Image Stitching for Physical Object Layout Recreation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing technologies lack an efficient method to capture and represent the multiple sides of physical objects, such as collectibles, in a digital format that can be accurately stitched together to recreate the original layout.
Innovation Solution
A system and method for capturing image data of the sides of physical objects, stitching these images together to create a single graphical image, and storing this image for display or printing, while also maintaining inventory information and metadata.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If multiple images of physical objects are captured and stored separately, then each image can be individually managed, but it becomes difficult to recreate the original layout and compare with physical pages efficiently
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple captured images of physical objects into a single stitched image that recreates the original layout. This merging process preserves spatial relationships and layout information while maintaining individual image data, enabling efficient inventory management and comparison with physical pages.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a digital copy (stitched image) that replicates the physical page layout. This digital representation serves as a virtual copy that can be stored, transmitted, and compared without handling the physical objects, improving inventory management efficiency while preserving all layout information.
2Reliability
If physical pages are manually inspected and managed, then accurate inventory control is possible, but the process is time-consuming and inefficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces manual mechanical inspection with an automated image processing system. Captured images are automatically stitched together to recreate physical page layouts, and the system can automatically compare digital representations with physical pages, maintaining inventory accuracy while dramatically reducing management time.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables self-service inventory management by allowing automatic comparison between digital stitched images and physical pages. Users can independently verify inventory accuracy without requiring manual inspection, reducing both time consumption and potential human error.
3Measurement precision
If high-resolution images of each side are captured, then detailed information is preserved, but storage requirements and processing complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the overall imaging system into distinct modules: individual image capture, image stitching, and layout recreation. This segmentation allows high-resolution capture of each side while managing complexity through modular processing, where each component handles specific tasks with optimized requirements.
Data Source
AI summary
Embodiments herein relate to systems, apparatuses, or processes for identifying a plurality of images of a plurality of objects, for example one or more sides or “facets” of an object, and arranging at least a subset of the plurality of images in a 2D configuration that may be presented to a user for evaluation. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.