3D Content Aggregation from 2D Images
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional image browsing mechanisms fail to convey real-world relationships among photographs, lacking the ability to transition between images based on location and perspective, and separate the management and viewing of digital photographs and videos from shared content and scenes.
Innovation Solution
A system and method that aggregates 2D images or content to create a 3D image, allowing users to explore and navigate the 3D environment by aligning images based on their perspectives, using devices like digital cameras and mobile devices with content aggregators, GPS, and navigation guidance to capture and recreate 3D images or objects.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If conventional image browsing mechanisms are used to display collections of digital photographs, then users can view multiple images simultaneously through slide shows or thumbnail displays, but the real-world relationships and spatial perspectives among photographs are not conveyed
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions from 2D image display to 3D virtual environment reconstruction. Multiple 2D photographs are aggregated and processed to create a 3D representation of the captured environment, allowing users to navigate and view images from different spatial perspectives. This dimensional transformation preserves and conveys the real-world spatial relationships among photographs that were lost in conventional 2D browsing.
2Loss of information
If digital photographs and videos are managed and viewed separately, then each media type can be optimized for its specific format, but shared content and scenes between photographs and videos are not connected
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the management and processing of photographs and videos into a unified system. The content aggregator processes both 2D photographs and video frames together, treating them as complementary data sources for reconstructing 3D environments. This combining approach connects shared content and scenes between different media types while maintaining their individual optimization characteristics.
3Loss of information
If a content aggregator collects and combines multiple 2D images to create a 3D image, then real-world relationships and perspectives are preserved, but the processing and computational requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the 3D reconstruction process into distinct functional modules: image collection, content aggregation, 3D model generation, and rendering. Each module processes specific aspects of the data independently, allowing for optimized computation at each stage. This segmentation reduces the overall computational burden by avoiding redundant processing and enabling parallel computation where applicable.
4Area of stationary object
If conventional browsing displays low-resolution thumbnail images, then multiple photographs can be displayed simultaneously on screen, but image quality and detail are compromised
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of displaying multiple low-resolution thumbnails in 2D space, the patent creates an interactive 3D virtual environment where users can navigate to view full-resolution images. The 3D model provides spatial context and allows users to move through the environment, accessing high-detail photographs at their original resolution without compromising screen real estate or image quality.
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AI summary
The claimed subject matter provides a system and/or a method that facilitates capturing a portion 2-dimensional (2D) data for implementation within a 3-dimensional (3D) virtual environment. A device that can capture one or more 2D images, wherein the 2D image is representative of a corporeal object from a perspective dictated by an orientation of the device. The device can comprise a content aggregator that can construct a 3D image from two or more 2D images collected by the device, in which the construction is based at least in part upon aligning each corresponding perspective associated with each 2D image.