MUMBAI, India, Feb. 6 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202541122326 A) filed by Nandha Engineering College, Erode, Tamil Nadu, on Dec. 5, 2025, for 'educonnect : unreal based augmented reality furniture visualization tool with native opencv.'
Inventor(s) include Manikandan R; Rumesh Kumaran K G; Sharmila B; and Pravineshwar S.
The application for the patent was published on Feb. 6, under issue no. 06/2026.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The present invention discloses a marker-based Augmented Reality (AR) furniture visualization system developed using Unreal Engine and designed to operate efficiently on Android smartphones without requiring ARCore or specialized hardware support. The system enables users to preview furniture items in real-world environments by detecting printed or digital imag(: markers through the device camera and anchoring optimized 3D furniture models to the identified marker position. This approach ensures highly stable tracking performance even in environments with poor lighting or insufficient surface features, allowing the application to function reliably across a broad spectrum of mid-range devices. The invention incorporates a mobile-optimized rendering pipeline utilizing lightweight materials, reduced polygon meshes, and real-time lighting adjustments to deliver visually realistic furniture previews while maintaining performance consistency. Users interact with the virtual objects through intuitive multi-touch gestures-such as pinch-to-scale, drag-to-move, and two-finger rotation-providing precise control over the placement, orientation, and size of the displayed furniture model. All assets, textures, and logic components required for operation are packaged within the application, enabling complete offline usability without dependency on cloud services or internet connectivity. A streamlined user interface allows efficient navigation of furniture categories, selection of models, resetting of placements, and capturing of AR preview images for documentation or purchase decisions. The system's offline capabilitY, stable marker-based tracking, and realistic visualization features make it highly suitable for interior designers, furniture retailers, and home users seeking accurate, real-time previews of furniture within actual living spaces. The invention thus offers a cost-effective, accessible, and user-friendly AR solution that enhances decision-making, reduces product return rates, and supports interior planning with minimal hardware requirements."
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