Image-Based Marker Navigation System for RFID-Free Search
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current search technologies, such as those using RFID tags, require users to manually attach and register tags, which is burdensome and inefficient, especially as the number of tags increases, and do not effectively utilize ambient information for subsequent searches.
Innovation Solution
An information processing system that includes a reader, an information processing apparatus, and a server, where the apparatus captures images and transmits tag information to the server, which generates and provides information on the next tag to read based on relative distances and relationships between tags, eliminating the need for user registration and enhancing search efficiency.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If RFID tags are attached to objects for search assistance, then search efficiency is improved, but user burden and system complexity increase due to manual tag attachment and registration
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically captures images and extracts marker information without user intervention. The image capturing unit autonomously records ambient information, and the information processing unit automatically processes this data to generate search assistance information, eliminating the need for users to manually attach and register tags.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary image capture and information processing in advance to prepare search assistance data. By capturing images and processing marker information before the search operation, the system eliminates the need for last-minute tag attachment and registration, improving search efficiency while reducing user burden.
2Productivity
If RFID tags are attached to objects for search assistance, then search efficiency is improved, but device complexity increases due to tag management requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The system extracts marker information from captured images rather than relying on physical RFID tags. By taking out the essential identification function from physical tags and implementing it through image processing, the system eliminates tag management complexity while maintaining search efficiency.
Solution Approach 2:
The system replaces the mechanical RFID tag attachment system with an optical image capture and processing system. This substitution eliminates the need for physical tag management, reducing system complexity while maintaining or improving search efficiency through automated image-based marker recognition.
3Productivity
If ambient information is utilized for subsequent searches, then search efficiency is improved, but information processing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system creates copies of marker information from captured images and stores them for subsequent search operations. By copying and storing this ambient information, the system enables efficient subsequent searches without repeatedly processing raw images, balancing search efficiency improvement with manageable information processing complexity.
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AI summary
To provide an information processing apparatus that can easily find a target object on the basis of information detected in searching. Provided is an information processing apparatus including a provision unit that provides marker information obtained when a marker on a route to a destination has been read, and information regarding an image captured when the marker has been read and an acquisition unit that acquires information regarding a marker to be read next, the information being generated on the basis of the provided marker information.