Data Input System Using Imaging Unit for Recording Medium Position Detection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional data input systems face limitations in usability and application activation, as they require predefined applications and cannot display multiple screens simultaneously, restricting the input of information from a recording medium like a business card.
Innovation Solution
A data input system comprising a data input apparatus and an imaging apparatus that captures images and detects information from a recording medium, allowing the user to input data by positioning the medium relative to a display surface, with the system setting the input information as data in a designated area based on detected positions and definitions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the system displays the captured image and UI in a surrounding area of the monitor screen, then the operator can see the image information and UI simultaneously, but another screen cannot be displayed in the monitor screen
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions from a two-dimensional screen display to a three-dimensional spatial arrangement by projecting the UI onto a physical board surrounding the monitor. This allows the UI to exist in a different spatial plane, enabling multiple screens to be displayed on the monitor simultaneously without overlapping or blocking each other.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a physical board as an intermediary element between the monitor and the operator. This board serves as a mediator that displays the UI in the surrounding area, allowing the operator to interact with multiple screens without direct contact with the monitor surface, thus enabling multi-screen display capability.
2Extent of automation
If the application is previously determined from the access information extracted from the image information, then the access process can be executed automatically, but only a limited number of applications can be activated and usability is restricted
Solution Approach 1:
The patent makes the application selection dynamic by allowing the operator to manually select from multiple applications based on the extracted access information. Instead of a fixed predetermined application, the system adapts to the operator's needs by presenting multiple application options, thereby increasing versatility while maintaining automated information extraction.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent enhances the system's universality by enabling it to work with multiple different applications rather than being limited to a single predetermined application. The same image information extraction and processing mechanism can activate various applications depending on the operator's selection, making the system adaptable to different scenarios and use cases.
3Ease of operation
If the system requires detection of medium movement in a direction to the UI displayed in a surrounding area, then the access process can be selected based on gesture, but the system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent enables the system to automatically detect and interpret the operator's gestures without requiring complex manual configuration. The gesture recognition system works autonomously to detect medium movement and translate it into application selection, reducing the operational burden on the user while maintaining sophisticated gesture-based control.
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AI summary
A data input apparatus can communicate with an imaging unit capturing an image of a subject to output image data, and includes a display unit displaying a screen including data input areas, and a processor. The processor includes: a setting portion setting data input to the data input area; an instruction position acquiring portion acquiring an instruction position based on a relative position between a display surface of the display unit and a recording medium included in image data output by the imaging unit; an information acquiring portion acquiring information stored in the recording medium based on the image data; and an input information acquiring portion acquiring input information available for input to the data input area among the acquired information. If the acquired instruction position is a prescribed position, the setting portion sets the acquired input information as the data input to the data input area.