3D Visualization Building Structures for Media Summaries
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing 3D visualization systems for indexing media in a three-dimensional space are limited in conveying detailed information about the indexed media, as users can only discern general qualities and cannot view summaries of the media directly from the visualization.
Innovation Solution
The implementation of an interactive 3D graphical user interface that uses building-like structures in a city metaphor to represent media, where the surfaces of these structures provide visual summaries of the indexed media, including key frames for videos, text labels, and varying sizes based on media attributes, allowing users to assess media content without accessing individual files.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If traditional 3D visualization systems use abstract geometric objects to represent media, then the system complexity is reduced and ease of manufacture is improved, but the information conveyed about indexed media becomes limited and measurement precision deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies the copying principle by placing thumbnail copies of actual media files directly on the surfaces of 3D building objects. Instead of using abstract geometric representations, each building surface displays a copied portion of the media content (such as video frames, images, or text excerpts), allowing users to view actual content samples while maintaining the intuitive 3D spatial organization. This resolves the contradiction by preserving information richness without sacrificing the ease of 3D visualization creation.
2Measurement precision
If 3D visualizations display detailed summaries of indexed media on object surfaces, then measurement precision of media qualities is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies segmentation by dividing the media content into discrete thumbnail segments that are placed on different surfaces of the building objects. Each face of a building can display a different media segment, allowing detailed representation of media qualities without requiring the entire system to become more complex. The segmentation enables precise media quality representation through multiple small, manageable content units rather than one complex display mechanism.
Solution Approach 2:
The building objects serve multiple functions: they provide spatial organization of media files, display detailed media summaries on their surfaces, and maintain navigational hierarchy. This multi-functionality allows the system to convey precise media information without adding separate dedicated components, thereby avoiding increased device complexity while achieving high measurement precision in media quality representation.
3Productivity
If users can view summaries of indexed media directly in the 3D visualization, then productivity is improved by reducing file access time, but the complexity of the index structure increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by pre-generating and displaying thumbnail summaries of media content directly on the 3D building surfaces. Instead of requiring users to open files to evaluate their content, the system performs the summarization and display preparation in advance, allowing users to quickly assess media qualities by viewing the thumbnails. This preliminary action significantly improves productivity by eliminating the need to access individual files for basic evaluation, while the automated thumbnail generation process manages the index structure complexity.
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AI summary
A 3D graphical user interface includes a two-dimensional ground-plane layout representing the relationship between one or more leaf elements of a tree data structure. The interface further includes at least one building-like structure, each of the at least one building-like structure corresponding to a respective one of the one or more leaf elements. Each of the at least one building-like structure provides a summary of media associated with the respective one of the more leaf elements corresponding to at least one building-like structure.