Map Overlay for Multi-Camera Live Image Selection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users face difficulty in searching for live camera images captured at desired locations in existing systems.
Innovation Solution
A method and system that display a map with image objects indicating camera locations, allowing users to easily select and view live camera images from multiple cameras installed at predetermined locations, integrated with a computer-readable storage medium and information processing device.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a map with camera icons is displayed and preview images are shown only when mouse cursor is moved over icons, then the interface remains clean and simple, but users cannot easily search for or identify live camera images at desired locations
Solution Approach 1:
The display screen is segmented into multiple regions: a map region showing camera locations and a separate image display region showing live camera images. This segmentation allows users to view both map information and camera images simultaneously without cluttering the interface, enabling easy identification and selection of desired camera locations.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transitions from a two-dimensional map view to a three-dimensional display structure by adding a vertical dimension for image display. The map and camera images are displayed in different spatial regions, allowing users to access camera image information without obscuring the map view, thus improving ease of operation while maintaining information visibility.
2Loss of information
If multiple camera images are displayed simultaneously with the map, then users can easily find desired locations, but the display becomes cluttered and complex
Solution Approach 1:
The display is segmented into distinct functional regions: a map display area showing geographical locations and camera positions, and a separate camera image display area showing live feeds. This segmentation prevents information overload in any single region while maintaining comprehensive visibility across the entire display.
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of overlaying multiple camera images directly on the map, the patent creates simplified copy representations (thumbnails or reduced-size images) in a dedicated image display region. These copies provide sufficient visual information for users to identify desired locations without the complexity of full-size overlapping images.
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AI summary
An exemplary method includes obtaining an image captured by a camera from among a plurality of cameras installed at predetermined locations; and displaying on a display unit a map on which each of a plurality of image objects indicating a location of each of the plurality of cameras are superimposed at a position corresponding to each of the predetermined locations, and an image captured by at least one of the plurality of cameras is displayed on the display unit together with the map.