Spatio-Temporal Address Mapping for Nearby Object Communication

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing communication systems struggle to facilitate seamless interaction between individuals or objects in the real world due to the lack of a general-purpose addressing method that links physical objects with Internet addresses, limiting the ability to communicate with people or objects in proximity.

Innovation Solution

An information processing device and method that associates a spatio-temporal address, defined by an object's position and time, with its Internet address, enabling direct access and communication through a centralized server or peer-to-peer networking.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If a centralized system using monitoring cameras or GIS is used to send messages to people at specific places, then communication with people at specific locations is enabled, but the system cannot ensure communication between arbitrary terminals in every place on earth

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecommunication coverageVSAvoidsystem structure

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent divides the global addressing system into distributed spatio-temporal address components. Each terminal independently generates and manages its own spatio-temporal address based on local position and time information, eliminating the need for a centralized monitoring system while enabling universal communication coverage.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The spatio-temporal address serves multiple functions simultaneously: it acts as a unique identifier, a location indicator, a time stamp, and a communication routing key. This multi-functional address system enables arbitrary terminals to communicate anywhere on earth without requiring separate specialized systems for each function.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Ease of operation

If Internet addresses are not associated with physical objects, then Internet communication is simple and easy, but communication with real world targets such as people in front of you cannot be performed

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecommunication convenienceVSAvoidphysical object identification

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The spatio-temporal address acts as an intermediary that bridges the digital Internet address space and the physical world. By encoding position and time information into the address structure, it enables seamless mapping between physical objects and their digital identifiers without complicating the underlying Internet communication protocol.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent transforms static Internet addresses into dynamic spatio-temporal addresses that change based on position and time parameters. This allows the same physical object to have different addresses at different locations and times, enabling precise identification and communication with moving targets while maintaining the simplicity of address-based communication.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #35Parameter changes

Data Source

PatentUS12531831B2Information processing device and information processing method

Publication Date: 2026.01.20 SONY GROUP CORP

AI summary

Provided is an information processing device (SV) includes a processor (PRS). The processor (PRS) associates a spatio-temporal address (STA) of an object (IN) defined by a position and time of the object (IN) with an Internet address (DI) of the object (IN). The processor specifies the associated spatio-temporal address based on query information, wherein the query information indicates a queried position and a queried time and sends the Internet address associated with the specified spatio-temporal address to an inquirer.