Display Control Apparatus for Multi-Camera Cooperative Operation Management
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing multi-camera systems lack effective user interface management capabilities, particularly in identifying which image capturing apparatuses are cooperatively operating, complicating system management.
Innovation Solution
A display control apparatus generates a user interface image that distinguishes between image capturing apparatuses performing cooperative operations and those that are not, using distinct visual representations to facilitate user recognition and management.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If a conventional user interface screen is used to display multiple image capturing apparatuses, then the interface can show all apparatuses, but the user cannot recognize which apparatuses are cooperatively operating
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies color changes by displaying cooperative image capturing apparatuses in a first color and non-cooperative apparatuses in a second color. This visual differentiation allows users to immediately recognize which apparatuses are working together without adding complex interface elements, thus resolving the contradiction between information completeness and interface simplicity.
2Ease of operation
If all image capturing apparatuses are displayed with the same visual representation, then the interface remains simple, but the user cannot distinguish cooperative operations
Solution Approach 1:
By using different colors to represent different operational states, the patent enables users to easily distinguish cooperative apparatuses from non-cooperative ones. This simple visual cue improves ease of operation by allowing quick identification without requiring users to analyze complex data or navigate additional interface layers.
3Loss of information
If the user interface provides detailed information about each apparatus state, then complete information is available, but the interface becomes complex and difficult to manage
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses color coding to convey apparatus state information in a visually intuitive manner. This approach maintains complete information about cooperative operations while avoiding interface complexity by presenting the data through simple, distinguishable colors rather than text-heavy or multi-layered displays.
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AI summary
A display control apparatus generates a user interface (UI) image indicating a system including a plurality of image capturing apparatuses, the image being displayed such that information indicating not less than two image capturing apparatuses, of the plurality of image capturing apparatuses, which perform a predetermined cooperative operation is different in a form from information indicating an image capturing apparatus, of the plurality of image capturing apparatuses, which does not perform the predetermined cooperative operation, and performs control to cause a display to display the image.