Virtual Tour Delivery via Priority Caching and Segmentation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing technologies face challenges in efficiently delivering virtual tours on third-party resources due to limited network bandwidth and resource constraints, leading to delays, latency, and excessive computing resource utilization.
Innovation Solution
The system integrates predetermined virtual tours for real-time delivery by using a data processing system that receives calls from client applications, identifies content requests, and transmits viewer applications configured with priority caching functions to download and render virtual tours efficiently.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If virtual tours are delivered in full format, then content quality is improved, but network bandwidth consumption increases and delivery delays occur
Solution Approach 1:
The virtual tour content is divided into multiple segments or portions that are delivered sequentially. The system first delivers a condensed version or key portions of the virtual tour, then progressively loads additional segments as users interact with the content or as network conditions improve, thereby reducing initial delivery delays while maintaining overall content quality.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary actions by pre-processing virtual tour content into different quality levels or formats before delivery. It prepares condensed versions, thumbnails, or low-resolution previews in advance that can be delivered quickly, while the full-quality content is prepared separately for later loading when needed.
2Manufacturing precision
If virtual tours are delivered in full format, then content quality is improved, but network bandwidth consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
Different portions of the virtual tour are delivered at different quality levels based on local needs. The system delivers high-quality content only for the specific areas or segments that users are currently viewing or have indicated interest in, while delivering lower-quality or condensed versions for other portions, thereby reducing overall bandwidth consumption while maintaining perceived content quality.
Solution Approach 2:
The system delivers only the necessary portion of the virtual tour content rather than the complete full-format version. It uses techniques such as progressive loading, lazy loading, and selective content delivery based on user behavior patterns, delivering just enough content to satisfy user needs without consuming excessive bandwidth.
3Productivity
If virtual tours are processed in real-time, then user engagement is improved, but computing resource consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary processing of virtual tour content on the server side before delivery, including pre-rendering, pre-processing interactive elements, and pre-configuring content based on user profiles or historical data. This shifts computing workload from the client device to the server, enabling real-time user engagement experiences without consuming excessive local computing resources.
Data Source
AI summary
Integrating virtual tours on digital resources is provided. A system receives a call generated by a client application executed on a client device responsive to a refresh of a digital resource. The system identifies a request for content for display in a content slot on the digital resource having a content slot size. The system transmits, to the client device, a viewer application configured to execute a priority caching function in the content slot. The viewer application downloads, based on the priority caching function and a computing characteristic of the client device, a first portion of a virtual tour. The viewer application renders the first portion of the virtual tour via the content slot. The viewer application establishes a controller that controls rendering of the virtual tour in response to a detection of an interaction on the digital resource outside the content slot.