Continuous-Image Data Marking With Position-Offset Tracking

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing data marking methods rely heavily on human memory, leading to inefficiencies and errors in identifying and marking the same object across multiple pictures.

Innovation Solution

Determine the position offset of an object in two adjacent pictures and use this information to estimate its position in subsequent pictures, thereby automating the marking process and reducing reliance on human memory.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If human memory is used to identify and mark the same object across multiple pictures, then marking can be performed manually, but marking efficiency is low and errors occur

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvemarking efficiencyVSAvoidmarking accuracy
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent uses position offset information from previously marked pictures as a copy reference to automatically determine object positions in current pictures. Instead of manual identification, the system copies position relationships from reference pictures and applies them to target pictures, dramatically improving both efficiency and accuracy.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #26Copying

Solution Approach 2:

The patent performs preliminary marking on reference pictures first, then uses the obtained position information to pre-calculate position offsets. This preliminary action enables automatic positioning in subsequent pictures without manual intervention, resolving the contradiction between manual marking accuracy and automation efficiency.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Loss of time

If manual marking is performed for each picture, then marking can be completed, but time consumption is high

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvemarking timeVSAvoidmarking operation complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of timeVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs self-service by automatically calculating object positions in current pictures using position offset information from reference pictures. The marking process serves itself by using its own previously obtained position data, eliminating the need for continuous manual marking and significantly reducing time consumption.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The patent replaces the mechanical manual marking process with an automated computational system. Instead of human operators manually identifying and marking objects in each picture, the system uses position offset calculations to automatically determine positions, substituting mechanical human operation with automated processing.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

Data Source

PatentUS12437436B2Data marking method, apparatus, system, device and storage medium
Publication Date: 2025.10.07 BEIJING BAIDU NETCOM SCI & TECH CO LTD
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AI summary

A data marking method, apparatus, system, device, and storage medium are disclosed. A method can include: acquiring multiple pictures whose contents are continuous, wherein the multiple pictures contain at least one same object; for each object, determining a position offset of the object by using position information of the object in two adjacent pictures, wherein the two adjacent pictures include a first previous picture and a second previous picture, the second previous picture is a picture before and adjacent to a picture to be marked in time sequence; the first previous picture is a picture before and adjacent to the second previous picture in time sequence; determining estimated position information of the object in the picture to be marked based on the position information of the second previous picture and the position offset; marking the object in the picture to be marked based on the estimated position information.