Image Annotation Region Centering for Efficient Display

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing image display techniques do not allow users to quickly check annotation regions when selecting an image with an annotation region set, leading to inefficiencies and increased processing load due to the need for scrolling operations.

Innovation Solution

An information processing method that detects the selection of an image by a user, determines if an annotation region is set, and if so, sets a display range to center the annotation region within the image, thereby displaying the image in this range on a display.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If the entire image is displayed by default, then the user can see the complete image, but the user cannot quickly check the annotation region when it is not at the center

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveease of checking annotation regionVSAvoidtime to locate annotation region

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary action by automatically determining and setting the display range to center the annotation region before the user needs to view it. When an image with an annotation region is selected, the system proactively adjusts the display parameters to position the annotation region at the center of the display area, eliminating the need for the user to manually scroll or search for the annotation region.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

2Productivity

If the user manually scrolls to find the annotation region, then the user can locate the annotation region, but the processing load increases and efficiency decreases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveefficiency in checking annotation regionVSAvoidprocessing load

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs self-service by automatically detecting whether an image contains an annotation region and autonomously adjusting the display range to center the annotation region. This eliminates the need for user-initiated scrolling operations and reduces the processing load that would otherwise be required to handle manual navigation through the image.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

3Ease of operation

If the display range is fixed, then the system is simple to implement, but the annotation region cannot be prominently displayed when selected

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveease of displaying annotation regionVSAvoiddisplay range adjustment mechanism

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system introduces dynamics by making the display range adjustable rather than fixed. The display range is dynamically determined based on the location and size of the annotation region within the selected image, allowing the system to adapt the display parameters in real-time to ensure the annotation region is prominently displayed at the center of the view.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

Data Source

PatentUS20250068371A1Information processing method, information processing device, and non-transitory computer readable recording medium

Publication Date: 2025.02.27 PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORP OF AMERICA

AI summary

An information processing device detects selection of an image by a user, determines whether an annotation region is set in the image, and in a case where determination is made that the annotation region has been set in the image, sets a first display range in the image so that the annotation region is located at a center of the image, and displays the image in the first display range on a display.