future app · the atlas of where you stopped idea AI-enhanced
bench
Tap when you sit down somewhere public — bench, curb, café chair, gate B17 — and bench drops a pin with a photo of the view from there.
"Every map app shows where you went. None show where you stopped."
The hook
Sit down. Tap. bench drops a pin and asks for one photo of the view. That's the record.
The user
Walkers, loiterers, third-place enthusiasts. Right now because every map app shows where you went; none show where you stopped.
The klip-feed
| Replaces | The check-in |
| Klip payload | Pin + view photo + dwell time |
| Profile signal | A personal atlas of sit-spots |
AI layer
| What it does | A small classifier infers seat type from the view photo (bench / curb / café / gate / grass) and a passive-motion detector confirms you actually stopped (not just paused at a light). |
| Input | Phone IMU + view photo + GPS dwell window |
| Output | Seat-type tag + verified dwell duration |
| Why with > without | Without AI, every pin needs a category dropdown. With AI, sitting down is the only gesture — the rest is inferred. |
Status
idea Filed 2026-05-16 from brainstorm session.
Obsidian mirror
Two-way-linked to the vault. See the Future apps — ideas → bench section in Lino Labs.md.
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