Multi-resolution Image Display for Moving Object Tracking
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Solution Overview
Problem
Video recordings often capture images at higher resolutions than can be displayed, leading to inefficiencies in information display, as multiple camera pixels are combined to form a single display pixel or selected pixels are discarded, making it difficult to effectively highlight moving objects of interest.
Innovation Solution
A computer program product and method that analyze captured images from different perspectives, select a portion for higher detail display, and produce image information with varying data densities, allowing for the display of moving objects with higher resolution than stationary objects, either on a single display or separate displays.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Area of stationary object
If multiple camera pixels are combined to form a single display pixel, then the display can accommodate the captured image resolution, but the detail and information density are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by displaying different portions of the captured image at different resolutions. Specifically, a first portion of the image is displayed at a first resolution while a second portion is displayed at a second resolution, allowing high detail where needed and lower detail where acceptable. This resolves the contradiction by making resolution a variable property rather than a uniform constraint.
2Measurement precision
If selected camera pixels are used for display, then the display can show specific areas with high detail, but unused camera pixel information is discarded
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the captured image into multiple portions (first portion and second portion) and applies different resolution treatments to each. This segmentation allows the system to maintain high detail in selected areas while efficiently handling other areas, reducing the waste of discarding unused pixel information.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies partial action by selectively applying high resolution only to portions of the image where it is most needed, rather than applying it uniformly across the entire image. This allows the system to use camera pixel information more efficiently, reducing the loss of useful information.
3Measurement precision
If high resolution is applied to the entire captured image, then all areas are displayed with maximum detail, but the display device cannot accommodate the resolution
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by making resolution a spatially varying property. Different portions of the image are displayed at different resolutions, allowing the system to maintain high detail where needed while keeping the overall display within the device's resolution capabilities.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments the image into portions that can be displayed at different resolutions, enabling the system to work within display device constraints while still providing high detail where necessary.
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AI summary
An image display method includes: receiving, from a single camera, first and second image information for first and second captured images captured from different perspectives, the first image information having a first data density; selecting a portion of the first captured image for display with a higher level of detail than other portions of the first captured image, the selected portion corresponding to a first area of the first captured image; displaying the selected portion in a first displayed image, using a second data density relative to the selected portion of the first captured image; and displaying another portion of the first captured image, in a second displayed image, using a third data density; where the another portion of the first captured image is other than the selected portion of the first captured image; and where the third data density is lower than the second data density.