Mobile Terminal AR Content Production via OCR Web Address Recognition
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current Augmented Reality (AR) technologies in mobile terminals are limited in recognizing and reproducing AR contents for multiple objects and purposes, making them difficult to apply beyond a single object and purpose.
Innovation Solution
A method and apparatus that utilize an Optical Character Reader (OCR) to detect web addresses in images, allowing for the download and reproduction of corresponding AR contents, enabling the recognition and reproduction of AR contents for multiple objects and purposes within a mobile terminal.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If AR technology provides virtual information corresponding to the position of the mobile terminal, then the user can obtain position-based virtual information, but the virtual information may not be related to the input image of the mobile terminal
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary process (image recognition and web address detection) between the mobile terminal position and the virtual information delivery. Instead of directly providing position-based information, the system first recognizes the input image, extracts web addresses, and then retrieves relevant AR contents, ensuring the virtual information is directly related to the captured image rather than just the terminal's location
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the mechanical/physical approach of position-based information delivery with an information-processing approach using OCR and web address recognition. Instead of relying solely on GPS coordinates to deliver virtual information, the system uses optical character recognition to extract and process textual information from the input image, substituting a more sophisticated information retrieval mechanism
2Reliability
If AR technology transmits information of a single object to a server and downloads corresponding contents, then the system can provide specific AR contents, but it is difficult to apply to another object due to limited scope
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a universal system that can handle multiple objects and purposes through a common framework. The image recognition module, web address extraction mechanism, and AR content delivery system form a multi-functional platform that can process various types of images (books, products, landmarks, etc.) and deliver appropriate AR contents, making the system adaptable to different objects and applications rather than being limited to a single use case
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a dynamic system where the AR content delivery is not fixed to specific objects but adapts based on real-time image recognition results. The system dynamically extracts web addresses from recognized images and retrieves corresponding AR contents, allowing the same system to serve multiple objects and purposes by changing the input image rather than requiring separate systems for each application
3Adaptability or versatility
If the system uses OCR to detect web addresses in images and download AR contents, then multiple objects and purposes can be recognized, but the processing time and complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by pre-extracting and embedding web addresses within the AR content structure during content creation. When the system recognizes a web address in the input image, it can quickly retrieve pre-prepared AR contents associated with that web address, rather than performing complex real-time analysis or searches, thus reducing processing time while maintaining the capability to handle multiple objects
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables the efficient production and reproduction of AR contents in mobile terminals by recognizing and downloading relevant information from web addresses, expanding the applicability of AR technologies beyond single-object and single-purpose scenarios.
Implementation Method 1
determining whether a web address exists on the image via an Optical Character Reader (OCR)
Data Source
AI summary
A method and an apparatus produce and reproduce Augmented Reality (AR) contents in a mobile terminal. In the method, contents are produced. An image including an object corresponding to the contents is recognized. Recognition information for the object corresponding to the contents is obtained based on a recognition result. AR contents including the contents and the recognition information are generated. Therefore, AR contents for an input image may be easily produced and reproduced, and the AR contents may be used as independent multimedia contents, not an auxiliary means of other contents.