solution
A system that allows users to instantiate virtual objects with unique Social Identity of Objects (SIO) codes, enabling the association of objects with descriptive information, histories, and emotions, and linking them to real-world counterparts, allowing for tracking and updating of their positions and transactions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If IoT nodes are assigned to standard devices like refrigerators and appliances, then network connectivity and basic interaction are achieved, but rich contextual information and historical associations are lost
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary layer between physical objects and the network system. Each object is assigned a unique Social Identity (SIO) code that serves as a mediator, linking the physical object to its virtual representation in the database. This intermediary enables rich contextual information storage and retrieval without requiring direct complex integration between every object and the network infrastructure.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates virtual copies of physical objects in a database, each associated with a unique SIO code. These virtual objects contain rich contextual information, histories, and associations that mirror their physical counterparts. This copying approach preserves all contextual details without requiring the physical objects themselves to be complex networked devices.
2Adaptability or versatility
If unique identifiers are assigned to diverse objects like books, guitars, and stagecoaches, then rich contextual association and object history are enabled, but the system complexity and implementation difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a universal system where a single SIO code structure serves multiple functions across diverse object types. The same identification and association mechanism works for books, guitars, stagecoaches, and any other object, providing adaptability without requiring object-specific implementation complexity. The system is designed to be universally applicable to any tangible or intangible object.
3Loss of information
If comprehensive object information and associations are stored in the database, then object personality and historical context are enhanced, but data storage requirements and processing complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments object information into modular components associated with each SIO code. Each virtual object in the database contains structured information about its physical counterpart, including history, associations, and contextual data organized in manageable segments. This segmentation allows efficient storage and retrieval of comprehensive information without requiring monolithic data structures.
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AI summary
A system incorporates an Internet service storing descriptions, locations and circumstances for virtual objects, creating a virtual world mirroring the real world, with each virtual object associated with a unique code enabling quick search and identification of the virtual objects. The system in some implementations allows search and data mining as well as associating virtual objects with the user that creates the virtual object.