Multi-dimensional visualization and resource evaluation system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10657688-B2
Application number	US-201916293161-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 5, 2019
Priority date	Oct 31, 2017
Publication date	May 19, 2020
Grant date	May 19, 2020

Abstract

Resource visualization, evaluation, and selection is often a difficult, complex, technically challenging endeavor. This is particularly true when there the resource set is extensive, the resources have widely varying attributes and capabilities, and the resources are also widely disbursed geographically. A multi-dimensional resource evaluation and visualization system implements technical solutions to these technical challenges.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system comprising:
a geographic data storage layer configured to store:
geographic data for a pre-determined geography; and
time zone boundaries that divide the pre-determined geography into different time zones;

a resource data storage layer configured to store:
resource identifiers for available resources in the pre-determined geography;
resource locations for the available resources in the pre-determined geography; and
resource descriptors for the available resources;

virtual reality interface circuitry in communication with the geographic data storage layer and the resource data storage layer, the virtual reality interface circuitry comprising a VR processor configured to:
control one or more control peripheral interfaces to connect with a virtual reality control peripheral;
control view rendering circuitry to generate a resource analysis visualization comprising the available resources rendered on the pre-determined geography and path waypoints rendered on the pre-determined geography;
control view guidance circuitry to:
accept selection inputs from the virtual reality control peripheral that specify selected resources among the available resources for designated waypoints among the path waypoints;

communication circuitry comprising a communication processor configured to control transmission of resource selection messages to the selected resources for the designated waypoints; and
path planning circuitry comprising a path planning processor configured to:
determine a waypoint distribution of at least one of the path waypoints across a selected time zone boundary and into a different time zone than other path waypoints to define a segment of continuous project flow.

2. The system of claim 1 , further comprising:
a project data storage layer configured to store:
a project path definition comprising path waypoints;
waypoint descriptors for the path waypoints, the waypoint descriptors including:
resource reservation flags;
project input/output requirements;
timing specifiers; and
resource requirements.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the view rendering circuitry is responsive to the waypoint distribution by:
generating the resource analysis visualization to show the path waypoints located across the selected time zone boundary; and
generating the resource analysis visualization to show available resources specific to time zones in which the path waypoints are located according to the waypoint distribution.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the virtual reality control peripheral is a virtual reality headset.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the VR processor is further configured to control the view rendering circuitry to:
implement virtual reality image manipulation and tracking techniques based on guidance inputs received from the virtual reality control peripheral.

6. A system comprising:
a data storage layer configured to store:
a project path definition comprising path waypoints located within a pre-determined geography;
geographic data representing the pre-determined geography; and
resource descriptors for available resources within the pre-determined geography; and

visualization circuitry in communication with the data storage layer, the visualization circuitry comprising a visualization processor configured to:
control view rendering circuitry to render a resource analysis visualization comprising the pre-determined geography represented by the geographic data, the path waypoints rendered on the pre-determined geography, and resource identifiers rendered on the pre-determined geography and linked to the resource descriptors; and
control view guidance circuitry to:
accept guidance inputs from input devices; and
direct the view rendering circuitry to update the resource analysis visualization responsive to the guidance inputs; and

path planning circuitry comprising a path planning processor configured to:
determine a waypoint distribution of at least one of the path waypoints across a selected time zone boundary and into a different time zone than other path waypoints to define a segment of continuous project flow.

7. The system of claim 6 , wherein the data storage layer comprises a geographic data storage layer configured to store:
topographic rendering data for the pre-determined geography; and
time zone boundaries that divide the pre-determined geography into different time zones.

8. The system of claim 6 , wherein the view rendering circuitry is configured to respond to the waypoint distribution by one of:
generating the resource analysis visualization to show the path waypoints located across the selected time zone boundary; or
generating the resource analysis visualization to show available resources specific to time zones in which the path waypoints are located according to the waypoint distribution.

9. The system of claim 6 , wherein the visualization circuitry further comprises:
a control peripheral interface configured to:
connect with control peripherals;
receive guidance inputs for the resource analysis visualization from the control peripherals; and
deliver the guidance inputs to the view guidance circuitry.

10. The system of claim 6 , wherein the visualization circuitry further comprises:
a control peripheral interface configured to:
connect with control peripherals;
receive resource selection inputs with respect to the resource identifiers from the control peripherals; and
deliver the resource selection inputs to the view guidance circuitry.

11. The system of claim 10 , further comprising:
communication circuitry configured to transmit resource selection messages to selected resources corresponding to the resource selection inputs.

12. The system of claim 6 , wherein the data storage layer comprises:
a resource data storage layer configured to store:
resource identifiers for the available resources in the pre-determined geography;
resource locations for the available resources in the pre-determined geography; and
the resource descriptors for the available resources.

13. The system of claim 6 , wherein the data storage layer comprises:
a project data storage layer configured to store:
a project path definition comprising the path waypoints;
waypoint descriptors for the path waypoints, the waypoint descriptors including:
resource reservation flags;
project input/output requirements;
timing specifiers; and
resource requirements.

14. A method comprising:
providing a data storage layer configured to store:
a project path definition comprising path waypoints located within a pre-determined geography;
geographic data representing the pre-determined geography; and
resource descriptors for available resources within the pre-determined geography;

providing visualization circuitry in communication with the data storage layer, the visualization circuitry comprising a visualization processor configured to:
control view rendering circuitry to render a resource analysis visualization comprising the pre-determined geography represented by the geographic data, the path waypoints rendered on the pre-determined geography, and resource identifiers rendered on the pre-determined geography and linked to the resource descriptors;
control view guidance circuitry to:
accept selection inputs from a virtual reality control peripheral that specifies selected resources among the available resources for designated waypoints among the path waypoints;

providing communication circuitry configured to transmit resource selection messages to selected resources corresponding to resource s

Assignees

• Accenture Global Solutions Ltd

Inventors

• Hamilton Mary Elizabeth
• Dyer Taurean

Classifications

• G09B29/106

  using electronic means · CPC title

• G06F3/017

  Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures (interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883) · CPC title

• G06Q10/06313

  Resource planning in a project environment · CPC title

• G06F3/011

  Arrangements for interaction with the human body, e.g. for user immersion in virtual reality (blind teaching G09B21/00) · CPC title

• G09B29/007

  using computer methods · CPC title