Actual Sized Image Projection for Digital Commerce Screens
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Solution Overview
Problem
In online marketplaces, consumers face difficulties in visualizing the actual size of products due to variations in display sizes and resolutions of user devices, making it challenging to make informed purchasing decisions.
Innovation Solution
A method and system that calculates the actual height and width of an object, scales its image to the correct size based on the display dimensions, and projects it in actual size on any digital screen, regardless of the screen's size and resolution, allowing for virtual fitting and relative sizing comparisons.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If product images are displayed on various user devices with different screen sizes and resolutions, then the system can reach more consumers and increase accessibility, but the actual size of the product cannot be accurately perceived
Solution Approach 1:
The system changes the display parameters by calculating and applying a scaling factor that adjusts the product image dimensions based on the device's screen characteristics (pixel density, screen size). This allows the same image to be displayed accurately across different devices by modifying its display parameters rather than its intrinsic properties
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary calculation layer that mediates between the fixed product image and the variable display screen. The scaling factor computation uses screen parameters (width, height, pixel density) as intermediaries to determine the appropriate display size, creating a bridge that translates physical product dimensions into device-appropriate pixel dimensions
2Adaptability or versatility
If product images are scaled to fit different screen sizes, then display adaptability is improved, but the actual size representation of the product deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically changes the display parameters of product images by calculating a scaling factor based on screen characteristics. The formula adjusts image width and height in pixels while maintaining the actual size representation through precise parameter computation that accounts for pixel density and screen dimensions
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary calculations of screen parameters and scaling factors before displaying the product image. By pre-computing the appropriate scaling based on device characteristics, the system ensures accurate size representation is established before the user views the image, preventing distortion
3Reliability
If fixed resolution images are used across all devices, then image quality is maintained, but size perception varies across different displays
Solution Approach 1:
The system changes the display parameters of images dynamically based on device screen characteristics. Instead of using a fixed resolution, the image width and height in pixels are adjusted according to the calculated scaling factor, which incorporates screen width, screen height, and pixel density to maintain both quality and accurate size perception
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AI summary
Methods and systems generate and project an actual sized image of an object. An object or a representation of an object may be pre-processed. The pre-processing of a representation of the object may include determining pixels that belong to the object and pixels that belong to a background of the image. The pre-processing may include calculating a bounding box for the object. The projection may include determining an area of projection suitable for the bounding box of the object. The projection may further include projecting an image of intermediate dimensions. The projection may further include up-sampling or down-sampling the image to an actual size. The projection of the actual sized image may be made interactive by rendering at least one additional view of the object.