Virtual Showroom Network Bandwidth Optimization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional virtual showroom systems are inadequate in providing comprehensive information about goods or real estate, leading to increased bandwidth usage, processing load, and decreased power availability, while struggling to keep up with high-volume sales and failing to convey the full experience of inspecting items in person.
Innovation Solution
A computerized exchange network that captures and processes images and videos of items, storing them in a database for display in a virtual showroom, allowing users to access extensive information quickly and reducing network bandwidth and computing resource usage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If comprehensive information about items is provided in virtual showroom, then user inspection quality is improved, but network bandwidth usage increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments item information into hierarchical levels: summary data (basic specs, pricing) is always available, while detailed information (high-resolution images, videos, specifications) is segmented into on-demand components that load only when users interact with specific items, reducing baseline bandwidth consumption while maintaining information completeness
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary actions by pre-processing and compressing media files during item intake, creating multiple resolution versions and extracting key metadata in advance. This allows the virtual showroom to deliver comprehensive information efficiently without real-time processing overhead
2Loss of information
If extensive item information is stored and displayed, then user inspection quality is improved, but computing resource usage increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements local quality by storing comprehensive high-fidelity information in the database while serving differentiated quality levels to users based on their interaction state. Summary views use compressed data, while detailed inspection modes access full-resolution assets, optimizing computing resource usage according to local user needs
Solution Approach 2:
The system creates and stores multiple copies of item data in different formats and resolutions (thumbnails, medium-res images, high-res images, videos) during the initial upload process. This copying strategy allows efficient retrieval and display of appropriate information quality without real-time conversion overhead
3Use of energy by moving object
If detailed item information is provided, then battery power consumption decreases, but data transmission load increases
Solution Approach 1:
Item information is segmented into essential metadata (transmitted immediately in low bandwidth) and detailed media content (available locally after initial download). This segmentation allows users to access basic information with minimal power consumption while enabling offline access to detailed information that reduces repeated network transmissions
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary data transmission of compressed metadata and low-resolution previews during initial item listing, allowing users to browse with minimal power consumption. Full-resolution detailed information is prepared in advance on the server but only transmitted when users explicitly request it, balancing power usage with information quality
Data Source
AI summary
A computerized exchange network makes available on the Internet collected information of items under inspection, such as goods, real estate, or the like. In one aspect, the items and collected information, such as images and videos, are added to a virtual showroom or other virtual inspection site that presents an inventory of such goods, real estate, or the like available from multiple sellers and/or locations. In another aspect, detailed objective information about the items is provided. In another aspect, a data structure includes desired criteria for a desired item and provides an alert when an item of interest matches the desired criteria.