Virtual Art Display System for Accurate Spatial Visualization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Customers face challenges when purchasing art online as they cannot visualize how the art will look in their environment, leading to uncertainty about size and fit.
Innovation Solution
A system that displays digital representations of physical art in virtual environments, allowing customers to view how the art would appear in a specific space, with options to customize the environment and purchase the art electronically.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If art is displayed in brick-and-mortar stores, then customers can physically view the art in a real environment, but the store is constrained by physical showroom floor space and operating hours
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates virtual copies of physical art pieces that can be displayed in a virtual environment, allowing customers to view the art from anywhere at any time while maintaining accurate visual representation of the physical artwork
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transitions from purely physical 3D space to a virtual digital dimension, enabling art viewing to occur in both physical and virtual spaces simultaneously, thus overcoming the limitations of physical showroom constraints
2Adaptability or versatility
If art is displayed only in electronic stores, then shopping convenience is improved, but customers cannot visualize how the art will look in their environment
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a virtual environment as an intermediary between the electronic store and the customer's physical environment, allowing art to be virtually placed in the customer's space for accurate visualization before purchase
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses virtual copies of physical art pieces placed in simulated physical environments, enabling customers to see how the art would look in their own spaces while maintaining the convenience of online shopping
3Device complexity
If a fixed virtual environment size is used, then the system is simpler to implement, but it cannot accommodate art pieces of different sizes appropriately
Solution Approach 1:
The patent makes the virtual environment dynamic and configurable, allowing the virtual space dimensions to be adjusted based on the size of the art piece being displayed, thus accommodating different art sizes appropriately
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the parameters of the virtual environment (such as room dimensions, wall distances) based on the art piece characteristics, enabling appropriate display scaling and positioning for different sized artworks
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AI summary
The technology may provide display of an electronic representation of physical art in a virtual environment so that a customer may visualize how the physical art would appear in a physical environment. Based on a characteristic of the physical art, a virtual environment in which to display an electronic representation of the physical art may be selected. The electronic representation of the physical art may then be included in the virtual environment for display to a customer. The customer may then electronically purchase the physical art via the virtual environment.