360-Degree VR Image Server for Immersive Property Viewing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional online transaction services for articles like real estate for sale or rent lack the ability to provide consumers with detailed, immersive views and user interest insights, as they rely on 2D images that fail to convey the depth and spaciousness of physical spaces, limiting consumers' ability to make informed decisions.
Innovation Solution
A server and method that provide 360-degree virtual reality images of articles for sale or rent, allowing users to explore spaces from multiple directions and analyze user interest through gaze density heatmaps, enabling consumers to experience the space as if they were present and understand popular areas of interest.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If 2D images are used to display articles for sale or rent, then the simplicity of online viewing is maintained, but the consumer cannot perceive the depth and spaciousness of physical spaces
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions from 2D images to 360-degree virtual reality images, adding a third dimension to the display. This allows consumers to perceive depth and spaciousness by viewing the space from multiple angles and directions, effectively converting flat 2D representations into immersive 3D experiences that preserve spatial information.
2Loss of information
If 360-degree virtual reality images are provided to show detailed spatial information, then the consumer can perceive depth and spaciousness, but the system complexity and data processing requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent pre-generates 360-degree virtual reality images from multiple directions at predetermined locations before the consumer views them. This preliminary action of creating comprehensive VR content in advance allows the system to efficiently serve pre-processed spatial information, reducing real-time processing requirements while maintaining high-quality spatial representation.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent divides the virtual reality space into multiple predetermined locations with 360-degree images taken from each position. This segmentation of the continuous space into discrete viewing points allows the system to manage complexity by providing a finite set of pre-rendered views that can be seamlessly transitioned between, rather than requiring continuous real-time rendering from any arbitrary position.
3Loss of information
If multiple 360-degree images from different directions are provided, then the consumer can explore the space thoroughly, but the data transmission and processing load increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent provides 360-degree images from multiple predetermined locations, which covers more viewing angles than a single 2D image, but not every possible angle. This partial action approach balances comprehensiveness with efficiency by selecting key viewpoints that collectively represent the entire space, providing sufficient viewing angle information without transmitting excessive data for every possible perspective.
4Ease of manufacture
If the supplier uploads images from their point of view, then the upload process is simple, but the consumer cannot see the actual space accurately
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates virtual copies of the physical space through 360-degree imaging technology. Instead of relying on the supplier's subjective 2D photographs, the system generates accurate virtual replicas of the actual space from multiple predetermined locations. These VR copies preserve the true spatial relationships and features, allowing consumers to view the space as it actually exists rather than as the supplier perceived it.
Data Source
AI summary
A method and a server for providing a virtual reality image about an object are provided. To elaborate, the method includes receiving a lookup request for a virtual reality image about an object selected by a user from a user device; and providing a virtual reality image including one or more 360-degree images corresponding to the object to the user device, herein the 360-degree image includes image data about views from multiple directions from a photographing location of the image.