Drone Multi-View Capture for Interactive Visual Data Indexing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional digital media formats, such as 2D images and videos, limit user interaction and fail to reproduce memories and events with high fidelity, and current search and indexing mechanisms are inadequate for the increasing volume of visual data.
Innovation Solution
A drone-based system captures a plurality of images with location information, fusing them into content and context models, applying enhancement algorithms to generate a multi-view interactive digital media representation (MIDMR) that allows for immersive, interactive viewing and efficient indexing.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If traditional 2D digital media formats are used, then device complexity is low, but user interaction capability and viewing experience are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions from traditional 2D digital media to multi-view interactive digital media representations (MIDMRs) that incorporate three-dimensional spatial information and multiple viewing angles. This dimensional expansion enables users to interact with and view content from different perspectives, significantly enhancing interaction capability while managing complexity through structured data organization.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments visual data into multiple discrete views captured from different positions and angles. Each view is processed and stored as a separate component, allowing independent manipulation and reconstruction. This segmentation enables rich interactive viewing experiences while maintaining manageable data structures through modular organization of view components.
2Loss of information
If multiple views and high fidelity capture are implemented, then viewing experience and memory reproduction quality improve, but data quantity and processing requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates multiple view copies of the same scene from different positions and angles, rather than storing redundant high-resolution versions of entire scenes. Each view captures a specific perspective, and the collection of views collectively reproduces the original memory or event with high fidelity. This approach reduces total data quantity compared to storing multiple complete high-resolution scene representations.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent organizes visual data in multi-dimensional space, capturing scenes from multiple spatial perspectives simultaneously. This dimensional organization allows efficient storage and retrieval of view information, reducing the quantity of data needed to achieve high reproduction fidelity by exploiting spatial relationships between views rather than storing redundant information.
3Loss of information
If comprehensive visual data is captured and stored, then indexing and search capability are needed, but current mechanisms are inadequate for the increasing data volume
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments comprehensive visual data into discrete, indexed view components that can be independently searched and retrieved. Each view is associated with metadata describing its spatial position, angle, and content characteristics, enabling efficient indexing mechanisms. This segmentation allows search operations to target specific views rather than scanning entire data sets, improving search efficiency despite increasing data volume.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a universal indexing framework that handles multiple types of visual data (different views, angles, and positions) through a common structure. This multi-functional indexing system can efficiently search and retrieve various view types using standardized methods, addressing the inadequacy of current mechanisms for comprehensive visual data while scaling to increasing data volumes.
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AI summary
Various embodiments of the present disclosure relate generally to systems and methods for drone-based systems and methods for capturing a multi- media representation of an entity. In some embodiments, the multi-media representation is digital, or multi-view, or interactive, and/or the combinations thereof. According to particular embodiments, a drone having a camera to is controlled or operated to obtain a plurality of images having location information. The plurality of images, including at least a portion of overlapping subject matter, are fused to form multi-view interactive digital media representations.