Information Processing Apparatus for Camera Posture Guidance
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users face difficulties in simultaneously maintaining the specific positional relationship and angular alignment between an image capturing device and an object, which is essential for accurate image capture and identification processes.
Innovation Solution
An information processing apparatus with a processor that assists users in performing multiple operations to maintain the posture of the image capturing device in a specific posture, including guiding the user through positional and angular adjustments using visual and auditory cues, and dynamically adjusting guidance based on the completion of each operation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If multiple guides (positional relationship guide and angular alignment guide) are simultaneously outputted to assist users in performing both first operation and second operation, then the completeness of assistance information is improved, but the ease of operation deteriorates because users find it difficult to simultaneously perform multiple operations to maintain both positional relationship and angular alignment
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the multiple operations into a sequence of first operation and second operation. The control unit outputs guidance information in stages: first assisting the user to maintain the positional relationship, then assisting to maintain the angular alignment. This segmentation allows users to focus on one operation at a time rather than attempting to perform multiple operations simultaneously, thereby maintaining completeness of assistance while improving ease of operation
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies preliminary action by first establishing the positional relationship between the image capturing device and the object before proceeding to adjust the angular alignment. The control unit determines whether the positional relationship is maintained and only then provides guidance for the angular alignment operation. This preliminary sequencing ensures that users complete foundational positioning before attempting more complex angular adjustments, improving operational ease while maintaining comprehensive guidance
2Measurement precision
If the system provides comprehensive guidance for multiple operations, then the measurement precision of posture maintenance is improved, but the device complexity increases due to the need to monitor and control multiple operational parameters
Solution Approach 1:
The control unit segments the monitoring and control functions into distinct stages corresponding to the first operation (positional relationship) and second operation (angular alignment). At each stage, the system monitors only the relevant parameters for that specific operation, rather than continuously tracking all parameters simultaneously. This segmented approach maintains high measurement precision for each operation while reducing the effective device complexity at any given moment
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements dynamic control where the control unit adaptively adjusts the guidance information based on the user's operational progress. The system dynamically determines whether the first operation has been successfully completed and only then activates guidance for the second operation. This dynamic, conditional approach allows comprehensive precision monitoring to be achieved without requiring all monitoring systems to operate at full complexity simultaneously, as the system activates only the necessary monitoring and control functions for the current operational stage
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AI summary
An information processing apparatus includes a processor configured to: perform a first function of assisting a user to perform a first operation of multiple operations on an image capturing device such that posture of the image capturing device that captures an image of an object with respect to the object is maintained in specific posture; and perform a second function of assisting in performing a second operation of the multiple operations subsequent to the first operation in a case where the first operation ends.