Virtual 3D Space Sharing for Real-Time Remote Guidance
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing systems fail to share a real-time situation at a site and motions of multiple persons at a remote place in real-time, making it difficult to provide accurate guidance.
Innovation Solution
A virtual three-dimensional space sharing system that includes sensors, edge processing devices, and a server to map and transmit real-time data of objects and users to a virtual space, enabling real-time sharing and guidance.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If a skilled maintenance worker goes to a remote place where the site is located, then accurate guidance can be provided, but travel costs increase and repairs are delayed due to schedule adjustment
Solution Approach 1:
The system creates a virtual copy of the remote site and workers in a shared three-dimensional space using sensors and mapping technology. This virtual representation allows remote experts to observe and guide maintenance work without physically traveling to the site, eliminating travel time while maintaining guidance accuracy through real-time visual feedback.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a virtual three-dimensional space sharing system as an intermediary between the remote expert and the on-site worker. This intermediary system transmits real-time spatial information and enables interactive guidance, allowing accurate remote assistance without the need for physical presence or schedule coordination.
2Loss of energy
If a remote conference system is used for guidance, then travel costs are reduced, but accurate guidance is difficult to provide through oral or image sharing
Solution Approach 1:
The system transitions from two-dimensional image sharing or oral communication to a three-dimensional virtual space that accurately represents the physical environment. This dimensional enhancement allows remote experts to perceive spatial relationships, object positions, and worker movements realistically, enabling accurate guidance without physical presence.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a faithful virtual copy of the physical maintenance environment including workers, equipment, and spatial relationships. This virtual replica enables remote experts to interact with and guide the maintenance process as if physically present, overcoming the limitations of traditional remote conference systems while eliminating travel requirements.
3Shape
If existing virtual space systems are used, then three-dimensional visualization is achieved, but real-time sharing of site situations and multiple persons' motions is not possible
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements continuous real-time tracking and transmission of multiple workers' positions, motions, and site conditions within the virtual three-dimensional space. Sensors continuously capture spatial data and the system maintains updated virtual representations, ensuring uninterrupted real-time information sharing about site situations and multiple persons' activities.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a universal virtual space that can simultaneously represent multiple workers, various equipment, and different site conditions. This multi-functional system handles diverse information types (position, motion, environmental data) from multiple sources, enabling comprehensive real-time sharing of site situations and multiple persons' motions in a single integrated environment.
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AI summary
A virtual three-dimensional space sharing system includes a first display device that a first user can visually recognize at a first location, a first sensor that observes an object and the first user at the first location, a second sensor that observes the movement of a second user at a second location different from the first location, and a server that collects data from the first sensor and the second sensor, and the server maps the object and the first user observed by the first sensor and the second user observed by the second sensor to a virtual three-dimensional space, and transmits information regarding the movement and the position of the second user mapped to the virtual three-dimensional space to the first display device.