Information Processing Apparatus Region-Based AR Display Segmentation

Solution Overview

Problem

The increasing amount of information associated with subjects in images, when displayed on a limited display surface, leads to poor viewability and accessibility due to overcrowding, making it difficult for users to effectively access target information in augmented reality (AR) applications.

Innovation Solution

An information processing apparatus that displays an image taken by an imaging device in multiple regions on a display surface, allowing users to customize which information is displayed in each region based on the subject's position, thereby improving viewability by reducing overlap and allowing for adjustable region sizes and display settings.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Quantity of substance

If information associated with subjects in images is displayed on a limited display surface, then the quantity of information displayed increases, but the viewability and accessibility of information deteriorates due to overcrowding

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvequantity of informationVSAvoidaccessibility to target information

Core Design Contradiction:

Quantity of substanceVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The display surface is divided into multiple regions, with each region dedicated to displaying specific types of information associated with subjects in the image. This segmentation allows multiple pieces of information to be displayed simultaneously without overcrowding, as each region is optimized for particular information categories (e.g., basic information in one region, detailed information in another region).

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

Different regions of the display surface are assigned different display characteristics and information types based on their specific purposes. For example, certain regions may display concise summaries while others display detailed information, allowing each region to have the quality appropriate for its function rather than using a uniform display approach throughout.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #3Local quality

2Quantity of substance

If multiple pieces of information are displayed within a limited space, then the amount of information increases, but the overlap and clutter increase, reducing viewability

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveamount of informationVSAvoidoverlap and clutter

Core Design Contradiction:

Quantity of substanceVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The display surface is divided into multiple regions, with each region dedicated to displaying specific types of information associated with subjects in the image. This segmentation allows multiple pieces of information to be displayed simultaneously without overcrowding, as each region is optimized for particular information categories (e.g., basic information in one region, detailed information in another region).

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

Instead of displaying all information in a single two-dimensional space, the patent organizes information across multiple regions that can be arranged in different spatial configurations. This effectively adds a organizational dimension to the display, allowing information to be distributed across the display surface in a structured manner that reduces overlap and clutter.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

Data Source

PatentUS12149816B2Information processing apparatus and non-transitory computer readable medium

Publication Date: 2024.11.19 FUJIFILM BUSINESS INNOVATION CORP

AI summary

An information processing apparatus includes a processor configured to display an image taken by an imaging device in each of plural regions provided within a display surface and set, for each of the plural regions, which information is to be displayed in association with a position of a subject within the image.