VR IoT Device Control via Digital Status Extraction
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current solutions for managing and controlling IoT devices in a home environment through VR are limited, as they require multiple cameras for live streaming, cannot capture internal device functioning or connectivity status, and consume significant power and network bandwidth, making them inefficient and cumbersome.
Innovation Solution
A method and system that uses a digital representation of the real world environment to display IoT devices' status and location information in a VR setting, allowing for real-time control without the need for extensive camera infrastructure, reducing power and bandwidth consumption by leveraging VR management modules and databases to synthesize and render device information.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If multiple cameras are used for live streaming in VR environment, then real-time visualization of IoT devices is improved, but power consumption and network bandwidth consumption increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts only the essential status information (positioning, orientation, connectivity) from IoT devices and transmits it separately from the visual feed. This separation allows the system to maintain real-time information updates without requiring continuous high-bandwidth camera streaming, thereby reducing power and bandwidth consumption while preserving critical device status data.
Solution Approach 2:
The system pre-processes and transmits device status information before or alongside visual content. By preparing status data in advance and using efficient data compression techniques, the patent reduces the real-time processing load and bandwidth requirements, enabling real-time visualization without the excessive power consumption associated with continuous high-resolution camera streaming.
2Measurement precision
If multiple cameras are deployed for comprehensive device monitoring, then measurement precision of device status is improved, but device complexity and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces status information data as an intermediary element that complements visual feeds from fewer cameras. This intermediary data layer provides precise device status, positioning, and connectivity information that cameras alone cannot capture, thereby achieving comprehensive monitoring accuracy without requiring multiple cameras or complex camera infrastructure.
3Loss of information
If extensive camera infrastructure is used for live streaming, then real-time visualization capability is improved, but ease of operation and installation deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts critical status information from the visual stream and transmits it as separate, efficiently compressed data. This extraction allows the system to maintain real-time visualization capabilities with minimal camera infrastructure, significantly simplifying installation and operation while preserving the ability to monitor device status in real-time.
4Loss of information
If continuous live streaming from multiple cameras is performed, then network bandwidth utilization for real-time data is improved, but overall network efficiency deteriorates due to excessive data transmission
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts only the essential status parameters (positioning, orientation, connectivity status) from the device data and transmits these as compressed, efficient data packets separate from visual content. This extraction and separate transmission mechanism maintains real-time information updates while dramatically reducing network bandwidth consumption compared to continuous multi-camera live streaming.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes the transmission parameters by using efficient data compression and selective data transmission for status information. Instead of transmitting continuous high-bandwidth video streams, the patent transmits optimized, compressed status data at appropriate update intervals, maintaining real-time responsiveness while minimizing network bandwidth consumption and improving overall network efficiency.
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AI summary
A method and a device for controlling at least one device in a wireless communication system are provided. The method includes rendering a digital representation of a real world environment on a display unit, wherein the digital representation includes a graphical representation of the at least one device based on a status information of the at least one device; receiving a user-input indicating control information of the at least one device; and controlling one or more operations of the at least one device in the real world environment based on the control information.