Composite Video Image Construction for Testing Efficiency
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current methods for testing video apparatuses are inefficient and time-consuming, requiring manual review of numerous images to verify channel numbers, leading to wasted time and storage space due to irrelevant data.
Innovation Solution
A method and apparatus that combine location information from multiple video images into composite images, allowing for efficient display and storage, reducing the need to review each image individually by creating a buffer to organize and consolidate channel information into fewer composite video images.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If 1000 images corresponding to each channel are captured and stored for later review, then complete testing coverage is achieved, but storage space consumption increases and manual review time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple individual channel images into a single composite image that displays all channel banners simultaneously. Instead of storing and reviewing 1000 separate images, the system merges them into one consolidated image that can be reviewed at a glance, dramatically reducing manual review time while maintaining complete testing coverage.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transforms the review process from a temporal dimension (reviewing images sequentially over time) to a spatial dimension (viewing all channel information simultaneously in one composite image). This dimensional change allows testers to assess all 1000 channels in a single view rather than spending time scrolling through individual images.
2Reliability
If 1000 images corresponding to each channel are captured and stored for later review, then complete testing coverage is achieved, but storage space consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges 1000 separate image files into a single composite image file. This consolidation maintains all the necessary visual information for testing all channels while dramatically reducing the total storage space required, as one file is stored instead of 1000 separate files.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent extracts only the essential testing information (channel banners) from each individual image and consolidates them into a composite image. By taking out and combining only the relevant visual elements, the system reduces storage requirements while preserving complete testing capability.
3Measurement precision
If testers manually review each image to find and identify channel numbers, then accurate testing is performed, but productivity decreases due to time consumption
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines all channel displays into one composite image, allowing testers to verify channel numbers across all channels in a single view. This maintains the accuracy of identifying correct channel numbers while dramatically improving productivity by eliminating the need to manually navigate through 1000 separate images.
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AI summary
A method renders video apparatus testing more efficient by consolidating important information from many video images into one or more composite video images. According to an exemplary embodiment, the method includes steps of receiving location information for portions of first and second video images, and combining the portions of the first and second video images into a third video image for display.