Color Tag Encoding for Platform Interoperability
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing image recognition systems lack effective communication and interoperability between disparate hardware and software platforms, limiting their ability to convey and respond to information effectively.
Innovation Solution
A color tag system that encodes attributes or information within a combination of colors, allowing detection and communication with applications or devices, enabling them to take actions without requiring custom programming interfaces or modifications.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If custom programming interfaces are implemented between disparate hardware and software platforms, then interoperability and communication effectiveness are improved, but device complexity and implementation cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a color tag as an intermediary element that mediates communication between disparate hardware and software platforms. The color tag serves as a universal language that can be detected by different systems without requiring custom programming interfaces, thereby enabling interoperability while reducing system complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The patent utilizes color information as the primary encoding mechanism for communication. By encoding attributes and information within color tags, the system enables platforms to exchange data through visual color signals rather than through complex programming interfaces, simplifying the interaction between different systems
2Measurement precision
If color tags are made larger or more prominent, then detection accuracy and communication clarity are improved, but the impact on the target audience's view of the display increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by encoding information within specific color properties (hue, saturation, brightness) rather than requiring large visual elements. Different color attributes can convey different types of information, allowing precise communication while maintaining small tag size that minimizes impact on the display content
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the parameters of color tags by encoding information through variations in color properties such as hue, saturation, and brightness rather than through size or position. This allows detection accuracy to be maintained while keeping the visual impact minimal, as the color variations are subtle and do not distract from the main display content
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AI summary
A method of creating and/or detecting a color tag being displayed or to be displayed along with or as part of an image, wherein the color tag comprises an attribute or information identifying an attribute that will be communicated to an application and/or device. In one embodiment of this method, the application and/or device is capable of taking an action associated with the color tag. The method of creating a color tag further comprises associating the color tag with an image to be displayed on a display, wherein the color tag will be displayed with or as part of the image on the display. The method of detecting a color tag also comprises communicating the attribute or information identifying the attribute to the application and/or device capable of taking an action associated with the color tag.