Panoramic Content Display via Viewer Position Detection

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current technologies cannot effectively present panoramic visual content on devices that cannot be directly touched by users, leading to unsatisfactory presentation effects and poor user experience, as they rely on user interactions like sliding or tilting, which are not feasible for large public displays.

Innovation Solution

A method and apparatus that detect viewer information using cameras and sensors to determine a target viewer and adjust the presentation of panoramic content based on their position, angle, and distance, allowing the content to be displayed in the correct order or reverse order accordingly, ensuring an optimal viewing experience without direct user interaction.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If panoramic visual content is presented on a touchable device like a mobile terminal, then the content can be interacted with through sliding or tilting operations, but the device cannot be used in public places where direct touch is not feasible

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveuser interaction capabilityVSAvoiddevice applicability
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The patent replaces the mechanical touch interaction system with an optical detection system. Cameras and sensors detect viewer position, orientation, and movement, substituting the need for physical contact. The system automatically presents panoramic content based on detected viewer characteristics, eliminating the requirement for manual sliding or tilting operations while maintaining adaptability across different device types including large public displays.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

2Area of stationary object

If a large display in a public place is used, then the device cannot be directly touched by viewers, but the panoramic visual content cannot be presented according to viewer requirements

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedisplay sizeVSAvoidviewer control capability
Core Design Contradiction:
Area of stationary objectVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The system enables self-service operation by automatically detecting viewer characteristics such as position, orientation, and movement patterns through cameras and sensors. The panoramic content is automatically adjusted and presented according to the detected viewer requirements without needing manual control. This allows large public displays to provide personalized viewing experiences while maintaining their non-touchable nature.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

3Productivity

If panoramic visual content is presented without detecting viewer position, then the content display order is fixed, but the presentation effect becomes unsatisfactory and user experience deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecontent presentation efficiencyVSAvoidpresentation quality
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The system implements feedback by continuously detecting viewer position, orientation, and movement through cameras and sensors. This detection information feeds back to the content presentation system, which dynamically adjusts the display order and parameters of panoramic content. The feedback loop ensures that the presentation quality adapts to viewer requirements in real-time, maintaining satisfactory presentation effects while efficiently managing content delivery.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Data Source

PatentEP3349095B1Method, device, and terminal for displaying panoramic visual content
Publication Date: 2020.08.12 HUAWEI TECH CO LTD
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AI summary

Embodiments of the present invention relate to the field of image processing technologies, and provide a method, an apparatus, and a terminal for presenting panoramic visual content. The method includes: obtaining viewer information of a viewing region of a panoramic visual content presentation device; determining a target viewer according to the viewer information; and outputting, according to a change in a position of the target viewer relative to the panoramic visual content presentation device, panoramic visual content in a photographing order of the panoramic visual content or in an order reverse to the photographing order. In the present invention, the panoramic visual content is output in the photographing order of the panoramic visual content or in the order reverse to the photographing order and according to the change in the position of the target viewer relative to the panoramic visual content presentation device, so that the panoramic visual content is presented, according to the change in the position of the target viewer relative to the panoramic visual content presentation device and according to a requirement of the target viewer, on the panoramic content presentation device that cannot be directly touched during viewing, thereby bringing a satisfactory presentation effect and good user experience.