Map Spot Image Sizing Based on Attention Index
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Solution Overview
Problem
When multiple images are displayed on a map, users find it difficult to view and select desired spots due to size and number-related issues, which can inhibit map viewing.
Innovation Solution
An information processing device determines the size or display form of spot images on a map based on an attention index obtained from evaluation information, prioritizing higher-attention spots and reducing the visibility of lower-attention ones, potentially moving overlapping images outside the map and connecting them with lines to maintain visibility and correspondence.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If multiple spot images are displayed on the map, then the information about spots is enriched, but the map visibility is reduced and users find it difficult to view and select desired spots
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by making different spot images have different display sizes based on their attention indices. High-attention spot images are displayed larger while low-attention spot images are displayed smaller, allowing the map to accommodate more spot images without completely obscuring the map background, thus resolving the contradiction between displaying multiple images and maintaining map visibility
Solution Approach 2:
The patent moves overlapping spot images from the two-dimensional map plane to a third dimension by displaying them outside the map area and connecting them with connection lines. This dimensional transition eliminates overlapping on the map while maintaining the correspondence between spot images and their locations, preserving both map visibility and spot information display
2Illumination intensity
If spot images are displayed larger to improve visibility, then individual spot images are easier to see, but the map becomes more covered and harder to view
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements local quality by varying the display size of spot images according to their attention indices. High-attention spot images are displayed larger for better visibility, while low-attention spot images are displayed smaller to minimize map coverage. This differential sizing allows the system to optimize visibility for important spots while maintaining overall map visibility
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies dynamics by making the display size of spot images variable rather than fixed. The display size dynamically adjusts based on the attention index, which can change over time as user interactions and evaluations are updated. This dynamic adjustment allows the system to optimize the balance between spot image visibility and map coverage
3Loss of information
If spot images are displayed to show detailed information, then user information access is improved, but the map viewing experience is inhibited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent resolves this contradiction by moving spot images that would otherwise overlap on the map to a third dimension outside the map area. Connection lines are used to maintain the correspondence between these externally displayed spot images and their map locations. This allows users to access detailed spot information without the images obscuring the map, preserving both information accessibility and viewing convenience
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AI summary
An information processing device according to the present invention includes storage means, communication means, and control means. The storage means stores therein a spot image associated with a spot on a map. The communication means receives evaluation information for the spot. The control means determines the size or display form of the spot image depending on an attention index obtained from the evaluation information, generates a web site image in which the spot image is placed on the map, and performing control to send the website image to a separate information processing device.