Flow Line Visualization With Action And Location Context

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing technologies struggle to display a person's motion in a recognizable manner on a display unit, lacking detailed representation of actions and their locations.

Innovation Solution

A flow line display apparatus and method that acquires and displays a person's flow line, including action information and location, using a display control unit to visualize actions and their locations on a display.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Loss of information

If only flow line is displayed on the display unit, then the display is simple and clear, but the motion information is insufficient and not recognizable

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvemotion informationVSAvoiddisplay complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of informationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The motion information is segmented into multiple components: flow line data, action information, and location information. Each component is processed and displayed separately, allowing comprehensive motion representation without overwhelming the display system. The segmentation enables selective processing and display of different motion attributes.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent adds a new dimension to the display by incorporating action and location information alongside the traditional flow line visualization. This transforms the display from a single-dimensional path representation to a multi-dimensional motion description that includes what actions are performed and where they occur.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

2Measurement precision

If detailed action information is added to the display, then motion recognition is improved, but the information processing complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvemotion recognition accuracyVSAvoidinformation processing complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary processing of action and location information during the data acquisition phase. By pre-processing and organizing this information before display, the system reduces the computational burden during the display phase while maintaining high motion recognition accuracy.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The patent introduces an intermediary processing layer that bridges the raw motion data and the final display output. This intermediary layer organizes and structures the action and location information, making it easier to process and display without requiring complex real-time computations.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Data Source

PatentUS12412396B2Flow line display apparatus, flow line display method, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium
Publication Date: 2025.09.09 NEC CORP
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AI summary

A flow line display apparatus (10) includes an acquisition unit (110) and a display processing unit (120). The acquisition unit (110) acquires at least one piece of flow line information. The flow line information includes a flow line of a person, and action information indicating an action performed when the person moves along the flow line and a location where the action is performed. The flow line information is generated with respect to each person. The display processing unit (120) displays, on a display unit (130), a flow line indicated by flow line information, action content information indicating an action indicated by action information, and action location information indicating a location where the action is performed.