Display Control Apparatus for Overlapping Object Information
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing image capture apparatuses face challenges in displaying information related to multiple objects in an image without overlapping, which reduces visibility, especially when objects are densely packed, and require complex display control that increases processing load and manufacturing costs.
Innovation Solution
A display control apparatus and method that prioritizes objects and adjusts the display positions of items related to them to maintain visibility, ensuring that the main object's information is not overlapped by others, while simplifying the display control process to manage processing load and manufacturing costs.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If display information is superimposed on objects in a multiwindow system, then the ratio of name display area to image increases, but the display overlaps the important person face, making the display less visible
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by differentiating the display treatment based on object priority. High-priority objects (main subjects) have their display information protected from overlap, while low-priority objects allow their item displays to be positioned freely. This creates different display quality characteristics for different regions, ensuring critical information remains visible while still providing comprehensive object information.
Solution Approach 2:
The decision unit performs preliminary action by pre-determining the priority order of objects before display generation. This preliminary sorting allows the display control unit to know in advance which objects need protection and which can have their items displayed without constraint, enabling efficient conflict avoidance before the actual display occurs.
2Loss of information
If complicated display control is used to maintain object-information relationship, then the visibility and relationship clarity improve, but the processing load on arithmetic device increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the display control process into two distinct phases: a decision phase where priority order is determined, and a display phase where items are positioned based on pre-established priorities. This segmentation simplifies the overall control logic by separating the complex decision-making from the execution, reducing real-time processing requirements while maintaining relationship clarity.
Solution Approach 2:
The display control unit performs self-service by automatically using the pre-determined priority order to guide item positioning without requiring complex external control algorithms. The system leverages its own decision unit's output to simplify the display generation process, reducing overall processing burden while maintaining effective object-information relationships.
3Loss of information
If display control adjusts item positions to avoid overlapping, then the visibility of main object is maintained, but the processing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of actively adjusting every item position to avoid overlaps (complex approach), the patent inverts the logic by first determining priority order and then allowing items to be displayed at their natural positions. The system trusts that high-priority objects will naturally remain visible or can be easily protected if needed, rather than continuously adjusting positions, thus simplifying control complexity.
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AI summary
A display control apparatus displays, together with an image on a display unit, items related to a plurality of objects in the image. At this time, for the plurality of objects in the image, the display control apparatus displays items related to the respective objects at display positions having a predetermined relative positional relationship with the objects. The display control apparatus decides the order of priority of the plurality of objects. In case that the area of a main object having a highest decided priority level and the display position having the predetermined relative positional relationship for an item related to another object overlap each other, the display control apparatus adjusts the display position of the item related to the other object to eliminate the overlapping, and displays the item related to the other object.