Multi-View Media Editing Through Navigable 2D and 3D Insertions
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing image capturing devices and applications lack the capability to edit or modify three-dimensional views, limiting user interaction and customization.
Innovation Solution
Mechanisms and processes are developed to analyze MVIDMRs for appropriate locations to insert visual elements, such as 2D or 3D advertisements, which can be integrated into the scene and navigated by users, enhancing user experience and providing additional revenue streams for application providers.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If existing image capturing devices and applications are used, then images and three-dimensional views can be recorded and stored, but editing or modification capabilities for three-dimensional views are not provided
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary processing system that receives captured three-dimensional views, analyzes them to identify suitable locations, and inserts visual elements. This intermediary layer enables editing functionality without requiring fundamental changes to the core image capturing device architecture, thus resolving the contradiction between adding adaptability and maintaining manageable complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The editing system is segmented into distinct functional modules: a view analysis module that identifies insertion locations, a visual element selection module that chooses appropriate elements, and an integration module that combines them. This segmentation allows the complex editing capability to be implemented as add-on functionality rather than requiring complete system redesign.
2Ease of operation
If visual elements are inserted into MVIDMR, then user experience and revenue opportunities are improved, but processing complexity and computational requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary analysis of the three-dimensional view structure and pre-identifies suitable locations for visual element insertion before the user interacts with the content. This preliminary processing organizes potential insertion points in advance, reducing the computational burden during actual user interaction and making the enhanced functionality more efficient to operate.
Solution Approach 2:
The system automatically analyzes the MVIDMR structure, selects appropriate visual elements based on content and location, and performs integration without requiring manual user configuration. This self-service approach simplifies the user interface while handling the processing complexity automatically in the background.
Data Source
AI summary
Provided are mechanisms and processes for inserting a visual element into a multi-view digital media representation (MVIDMR). In one example, a process includes analyzing an MVIDMR to determine if there is an appropriate location to insert a visual element. Once a location is found, the type of visual element appropriate for the location is determined, where the type of visual element includes either a three-dimensional object to be inserted in the MVIDMR or a two-dimensional image to be inserted as or projected onto a background or object in the MVIDMR. A visual element that is appropriate for the location is then retrieved and inserted into the MVIDMR, such that the visual element is integrated into the MVIDMR and navigable by a user.