Panoramic Image Selection for Consistent Temporal View
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing systems for displaying panoramic images do not efficiently allow users to seamlessly transition between images captured at different points in time while maintaining the same perspective, leading to a disjointed viewing experience.
Innovation Solution
A method and system that access and display panoramic images associated with multi-dimensional location information, 3D geometry data, and time information, allowing the selection of a second panoramic image captured on a different day with similar 1D location information, and adjusting the zoom level based on the 3D geometry data to maintain a consistent view perspective.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If panoramic images from different times are displayed without adjustment, then users can view temporal changes, but the viewing experience becomes disjointed due to perspective inconsistencies
Solution Approach 1:
The patent adjusts display parameters (zoom level, position) of panoramic images based on temporal information to maintain consistent perspective. When displaying images from different times, the system modifies these parameters to compensate for changes in the captured scene, ensuring the viewer experiences temporal changes without perspective disruption.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces manual perspective adjustment with automated computational methods. By using algorithms to analyze temporal changes in panoramic images and automatically adjusting display parameters, the system eliminates the need for users to manually compensate for perspective shifts when viewing images from different times.
2Measurement precision
If the system displays multiple panoramic images with different zoom levels, then users can see different levels of detail, but maintaining consistent perspective across time-distributed images becomes complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent performs preliminary analysis of panoramic images to determine appropriate zoom levels before display. By pre-processing the images and calculating the necessary zoom adjustments based on temporal and spatial information, the system simplifies the display process and maintains consistent perspective without requiring complex real-time adjustments.
3Stability of the object's composition
If the system selects panoramic images based on closest 1D location information, then spatial continuity is maintained, but temporal distribution across different days is not ensured
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extends the image selection criteria from a single spatial dimension (1D location) to include the temporal dimension. By considering both spatial proximity and temporal distribution (images from different days), the system maintains spatial continuity while ensuring temporal diversity in the displayed panoramic images.
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AI summary
Images (402-410) may be automatically annotated with place identifiers based on textual metadata associated with the images ( 402-410 ). The quality of these place identifiers may be scored based on a number of different factors. For example, these annotations may also include confidence and topicality values indicative of the relationships between the place identifier and the text as well as topics of the text of the textual metadata. Images (402-410) that also have additional location information that includes GPS coordinates or a location specified by a user, may be used to evaluate the quality of a given place identifier, combination of confidence and topicality values, and the overall annotation system. These valuations may, in turn, be used to score the quality of such automatic annotations of other images that do not have such additional location information.