Multi-User Image Processing with Dynamic Display Positioning

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing image processing devices are limited to composing and controlling screen displays for a single user's moving picture, preventing their use in multi-user games or simulations.

Innovation Solution

An image processing device and method that acquires, displays, and controls multiple users' moving pictures on a screen, allowing for dynamic movement and display position adjustments based on content, enabling interaction and communication between users.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If moving pictures are composed at a fixed position on the screen for a single user, then the device complexity is low, but the adaptability for multi-user applications is insufficient

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvemulti-user application capabilityVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The image processing device is designed to handle multiple users' moving pictures simultaneously through a unified processing framework. The moving picture composition unit can compose moving pictures from multiple users and display them at different positions on the screen, allowing the same device to serve both single-user and multi-user applications without requiring separate systems.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Productivity

If the device displays only a single user's moving picture, then the ease of operation is high, but the productivity for multi-user games and simulations is limited

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvemulti-user game development efficiencyVSAvoidoperation simplicity
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The device employs dynamic display position assignment where moving pictures of multiple users are composed and displayed at different positions on the screen based on user identification. The system can dynamically adjust which user's moving picture is displayed where, enabling flexible multi-user game and simulation applications while maintaining automated processing that preserves operational simplicity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Data Source

PatentUS8570330B2Image processing device, image processing method and information storage medium
Publication Date: 2013.10.29 SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT LLC
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AI summary

To control screen display using moving pictures for a plurality of users. Respective moving pictures for a plurality of users are acquired, and each of the acquired moving pictures are displayed on a screen. Display content for the screen is controlled in response to content of each moving picture. At this time, it is also possible to move a specified movement image on the screen according to display position of each moving picture on the screen and content of each moving picture, or to change a display region of the moving picture on the screen according to content of each moving picture.