Multi-Location Image Comparison Screen With Ranked Image Management

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional systems are unable to acquire images from multiple locations of comparison targets such as supermarkets, department stores, and highways, limiting the scope of visual comparison.

Innovation Solution

An information processing device that receives inquiries for multiple locations, acquires images from mobile terminals at those locations, configures a screen using these images, and transmits it to a user terminal, while also managing and ranking these images based on attribute values and associating them with right-holder identifiers.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If conventional systems are used, then image acquisition is limited to single location, but the ability to compare multiple locations is insufficient

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvemulti-location image acquisition capabilityVSAvoidvisual comparison data

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The system divides the image acquisition task into multiple independent segments by acquiring images from different locations (supermarkets, department stores, highways) through separate mobile terminals, then integrates these segmented images into a comprehensive comparison screen that provides multi-location visual information

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

2Adaptability or versatility

If images from multiple locations are acquired, then comparison capability is enhanced, but system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecomparison target coverageVSAvoidimage management system

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces an information processing device as an intermediary that receives images from multiple mobile terminals, manages the images by associating them with right-holder identifiers, ranks them by attribute values, and transmits compiled comparison screens to user terminals, thereby simplifying the overall system architecture

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Ease of operation

If images are ranked by attribute values, then information organization is improved, but processing time increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveimage organizationVSAvoidimage processing time

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary actions by pre-establishing attribute value criteria and right-holder identifier associations before image acquisition, enabling rapid sorting and ranking of incoming images without time-consuming processing during the actual comparison operation

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUS20250355609A1Information processing device, user terminal, and information processing method

Publication Date: 2025.11.20 MICWARE CO LTD

AI summary

Images at a plurality of places to be compared can be obtained by an information processing device 1 comprising an inquiry reception unit 122 which receives, from a user terminal 3, an inquiry including identification information that identifies the plurality of places to be compared, a image acquisition unit 131 which acquires images transmitted from mobile terminals 2 that are respectively present at the plurality of places identified by the identification information, a screen composing unit 132 which composes one screen using the plurality of images, and a screen transmission unit 141 which transmits the screen to the user terminal 3.