Graph-Based Image Selection with Count Result Overlay
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing image processing techniques for displaying statistical graphs of object counts in images can be confusing due to deviations between selected bar values and actual image content, as the oldest image is often displayed, which may not represent the count results accurately.
Innovation Solution
A user interface that allows users to select images based on count results corresponding to statistical values in a graph, ensuring the displayed image accurately represents the selected statistical value, reducing user confusion by aligning the image with the closest count result.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the oldest image is displayed when a bar is selected in the graph, then the display process is simple, but the displayed image may not accurately represent the count result corresponding to the selected bar
Solution Approach 1:
The system provides feedback by displaying the actual count result overlaid on the selected image. When a user selects a bar in the graph, the system not only displays the image but also shows the specific count number on the image itself, allowing users to verify that the displayed image corresponds to the selected statistical value. This feedback mechanism resolves the contradiction by maintaining simple operation while ensuring accurate representation.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary element - the count result overlay - that mediates between the graph selection and the image display. By displaying the count result directly on the selected image, the system creates a clear link between the statistical data and the visual representation, ensuring users can accurately understand which image corresponds to which count value without confusion.
2Measurement precision
If multiple images are captured in a time period and averaged, then statistical accuracy is improved, but deviation between the average value and individual image counts increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments the statistical information by displaying both the average value in the graph and the individual count results for each image. When users select a bar, they can see the specific count result for that time period overlaid on the displayed image. This segmentation allows users to understand both the statistical average and the actual variation in individual images, preventing loss of information about count deviations.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses visual differentiation through color and overlay elements to distinguish between the average statistical value and the actual count result. By overlaying the specific count number on the selected image with distinct visual styling, the system helps users visually differentiate between the averaged graph data and the actual image content, reducing confusion about deviations.
Data Source
AI summary
An apparatus includes an acquisition unit that acquires a count result indicating the number of objects included in a predetermined area of an image captured by an imaging unit, a display control unit that displays on a display unit a graph based on acquired count results, the graph including a first element that is based on a plurality of count results from a plurality of images captured by the imaging unit in a first time period, and a selection unit that, in a case where a user operation specifying the first element in the displayed graph is received, selects, based on a number indicated by the first element, an image whose count result corresponds to the number indicated by the first element from the plurality of images captured in the first time period. The display control unit displays on the display unit the image selected by the selection unit.