Game Mini-Map Detection Using Pixel Features and Auto Enlargement
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods for displaying mini-maps in game screens require direct user interaction, such as enlarging or browsing the mini-map region using external devices, which can be uncomfortable and disrupt gameplay.
Innovation Solution
An electronic apparatus and method that automatically identifies a mini-map region in a game image by analyzing pixel information and feature extraction algorithms, allowing for size adjustment and display without additional user input.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If a mini-map is displayed within the game screen, then the user can view additional information, but the user must directly interact with the mini-map region using external devices which is uncomfortable and disrupts gameplay
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically detects and identifies the mini-map region within the game screen without requiring user intervention. The processor analyzes pixel information and feature characteristics to autonomously locate and extract the mini-map, allowing the information to serve itself rather than requiring manual user interaction to access it
Solution Approach 2:
The system extracts the mini-map region from the overall game screen by analyzing pixel information and feature characteristics. This extraction allows the mini-map to be separated and displayed independently, enabling users to view the extracted mini-map information without interacting with the original game screen interface
2Length of stationary object
If the mini-map region is enlarged for convenient viewing, then the user can view the mini-map more easily, but the user must use external devices to directly enlarge the region which is uncomfortable
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary detection and identification of the mini-map region before any display enlargement is needed. By pre-locating the mini-map through pixel analysis and feature extraction, the system prepares the mini-map data in advance, so when enlargement is required for viewing, it can be immediately provided without requiring user operations to locate or enlarge the original region
3Ease of operation
If the mini-map is displayed on a separate screen, then the user can view it conveniently, but the system requires additional user input to browse the mini-map region
Solution Approach 1:
The processor autonomously detects, identifies, and extracts the mini-map region without requiring user input for browsing. The system performs self-service by automatically analyzing pixel information, identifying feature characteristics, and providing the mini-map data, eliminating the need for users to manually browse or navigate to access mini-map information
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AI summary
An electronic device is disclosed. The electronic device comprises: a display; and one or more processors which identify, in a game image outputted through the display, one or more regions corresponding to one or more types of figures, identify, as candidate regions, one or more regions having a preset size or larger among the identified one or more regions, identify respective feature information of the identified one or more candidate regions on the basis of respective pixel information corresponding to the identified one or more candidate regions, and identify any one of the identified one or more candidate regions as a mini-map region on the basis of the identified feature information.