3D Tour Signpost Creation for Spatial Information Placement
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing interfaces for displaying additional information in 3D tours are inadequate as they fail to clearly represent information in 3D space, are not linked to 2D screens, and require separate input for 3D and 2D data, making it difficult for users to accurately place and view additional information.
Innovation Solution
A system and method that allows users to create and display additional information signposts in 3D form at specific locations within a 3D tour, linking 2D and 3D screens for seamless data input and display, enabling automatic calculation and placement of additional information on a 2D floor plan and corresponding 3D tour.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If additional information is displayed only on a 2D floor plan, then the interface is simple to operate, but the location accuracy and spatial representation in 3D space deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions from 2D floor plan display to 3D spatial display by creating additional information signposts that are positioned and oriented in three-dimensional space within the virtual reality environment. This allows precise location representation in 3D space while maintaining the simplicity of the interface through automated signpost creation and linking between 2D and 3D views.
2Reliability
If separate interfaces are used for 3D photographing and additional information input, then each function can be optimized independently, but the operation time and user convenience deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the 3D photographing function and additional information input function into a single integrated interface. Users can capture 3D images and add additional information simultaneously, with the system automatically creating signposts and linking them to the captured images. This eliminates the need for separate operations and reduces overall operation time.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary actions by automatically creating additional information signposts and linking them to captured 3D images during the photographing process itself, rather than requiring separate post-processing steps. This preliminary automation reduces the time users need to spend on subsequent operations.
3Device complexity
If additional information is linked only to 2D floor plan locations, then data management is simplified, but the adaptability to 3D viewing angles and positions deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extends additional information display from 2D floor plan coordinates to 3D spatial coordinates by creating signposts with position and orientation data in three-dimensional space. This allows the additional information to adapt to different 3D viewing angles and positions while maintaining manageable data structures through automated coordinate transformation and signpost creation.
Data Source
AI summary
The present inventive concept is a technique related to a system and method for displaying additional information on a 3D tour. In this case, the method for displaying additional information on a 3D tour performed by a server for providing a 3D tour service linked to a user terminal, the method includes providing a 3D tour comprising 3D information of a particular space to the user terminal, receiving coordinate information for a start point and an end point of an additional-information signpost to be created newly on the 3D tour displayed on the user terminal, creating an additional-information signpost connecting the start point and the end point, and overlappingly displaying the created additional-information signpost on the 3D tour.