Hierarchical Image Display for Mobile Viewpoint Navigation
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Solution Overview
Problem
The increasing size of mobile terminal display screens allows for high-definition image display, but this complexity requires advanced knowledge and operation expertise, making it difficult for users to easily navigate and interact with complex content, especially when multiple keys are involved.
Innovation Solution
An information processing device and method that utilize hierarchical data structures with image data of varying resolutions, allowing users to move a virtual viewpoint and trigger processes based on positional relationships, simplifying operations by changing displayed areas and executing associated processes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If high-definition images are displayed on large mobile terminal screens, then image quality is improved, but operation complexity increases requiring advanced expertise
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the image display into multiple hierarchical layers with different resolutions. Users can navigate through these layers to access detailed information without needing to understand complex operation sequences. Each layer represents a simplified view that builds upon the previous one, making navigation intuitive rather than requiring advanced expertise.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a hierarchical dimension to image display, organizing images not just by spatial position but also by resolution levels. This additional dimension allows users to navigate content through a structured hierarchy (low resolution to high resolution) rather than through complex multi-key operations, simplifying the interaction paradigm while maintaining high image quality when needed.
2Adaptability or versatility
If complex content with multiple keys is provided, then functionality is enhanced, but ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements automatic process execution based on viewpoint position. When a user's virtual viewpoint enters a predetermined area, the system automatically executes associated processes without requiring the user to press multiple keys or understand complex control schemes. The system serves itself by interpreting viewpoint position as an implicit selection mechanism, enhancing functionality while maintaining simplicity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses viewpoint position as an intermediary between user input and system action. Instead of requiring direct interaction with multiple keys, the user simply moves the viewpoint, and the system translates this movement into automatic process execution. This intermediary mechanism bridges the gap between simple user actions and complex functionality, making the system both versatile and easy to operate.
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AI summary
First a standard image to which a link is defined is displayed (S18). If a user operates a input device and if the viewpoint enters into the first link boundary (Y in S20), and if the information indicating that a resume operation is required does not exist (N in S22) the first frame of moving image data is read out and displayed on the display device as a still image. If resume information exists, the information is read out (Y in S22, S24), and the frame of the resume point is displayed on the display device as a still image. If the viewpoint enters into the second link boundary (Y in S28), playing back and displaying of the moving image and is started (S30). If the viewpoint moves out from the second link boundary (Y in S32), a frame displayed when the playback of the moving image is suspended is displayed as a still image and the resume point is stored (S34, S36). If the viewpoint moves out of the first link boundary (Y in S38), a standard image displayed at step S18 is displayed (S40).