Video-Mapped Feature Projection for Real-Time Interior Design Visualization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current methods for displaying design materials in interior and exterior design lack the ability to effectively visualize how objects would look with different features in real-time, limiting the ability of designers and users to make informed design choices.
Innovation Solution
A system that includes a computing device and projectors to video-map images of various features onto actual objects, allowing users to select and project different materials, colors, patterns, and finishes in real-time, enabling the simulation of how a room would look with varying design elements.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If traditional static images or videos are used to display design materials, then the display system is simple and easy to implement, but the ability to visualize design features in real-time is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The system creates virtual copies of design materials and projects them onto physical samples. Instead of modifying physical materials to show different designs, the patent uses projection to overlay digital representations onto tangible objects, enabling real-time visualization of multiple design features without physical changes
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces traditional mechanical display methods (physical material changes, manual swapping of samples) with a projection-based optical system. This substitution allows digital control of design feature display, enabling real-time changes without mechanical intervention while maintaining the tactile presence of physical samples
2Loss of information
If physical material samples are changed to show different features, then accurate material representation is achieved, but time consumption and operational complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system transitions from static physical material displays to dynamic projection-based displays. The projection system can rapidly change design features (colors, patterns, textures) on physical samples without physical replacement, enabling real-time adaptation while maintaining the authenticity of material textures and finishes
Solution Approach 2:
The system pre-processes and stores multiple design feature variations digitally, ready for immediate projection onto physical samples. This preliminary preparation of digital design options allows instant switching between features without time-consuming physical material changes
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AI summary
An object feature visualization system is disclosed. The system may include a computing device that generates video-mapped images to project onto physical objects. The video-mapped images may include features to be projected onto the objects. The projection of a video-mapped image onto the physical object allows for the visualization of the feature on the object. In some examples, the computing device receives a feature selection for a particular object, and generates a video-mapped image with the selected feature to provide to a projector to project the video-mapped image onto the physical object. In some examples, a user is able to select one or more features for one or more objects of a room display via a user interface. The system then projects video-mapped images with the selected features onto the physical objects. The system may allow a user to save feature selections, and to purchase or request additional information about objects with selected features.