Composite Guide for Camera Posture Maintenance
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Solution Overview
Problem
It is challenging for users to maintain the posture of an image capturing device with respect to an object in specific positional relationships and angles, especially when performing sequential operations to ensure accurate image capture.
Innovation Solution
An information processing apparatus is designed to simultaneously assist users in maintaining the specific positional relationship and angle between the image capturing device and the object by performing two functions: one for maintaining the positional relationship and another for maintaining the angle, using guides displayed on a screen or outputted via sound.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a guide for assisting a user to perform a first operation on the image capturing device such that a positional relationship between the object and the image capturing device is maintained in a specific positional relationship and a guide for assisting the user to perform a second operation on the image capturing device such that an angle between the object and the image capturing device is maintained at a specific angle are sequentially outputted, then the user can be guided to perform operations, but it is difficult to perform the second operation while the positional relationship between the object and the image capturing device is maintained in the specific positional relationship after the first operation ends
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the first guide (for positional relationship) and the second guide (for angle) into a single composite guide displayed on the display unit. This merged guide provides both positional and angular information simultaneously, allowing users to maintain both the specific positional relationship and specific angle at the same time, rather than sequentially. The composite guide may include visual indicators such as a frame showing the object's position and orientation markers indicating the correct angle, all presented together in one display.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent provides the composite guide before the user performs the capturing operation, showing both the positional relationship and angle requirements in advance. This preliminary guidance allows users to understand and maintain both positional and angular requirements simultaneously from the beginning, preventing the need for sequential adjustments and reducing the time lost between operations.
2Measurement precision
If guides are sequentially displayed, then the complexity of operations is reduced step by step, but the user's line of sight changes multiple times and the accuracy of image capture is compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple guide elements (positional indicators and angular indicators) into a single integrated composite guide displayed on the display unit. This composite guide maintains a consistent reference frame that shows both position and orientation requirements together, allowing users to maintain their line of sight fixed on one display while achieving both positional and angular accuracy simultaneously.
Solution Approach 2:
While merging the guides, the patent segments the composite guide into distinct visual components: a frame indicating the object's positional relationship and separate orientation markers or indicators within the frame showing the correct angle. This segmentation within the unified display helps users understand different aspects (position and angle) without needing to switch between multiple displays, maintaining measurement precision while managing complexity.
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AI summary
An information processing apparatus includes a processor configured to simultaneously perform a first function of assisting a user to perform a first operation on an image capturing device such that a positional relationship between an object and the image capturing device that captures an image of the object is maintained in a specific positional relationship and a second function of assisting the user to perform a second operation on the image capturing device such that an angle between the object and the image capturing device is maintained at a specific angle.