Panoramic Image Switching for Seamless Viewing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Panoramic images with ultra-wide angles of view are difficult to display naturally to human eyes, leading to a need for improved entertainment methods that enhance user experience without discomfort during switching between multiple images captured at the same time.
Innovation Solution
A moving picture reproducing device and method that stores and switches panoramic image data associated with time information, allowing users to select and display clipped parts of the images on a display device, and switches between images based on user requests, while optimizing data transmission to reduce discomfort and improve entertainment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple panoramic image data are switched to improve entertainment, then user entertainment is improved, but switching discomfort may occur
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by pre-fetching and buffering panoramic image data from multiple camera positions before switching is requested. The buffer storage unit stores image data in advance, and the switching control unit manages the timing and sequence of switches to prevent discomfort, ensuring smooth transitions between different panoramic views.
2Manufacturing precision
If panoramic image data is transmitted in high quality, then image quality is improved, but data transmission load increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system applies local quality by transmitting and processing only the necessary portions of panoramic image data. The clipping control unit generates presentation images by clipping specific regions from the full panoramic images, thereby reducing the amount of data that needs to be transmitted and processed while maintaining the quality of the displayed portions.
3Area of stationary object
If the entire panoramic image is displayed, then complete view is provided, but natural viewing experience is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments the ultra-wide panoramic image into manageable portions through clipping. The clipping control unit divides the panoramic image data into specific presentation regions that match human natural viewing angles, making the displayed content more comfortable and natural for human eyes while still providing access to the complete panoramic view through switching between multiple clipped images.
Data Source
AI summary
In order to improve entertainment of panoramic images, a moving picture reproducing device includes: a storing means configured to store a plurality of panoramic image data photographed at an identical time by associating with predetermined time information; a reproduction control means configured to set selected one of the plurality of panoramic image data as a reproduction target, set a clipped part of the reproduction target as a presentation image, and display the presentation image on a display device; and a switching control means configured to, when the reproduction target is reproduced at a predetermined reproduction timing, switch the reproduction target to another panoramic image data at the reproduction timing on the basis of the time information in response to a user's switching request.