Enriched Virtual Reality Tour System for Real Estate Context
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional real estate sales rely on inefficient paper-based advertising methods, and online approaches lack contextual information, requiring physical visits for detailed property knowledge.
Innovation Solution
A system and method for providing enriched virtual reality (VR) tours of indoor environments, allowing users to input enrichment data such as audio descriptions and spatial operations, which are associated with specific functional spaces within the VR tour, enhancing user experience by providing contextual information.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If online real estate advertising is used to improve timeliness and reach, then the distribution efficiency and audience coverage are improved, but the contextual information and detailed property knowledge are lost
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a virtual copy of the physical property environment through VR technology. The system captures three-dimensional spatial data, textures, and environmental features to reconstruct an immersive virtual representation of the real estate property. This virtual copy preserves all contextual information while enabling online distribution, allowing users to explore the property remotely with the same level of detail as a physical visit would provide.
2Ease of operation
If photos and textual descriptions are used to depict property features, then the online advertisement content is simplified and easy to distribute, but the detailed knowledge about specific parts of the property is insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions from two-dimensional photos and text to three-dimensional immersive VR environments. By adding the spatial dimension and enabling 360-degree navigation, the system provides comprehensive views of property features including spatial relationships, architectural details, and environmental context that cannot be conveyed through flat images or text alone.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transforms static photos and text into dynamic, interactive VR experiences. Users can navigate through the property at their own pace, explore different angles and perspectives, and interact with various elements of the property. This dynamic exploration allows users to discover and examine detailed features on demand, providing comprehensive property knowledge without sacrificing distribution efficiency.
3Loss of information
If physical visits are required to gain detailed property knowledge, then the contextual information and specific feature understanding are improved, but the time consumption and accessibility are worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a VR system as an intermediary between the physical property and the potential buyer. This virtual reality intermediary captures and transmits all contextual information and property details that would normally require physical presence to obtain. Users can access this information remotely and instantaneously, eliminating the need for time-consuming physical visits while maintaining complete property knowledge acquisition.
Data Source
AI summary
Systems and methods are provided for enriching an in-door virtual reality (VR) tour. An exemplary system may include a communication interface configured to receive input from a user, a memory storing computer-readable instructions, and at least one processor coupled to the communication interface and the memory. The computer-readable instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, may cause the at least one processor to perform operations. The operations may include detecting, through the communication interface, a trigger input by the user. In response to the detection of the trigger, the operations may include receiving, through the communication interface, enrichment data input by the user. The operations may also include determining a functional space based on a user indicator representing the user in the in-door VR tour. The operations may further include associating the enrichment data with the functional space.