Multi-Tagged Image Files with Embedded Location-Based Playback
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing image tagging systems are cumbersome, require significant editing, are not intuitive, and fail to associate supplemental information with specific image locations, leading to issues with compatibility and playback of audio and video clips over time.
Innovation Solution
A system for creating and playing back an object tagged image (OTI) file by acquiring an image, defining user-selectable zones, associating object data files, and encoding it in a non-volatile memory with a uniform filename extension, allowing easy tagging and playback of audio or video clips at specific image locations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If conventional file formats are used to link image and audio files separately, then the tagging system is simple to implement, but the files may be stored in different locations and lost during playback over time
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the image file and audio annotation file into a single integrated file format. The annotation file contains the image data and audio data combined, eliminating the need to keep separate files together. This resolves the reliability issue of file association while maintaining ease of implementation through a unified file structure with standard extensions like .jpg, .png, or .mp3.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple media formats are supported, then the system is versatile, but media players cannot support all formats and versions, leading to compatibility issues
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a universal file format that can contain multiple media types (image, audio, video) and formats within a single standardized structure. The unified format with standard extensions (.jpg, .png, .mp3) ensures broad compatibility across different media players and devices, eliminating the need for players to support numerous separate formats and versions.
3Ease of operation
If audio annotation applies to the entire image, then the tagging process is simple, but it cannot identify specific locations or features of the image
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the image into multiple regions, with each region containing an embedded audio annotation. The audio data is associated with specific image locations through region coordinates stored in the integrated file structure. This allows the system to maintain tagging simplicity while preserving precise location information for different parts of the image.
4Ease of manufacture
If separate file formats are used for image and audio, then file creation is straightforward, but the system requires significant editing and setup to link files together
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines image and audio data into a single integrated file, eliminating the need for separate file creation and linking processes. The unified format stores both media types together with their associated metadata, removing the requirement for complex editing and setup operations to associate files.
5Quantity of substance
If files are archived separately, then storage is efficient, but compatibility issues arise when playing back old files on current media players
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a universal integrated file format that ensures long-term playback compatibility. By embedding all necessary media data and annotations within a single standardized file structure, the system guarantees that archived files can be played back on current and future media players without compatibility issues, while maintaining efficient storage through unified file structures.
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AI summary
A system with a simple, intuitive, efficient interface is described for creating multi-tagged image files and playing back the tags upon demand. The system includes a display for displaying the image, a user interface is adapted to receive user input to create a user-selectable zone around each selected location, a recording device for creating an object associated with each user-selectable zone and a packing device that merges the image, the user-selectable zones and their associated objects into a tagged image file having a unique filename extension indicating that it is a tagged image file, and saving the tagged image. On playback, the image is displayed to the user who may select a user-selectable zone. The object file associated with that zone is played back. The user may also select an option that causes the objects to autoplay in a pre-determined sequence. The user may also delete, edit, or re-record objects.