3D Position Mapping for Inspection Image Metadata Processing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing industrial endoscope systems lack efficient methods for associating and processing meta-data with still images captured during inspections, leading to inefficient organization and reporting of inspection results.
Innovation Solution
A data-processing method and device that displays positional relationships in a three-dimensional space, allowing users to select positions and process meta-data associated with still images, enhancing the association and management of inspection data.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If still images and meta-data are manually organized after inspection, then inspection results can be recorded, but the processing efficiency is low and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically captures position information and associates it with still images during the inspection process itself, rather than requiring manual organization afterward. The position data is recorded in real-time along with image metadata, enabling automatic association without post-inspection processing.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs automatic association of position information with still images using the captured position data and image metadata. The processor automatically matches images with their corresponding position information based on timestamps and position coordinates, eliminating the need for manual intervention.
2Ease of operation
If position information is not visually displayed, then the system remains simple, but users cannot easily select and associate positions with still images
Solution Approach 1:
The system displays position information in a two-dimensional plan view that represents three-dimensional space, making it easy for users to visualize and select positions. The plan view shows the layout of the inspection target with marked position points, allowing intuitive selection without complex 3D navigation.
Solution Approach 2:
The plan view serves as an intermediary interface between the raw position data and the still images. It visually represents position information in a user-friendly format, enabling users to easily select positions and associate them with corresponding images through the displayed plan view.
Data Source
AI summary
A data-processing method includes an information display step, a position selection step, and a processing step. A processor displays, on a display, position information indicating a positional relationship between two or more positions in a three-dimensional space including an object on the basis of position data indicating the two or more positions in the information display step. The processor selects at least one position included in the two or more positions in the position selection step. The processor processes meta-data associated with a still image in the processing step. The still image is associated with the at least one selected position.