Interactive Moving Image Display Area Boundary Crossing

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current moving image distribution systems lack the necessary interactivity to enhance the sense of unity between performers and viewers, as they do not provide sufficient engagement or immersive experiences.

Innovation Solution

An information processing device and method that acquires and controls the display of additional images moving between a distribution moving image display area and an outer area, enabling interactive displays where images can be superimposed and synchronized between these areas, allowing for events like item throwing or character movements that enhance viewer-performer interaction.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If additional images are displayed only within the distribution moving image display area, then the display is simple and easy to control, but the interactivity and sense of unity between performer and viewer are insufficient

Engineering Contradiction:
ImproveinteractivityVSAvoiddisplay control complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent extends the display space from the traditional two-dimensional distribution moving image display area to include a three-dimensional outer area surrounding it. This dimensional expansion allows additional images to move freely between the inner display area and the outer area, creating more interactive scenarios such as items thrown from viewers to performers, while maintaining coherent display control through unified position management.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

2Adaptability or versatility

If additional images are allowed to move between distribution moving image display area and outer area, then interactivity is enhanced, but display synchronization and positioning become more complex

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinteractive display capabilityVSAvoiddisplay synchronization precision
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSManufacturing precision

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements a feedback mechanism where the position of additional images is continuously monitored as they move between the distribution moving image display area and the outer area. When an additional image crosses the boundary between these areas, the system detects this transition and adjusts the display accordingly, ensuring that the image appears continuously and smoothly without disappearance or positioning errors, thus maintaining display synchronization precision.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

3Adaptability or versatility

If conventional moving image distribution systems are used, then the system structure is simple, but the sense of unity and engagement between performer and viewer is insufficient

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvesense of unityVSAvoidsystem structure
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent merges the distribution moving image display area with the outer area to form an integrated display space. This merging allows additional images to move freely between the two areas, creating immersive interactive scenarios such as items being thrown from viewers to performers or characters moving between the broadcast and outer areas, thereby enhancing the sense of unity and engagement between performer and viewer through a unified interactive environment.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Data Source

PatentUS11146863B2Information processing device, information processing method, and moving image distribution system
Publication Date: 2021.10.12 SONY GROUP CORP
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AI summary

Provided is an information processing device, an information processing method, and a moving image distribution system enabled to provide a moving image distribution service having higher interactivity. The information acquisition unit acquires information indicating that an additional image is caused to move from one to another of a distribution moving image display area and an outer area, the additional image being displayed on the distribution moving image display area for displaying a distribution moving image or on the outer area provided outside the distribution moving image display area. The display control unit controls display of the additional image on the basis of the information in a case where the additional image moves between the distribution moving image display area and the outer area.