Virtual Store Updating with Incremental 3D Scanning
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing immersive reality stores face challenges in creating high-fidelity representations of physical stores with accurate dimensions, visual fidelity, and updated product inventories, while consuming significant memory, processing resources, and bandwidth, and failing to display relevant products to users.
Innovation Solution
A system and method for generating and updating a virtual store using incremental physical environment scanning, combining high-resolution initial scans with less resource-intensive updates, and reducing bandwidth use by presenting only relevant products to customers.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If multiple high-resolution scans are performed to generate accurate virtual store representations, then dimensional accuracy and visual fidelity are improved, but memory consumption and processing resource requirements increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the virtual store creation process into multiple segments: initial high-resolution scanning to capture the store layout and structure, followed by subsequent scans focused only on updating product inventory and changes. This segmentation allows the system to maintain high dimensional accuracy for the store environment while reducing the computational burden for updates, as only specific regions need re-scanning rather than the entire store.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs a preliminary initial scan to create the base virtual store representation, storing this data for future reference. When updates are needed, the system leverages this pre-existing data rather than performing complete rescans. This preliminary action establishes the foundation that reduces subsequent processing requirements while maintaining accuracy.
2Measurement precision
If high-resolution scans are transmitted over the network to update the virtual store, then visual fidelity is improved, but bandwidth consumption increases and latency increases for shared channels
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts only the necessary update information from the full high-resolution scan data. Instead of transmitting complete scan datasets for updates, the system identifies and transmits only the changes in product inventory and relevant spatial information. This extraction approach maintains visual fidelity for updated content while dramatically reducing the bandwidth required for transmission over shared networks.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs partial scans focused only on areas that have changed or need updating, rather than scanning the entire store environment. This partial action approach ensures that visual fidelity is maintained for relevant regions while minimizing unnecessary data transmission, thereby reducing bandwidth consumption and avoiding the excessive action of transmitting complete high-resolution datasets.
3Quantity of substance
If all products are displayed in the virtual store to ensure complete product representation, then product inventory accuracy is improved, but user experience deteriorates due to displaying irrelevant products
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by customizing the virtual store display according to individual user preferences and shopping history. Instead of uniformly displaying all products to every user, the system adjusts the product representation and prioritization locally for each user based on their specific interests and past behavior. This maintains accurate product inventory information while enhancing user experience by filtering out irrelevant products.
Solution Approach 2:
The system incorporates feedback mechanisms that track user interactions with products in the virtual store. By analyzing user behavior patterns, viewing history, and purchase preferences, the system continuously refines which products are prominently displayed. This feedback loop ensures that product inventory accuracy is maintained while dynamically adapting the display to match user interests, removing irrelevant products from the view.
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AI summary
Disclosed herein are methods and systems for building and updating a virtual store based on a physical store. A computing system is structured to receive captured images of a physical space having a set of products. The physical space is simulated by a three-dimensional (3D) model of the physical space. A corresponding representation of the set of products is positioned relative to the 3D model. The computing system is structured to detect, based on the captured images, product information for products in the physical space and generate, based on the product information, an updated representation of the set of products based on the product information. The updated representation of the set of products corresponds to the products in the physical space as shown in the captured images.