Dynamic Virtual Space Overlay for Interactive 3D Models
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing 3D representations of physical environments are static and cannot easily integrate dynamic or interactive content, such as storefronts or billboards, and do not reflect live updates, limiting their interactivity and relevance.
Innovation Solution
A system that uses machine learning algorithms to identify and define virtual spaces within 2D or 3D models based on characteristics like visibility, elevation, or proximity to signage, allowing users to upload and interact with dynamic content, which can be integrated into the model, and includes features for user verification and content management.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If static images are integrated into a 3D model to create a representation of a physical environment, then the model can be created from captured images at a particular time, but the representation becomes static and cannot reflect live updates or easily integrate dynamic content
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transforms the static 3D model into a dynamic system by introducing virtual spaces that can display updated content. The model structure remains but its content becomes changeable through virtual space overlays that can be updated independently, allowing the representation to adapt to live changes while maintaining the original model framework.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent adds a temporal dimension to the static 3D model by layering virtual spaces that can change over time. This creates a multi-layered structure where the base model provides spatial context while virtual spaces provide temporal updates, enabling dynamic content integration without altering the fundamental model creation process.
2Measurement precision
If machine learning algorithms are used to identify virtual spaces based on characteristics like visibility and elevation, then dynamic content can be appropriately placed, but the system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system employs machine learning algorithms that automatically analyze the 3D model characteristics and identify suitable virtual spaces without manual intervention. The algorithm self-evaluates visibility, elevation, and other spatial characteristics to determine optimal placement locations, reducing the need for complex manual configuration while achieving precise identification.
Solution Approach 2:
The machine learning algorithm acts as an intermediary between the raw 3D model data and the virtual space placement decisions. It processes the complex spatial information and translates it into actionable placement recommendations, simplifying the overall system architecture by introducing a specialized processing layer that handles the complexity of spatial analysis.
3Ease of operation
If users are allowed to upload and interact with dynamic content in virtual spaces, then user engagement increases, but content management and verification become more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides content management into separate functional modules: content upload, verification, approval, and display. Each virtual space operates independently with its own content lifecycle, allowing users to interact with content while the system manages different stages of content processing through dedicated workflows and role-based access controls.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements feedback loops where user interactions with content trigger verification and approval workflows. Content is not immediately displayed but goes through a review process that provides feedback to both content submitters and reviewers, ensuring quality control while maintaining user engagement through a structured interaction model.
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AI summary
Virtual spaces can be added to both 2D and 3D representations of physical spaces allowing for enhancements of those spaces. The virtual spaces can belong to business locations, such as a bakery or coffee shop, and content for those spaces can be controlled by the owner or user of that location. Virtual spaces belonging to public spaces can be provided as digital space for content providers. Valuation of the virtual space can occur based on various requests and use metrics of that virtual space and provide a marketplace for the addition of virtual content. Layers or groups of virtual spaces can be created and enabled or disabled by a user viewing the representation with the virtual space.