Display Terminal Segmentation for Comfortable Wide-Field Viewing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Wide-field images, such as 360-degree images, are challenging to display on conventional displays due to curvature, making it difficult for users to view the entire image effectively.
Innovation Solution
A display terminal that includes circuitry to display a moving image obtained through imaging and a map indicating the imaging device's movement path based on position information, allowing for the display of a predetermined area of the wide-field image with reduced curvature.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Area of stationary object
If a wide-field image is displayed on a conventional display, then the entire surrounding area can be captured, but the image becomes curved and users have difficulty viewing it
Solution Approach 1:
The wide-field image is segmented into multiple predetermined areas, each displayed as a separate planar image on the display terminal. This allows users to view specific regions of interest without experiencing the curvature distortion of the complete 360-degree image, resolving the contradiction between capturing the entire surrounding area and maintaining viewing comfort.
2Ease of operation
If a predetermined-area image is displayed to allow viewing, then viewing comfort is improved, but users cannot easily understand the imaging position and movement context
Solution Approach 1:
A map is introduced as an intermediary element that displays the movement path of the imaging device overlaid on a floor plan or architectural drawing. This map provides contextual position information about where the predetermined-area image was captured, allowing users to understand the imaging context without compromising the viewing comfort of the planar image display.
3Quantity of substance
If multiple wide-field images are recorded and stored, then more imaging options are available, but operation complexity increases for selecting and playing specific images
Solution Approach 1:
The system pre-processes and stores position information and movement path data along with each recorded wide-field image. When users want to select and play specific images, the pre-organized position information enables intuitive selection based on location and movement context, significantly reducing operation complexity compared to browsing through unorganized image files.
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AI summary
A display terminal includes circuitry to display, on a display, a moving image previously obtained through imaging performed by an imaging device and a map indicating a position related to the imaging and display, on the display, a movement path of the imaging device during the imaging on the map based on position information indicating positions of the imaging device during the imaging.