Image-Audio Synchronization for Moving Object Selection on Displays

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing methods for outputting audio data corresponding to image data on a display screen have low directivity, making it difficult to distinguish multiple sounds and determine which image data item is moving, especially when image data items are moved.

Innovation Solution

An information processing device that detects the position change of image data items and performs image and audio processing accordingly, allowing for easier selection by correlating image and audio data item changes.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Measurement precision

If only sound volume and sound field adjustment is performed on audio data items, then the audio output can be generated, but the directivity is low and it is difficult to distinguish multiple sounds and determine which image data item is moving

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveposition detection precisionVSAvoidimage data item selection ease
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies dimensionality change by introducing motion state information as an additional dimension for audio processing. Instead of only adjusting sound volume and sound field based on position, the system now processes audio data items differently based on both their spatial position and their motion state (moving vs. stationary). This creates a multi-dimensional audio output that provides directional cues about which image data item is moving, thereby improving position detection precision and making image data item selection easier.

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

2Device complexity

If audio data items are processed only by adjusting sound volume and sound field, then the processing is simple, but the ability to distinguish multiple sounds and identify moving image data items is poor

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveaudio processing complexityVSAvoidmotion information
Core Design Contradiction:
Device complexityVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies preliminary action by detecting the motion state of image data items before performing audio processing. The system first determines which image data items are moving and which are stationary, then applies different processing strategies to audio data items based on this pre-detected motion information. This allows the system to preserve motion information in the audio output without requiring complex real-time processing during the audio generation phase.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The patent applies segmentation by dividing audio data items into different groups based on the motion state of their corresponding image data items. Audio data items are processed separately according to whether their associated image data item is moving or stationary, creating distinct audio processing paths. This segmentation preserves motion information while keeping each processing path relatively simple, avoiding the need for overly complex unified processing.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Data Source

PatentUS20090323984A1Information processing device, control method therefor, and program
Publication Date: 2009.12.31 CANON KK
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AI summary

An information processing device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes the following elements: a detection unit configured to detect an amount of change in position of an image data item that is displayed on a display screen; and a processing unit configured to perform image processing on the image data item in accordance with a detection result that is obtained by the detection unit, and to perform audio processing on an audio data item corresponding to the image data item in accordance with the detection result that is obtained by the detection unit.