Wireless Display Control for Indoor User and Object Tracking
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current location determination systems, such as GPS, are ineffective indoors and cannot track objects within the environment, only devices, and lack additional functionalities beyond tracking.
Innovation Solution
A wirelessly powered electronic display system that uses wireless charging technology to identify proximate users, provide personalized communications, and track objects in a retail environment by generating 3D images and heat maps, facilitating payment processing and offering purchase recommendations based on user behavior.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If GPS and traditional location determination systems are used, then outdoor location tracking is achieved, but indoor location tracking and object tracking capabilities are lost
Solution Approach 1:
The wireless charging system is designed to perform multiple functions beyond just power delivery. The base station and mobile device communicate through the wireless charging channel to exchange location data, device information, and tracking data, enabling the system to function as both a power delivery mechanism and a comprehensive tracking platform for both devices and objects within the environment.
Solution Approach 2:
The wireless charging base station acts as an intermediary that bridges the gap between power delivery and location tracking. By incorporating sensors, cameras, and communication modules into the base station, it mediates between the power transmission function and the environmental monitoring function, enabling indirect tracking of objects through the charging infrastructure.
2Adaptability or versatility
If wireless charging technology is implemented, then power delivery to mobile devices is achieved, but additional functionalities for environmental interaction are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple functions into the wireless charging base station and mobile device. The base station combines power transmission, location tracking, environmental sensing, communication relay, and payment processing capabilities into a single integrated system. Similarly, the mobile device integrates power reception, wireless communication, and interaction with augmented reality interfaces, reducing the need for separate dedicated devices for each function.
Solution Approach 2:
The wireless charging system is designed as a universal platform that can serve multiple purposes: delivering power to devices, tracking device locations, monitoring environmental conditions through sensors and cameras, enabling payments, and providing augmented reality overlays. This multi-functional design allows the same hardware infrastructure to support diverse applications without requiring separate specialized systems.
3Measurement precision
If traditional beacon and transponder systems are used for indoor tracking, then device location is identified, but object tracking and additional system purposes are not achieved
Solution Approach 1:
The wireless charging base station serves as an intermediary that enables indirect object tracking. Instead of requiring transponders in every object, the base station uses its cameras and sensors to detect and track objects within its field of view, then relays this information to the mobile device and processing system, achieving object tracking without direct communication hardware in the objects themselves.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces traditional mechanical or electronic tagging systems (beacons and transponders that must be physically attached to objects) with a vision-based tracking system. The base station's cameras and image processing capabilities substitute for physical tags, allowing objects to be tracked through visual recognition and environmental sensing without requiring any modification to the objects being tracked.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Enables effective indoor location tracking and personalized customer interactions, improving retail operations by analyzing user behavior and modifying communications based on demand, while ensuring seamless wireless power delivery to electronic displays.
Implementation Method 1
The one or more antennas are configured to wirelessly receive power and data signals
Data Source
AI summary
A wirelessly powered electronic display apparatus and techniques for dynamically controlling the apparatus are described herein. More specifically, the electronic display apparatus is configured identify proximate users and automatically present communications to the proximate users in a wireless power delivery environment. In some embodiments, the apparatus comprises a housing, an electronic display disposed on the housing, one or more antennas situated within the housing and electronic circuitry situated within the housing. The electronic display is configured to present display data to proximate users in the wireless power delivery environment. The one or more antennas are configured to wirelessly receive power and data signals. The electronic circuitry is configured to harvest energy from the power signals, process the data signals to determine the display data for presentation to the proximate users, and direct the electronic display to present the display data to the proximate users.