Keyword-Linked Image Region Display for Panoramic Maps

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional electronic map services struggle to immediately display the target region of a panoramic picture on user terminals, making it difficult for users to confirm geographical features or objects without adjusting the screen, especially when they lack information about the desired feature or object.

Innovation Solution

A method and system that associate image data with orientation information and keywords, allowing users to input search keywords to directly display the relevant region on the user terminal by comparing conditional information with stored keyword associations, using a keyword matching module and orientation information setting module to control the display state of image data.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Area of stationary object

If the entirety of the panoramic picture is displayed on the user terminal unit, then the user can see the complete image, but the resolution becomes unsuitable and the image quality deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvedisplay area of panoramic pictureVSAvoidimage resolution

Core Design Contradiction:

Area of stationary objectVSManufacturing precision

Solution Approach 1:

The panoramic picture is divided into multiple partitioned pictures, each representing a different region or view. Instead of displaying the entire panoramic image at once, the system segments it into manageable portions that can be displayed with appropriate resolution on the user terminal unit.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

Different regions of the panoramic picture are displayed with different quality levels. The currently viewed region is displayed with high resolution, while other regions are either not displayed or displayed with lower resolution, optimizing the use of terminal display capabilities.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #3Local quality

2Manufacturing precision

If only part of the panoramic picture is displayed on the user terminal unit, then the image resolution is suitable, but the user cannot immediately view the target region and must manually adjust the screen

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveimage resolutionVSAvoidease of viewing target region

Core Design Contradiction:

Manufacturing precisionVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary actions by analyzing the user's search keyword, determining the target region in advance, and automatically positioning the display to show the relevant partitioned picture. This eliminates the need for manual screen adjustment by the user.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system uses feedback from the user's search keyword to automatically adjust and position the displayed region. The keyword matching module compares the search term with metadata of partitioned pictures and provides feedback to the display control to show the most relevant region immediately.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #23Feedback

3Loss of information

If the user manually adjusts the screen to find the target region, then the user can locate the desired feature, but the process becomes time-consuming and inconvenient

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveability to locate target regionVSAvoidtime to locate target region

Core Design Contradiction:

Loss of informationVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary processing by pre-tagging partitioned pictures with metadata including search keywords and geographical information. When a user searches, the system quickly retrieves and displays the relevant picture without requiring manual exploration, significantly reducing the time to locate the target region.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The manual mechanical adjustment of the screen by the user is replaced with an automated information processing system. The keyword matching module and display control work together to automatically position and display the target region based on the user's search input, eliminating the need for manual screen adjustment.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

Data Source

PatentUS8373712B2Method, system and computer-readable recording medium for providing image data

Publication Date: 2013.02.12 NHN CORP

AI summary

The present disclosure relates to a method, system and computer-readable medium for providing image data. According to an exemplary embodiment, a method of providing image data includes storing a particular region on image data in association with a keyword, comparing conditional information with the keyword associated with the particular region, when receiving the conditional information from a user terminal unit, and controlling a display state of the image data to allow the particular region to be displayed on a screen of the user terminal unit. When a user inputs a keyword including content relating to a geographical feature or object, an actual shape of the geographical feature or object can be displayed on a screen of the user terminal unit.