Mobile Terminal Preview Image Overlapped Object Notification
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing mobile terminals lack the capability to provide information about objects that are not visible within a preview image, limiting the user's access to a wider area of information in augmented reality applications.
Innovation Solution
A mobile terminal equipped with a camera module, display module, and wireless communication unit that obtains location information and displays notification indicators for overlapped objects, allowing users to access information about objects behind or outside the current view by generating a second notification indicator and displaying relevant object information upon user command.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If the mobile terminal displays only objects visible within the preview image, then the display accuracy is improved, but the information completeness deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a new dimension of information display by showing not only objects within the current preview image but also objects located in surrounding areas obtained through location-based search. This expands the information space from a single viewpoint to multiple spatial dimensions, resolving the contradiction between display accuracy and information completeness.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary location-based search to obtain information about objects in surrounding areas before the user actually views them. This advance preparation allows the terminal to have ready the information about overlapped or nearby objects, enabling complete information display when needed without compromising the clarity of the current preview.
2Loss of information
If the mobile terminal provides information about objects outside the preview image, then the information completeness is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a notification indicator as an intermediary element that mediates between the preview image and the additional object information. This indicator subtly alerts users to the presence of other objects without directly displaying complex information, thus maintaining interface simplicity while providing complete information access.
Solution Approach 2:
The system extracts only the essential notification element (indicator) from the full object information and displays it separately. This extraction approach allows the terminal to provide complete information about overlapped objects without cluttering the main preview interface, thereby managing device complexity effectively.
3Loss of information
If the mobile terminal displays notification indicators for overlapped objects, then the information completeness is improved, but the ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by placing notification indicators only at specific locations where overlapped objects exist, rather than uniformly across the entire display. This localized approach provides complete information about specific areas of interest while maintaining the simplicity and ease of operation in other parts of the interface.
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AI summary
A mobile terminal (100) and an operating method thereof are provided. The mobile terminal includes a camera module (121); a display module (151) configured to display a preview image provided by the camera module; a wireless communication unit (110) configured to wirelessly communicate with an external device; and a controller (180) configured to obtain location information of the mobile terminal through wireless communication with the external device and obtain object information of a first object displayed in the preview image based on the location information, wherein, if there exists object information of a second object that is overlapped by the first object, the controller (180) displays an notification indicator indicating the existence of the object information of the second object on the display module (151). Therefore, it is possible to provide information of a wider area than that displayed in a preview image.