Adaptive Panorama UI for Indoor Outdoor Shooting Guidance
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional methods for shooting spherical panoramic images lack intuitive user interfaces for displaying shooting progress and require a fixed number of shots, which can be inconvenient, especially when distinguishing between indoor and outdoor environments with varying object distances.
Innovation Solution
An electronic device with a processor and display unit that adapts the user interface to display different summary guides for outdoor and indoor environments, adjusting the number of shots required based on the environment, and using image analysis to determine the space type, thereby providing a more intuitive shooting experience.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a fixed number of shots is required for spherical panoramic image capture, then the shooting process is simplified and standardized, but it becomes inconvenient when distinguishing between indoor and outdoor environments with varying object distances
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies dynamics by making the number of required shots adjustable rather than fixed. The system dynamically changes the shooting parameters based on the detected environment type (indoor/outdoor), allowing the shooting requirements to adapt to different scenarios while maintaining a standardized process within each scenario
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements parameter changes by modifying the number of required shots based on environment detection. The system detects whether the current environment is indoor or outdoor and automatically adjusts the shooting parameter (number of shots) accordingly, optimizing the capture process for each environment type
2Ease of operation
If a conventional spread guide with divided planes is used to inform shooting state, then the interface structure is simple and uniform, but it lacks intuitiveness for users to understand shooting progress
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies color changes by using different colors to represent different shooting states in the spread guide. Completed shots are displayed in one color while pending shots are shown in another color, providing intuitive visual feedback to users about their shooting progress without requiring complex interactions
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements another dimension by adding a visual dimension to the shooting progress display. Instead of merely showing numerical progress, the system uses visual indicators (colors, icons) to represent shooting states, making the progress more perceptible and intuitive for users
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AI summary
An apparatus and a method for performing spherical panorama shooting in an electronic device are provided. The method includes, displaying, if it is determined that the electronic device is positioned in an outdoor environment, a first summary guide corresponding to the outdoor environment, and displaying, if it is determined that the electronic device is positioned in an indoor environment, a second summary guide corresponding to the indoor environment. The first summary guide and the second summary guide are graphic User Interfaces (UI) for informing a spherical panorama shooting progress, and the second summary guide has a number of image shootings that are required for generating a spherical panoramic image, different from the number of image shootings in a case where the first summary guide is displayed.