Panoramic Image Synthesis with Region-of-Interest Highlighting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Panoramic images captured over wide ranges often fail to clearly indicate the subject of interest, requiring users to scroll through the image to find the relevant region, which is cumbersome.
Innovation Solution
An image generation apparatus and method that includes a region-of-interest setting feature, allowing users to designate a region of interest during image capture, and a synthesis image generation unit that combines component images with posture information to generate a synthesis image, enabling accurate identification and display of the interested region.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Area of moving object
If panoramic image pickup captures a landscape over a wide range, then the view angle is widened, but the subject of interest cannot be easily recognized
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary action by automatically setting the region of interest during the image pickup process itself, rather than requiring post-processing. The region-of-interest setting portion designates the subject area while the camera is capturing the panoramic view, enabling the synthesis image generation unit to create a focused view that highlights the subject of interest without requiring users to scroll through the entire panoramic image afterward.
2Ease of operation
If users scroll through panoramic image to find region of interest, then the subject can be located, but the operation becomes cumbersome
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary action by automatically setting the region of interest during the image pickup process itself, rather than requiring post-processing. The region-of-interest setting portion designates the subject area while the camera is capturing the panoramic view, enabling the synthesis image generation unit to create a focused view that highlights the subject of interest without requiring users to scroll through the entire panoramic image afterward.
3Measurement precision
If region of interest is set during image pickup, then the synthesis image can highlight the subject accurately, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements self-service by enabling the portable equipment itself to automatically identify and set the region of interest during image capture. The region-of-interest setting portion uses the equipment's own sensors and processing capabilities to designate the subject area, eliminating the need for external devices or complex post-processing systems. This self-contained approach maintains measurement precision while controlling device complexity.
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AI summary
A region-of-interest setting portion sets, during image pickup, a region of interest in an image picked up using a camera built in portable equipment. A component image generation unit generates a component image in which, with the image picked up using the camera built in the portable equipment, posture information of the portable equipment and the region-of-interest information set by the region-of-interest setting portion are associated. A panoramic image generation unit combines a plurality of component images between which the posture of the portable equipment is different to generate a synthesis image.