Virtual IoT Device Overlay for Space-Aware Environment Planning
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Solution Overview
Problem
There is no technology for recommending IoT devices that can be disposed to enable users to construct an IoT environment in a specific space.
Innovation Solution
An electronic device with a camera, display, and processing circuitry that analyzes real-time images to identify IoT devices and display virtual IoT devices in empty spaces, allowing users to visualize and control both real and virtual IoT devices.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If users want to construct an IoT environment in a specific space, then they need to know which IoT devices can be disposed there, but there is no technology to recommend suitable IoT devices for specific spaces
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by capturing images of the target space, analyzing the image to determine space characteristics and existing devices, and pre-generating recommendations for suitable IoT devices before the user actually selects and purchases devices. This allows users to plan their IoT environment construction in advance with informed device selections.
Solution Approach 2:
The system creates a virtual representation (copy) of the physical space by processing images and generating a virtual model that includes detected existing IoT devices and recommended virtual IoT devices. This virtual copy allows users to visualize and interact with potential device placements without physically installing actual devices, enabling informed decision-making about IoT environment construction.
2Loss of information
If users want to visualize IoT devices in empty spaces to make informed decisions, then they need a way to display virtual devices, but conventional systems only show real devices without virtual representations
Solution Approach 1:
The system generates virtual copies of IoT devices and displays them in the determined empty spaces within the processed image. These virtual device representations allow users to visualize how actual devices would appear and fit in the target space, providing a realistic preview that aids in informed decision-making about device selection and placement without requiring physical installation.
Solution Approach 2:
The system transitions from displaying only two-dimensional images to overlaying virtual device representations that provide three-dimensional spatial context. By integrating virtual device models into the image space with proper positioning and scaling, the system adds a new dimension of information that helps users understand device placement, size, and appearance in the actual physical environment.
3Measurement precision
If the system analyzes images to identify spaces and devices, then it can provide accurate recommendations, but this requires complex image processing and analysis capabilities
Solution Approach 1:
The system introduces an intermediary processing stage where captured images are analyzed to extract spatial information and identify existing IoT devices before generating device recommendations. This intermediary analysis layer acts as a bridge between the raw image data and the recommendation output, enabling accurate identification of empty spaces and existing devices while managing the complexity of image processing through a structured intermediate representation.
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AI summary
An electronic device may comprise: a display, a camera, a memory for storing instructions, and at least one processor, comprising processing circuitry, operatively connected to the display, the camera, and the memory. At least one processor, individually and/or collectively, may be configured to execute the instructions and to cause the electronic device to: activate the camera and display, on the display, an image acquired in real time through the camera; analyze the image to determine at least one space in the image; identify at least one Internet of things (IoT) device which may be placed in the at least one space; and display at least one virtual IoT device corresponding to the identified at least one IoT device in the determined at least one space of the image.