Panoramic Imagery Update via Generative Adversarial Networks
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing panoramic imagery systems are outdated and require specialized equipment for updates, failing to reflect changes in geographic locations, especially in remote areas, and do not account for varying environmental conditions.
Innovation Solution
A method using one or more processors to generate new panoramic imagery by transforming existing panoramic images with user-generated or non-panoramic images, incorporating features absent from the original imagery, such as new objects or environmental changes, without requiring new panoramic imagery capture, utilizing a generative adversarial network for accuracy and realism.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If panoramic imagery is updated using specialized cameras and equipment, then the imagery accuracy and completeness are improved, but the device complexity and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses non-panoramic images as copies or references to update panoramic imagery. Instead of capturing new panoramic images with specialized equipment, the system transfers objects and features from conventional non-panoramic images into the panoramic view, effectively using simpler image copies to update the complex panoramic dataset.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the mechanical system of panoramic camera capture with an automated image processing system. Instead of physically deploying specialized cameras to locations, the system uses computational methods to integrate non-panoramic images into panoramic views, substituting mechanical capture with automated processing.
2Loss of time
If panoramic imagery is captured frequently to reflect environmental changes, then the imagery currency is improved, but the use of energy and resources increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent performs preliminary processing of non-panoramic images to identify objects and features that should be included in panoramic imagery. By pre-processing and preparing these images for integration, the system can update panoramic views efficiently without requiring energy-intensive repeated panoramic captures, as the preparatory work is done in advance.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses existing non-panoramic images as references to update panoramic imagery, copying relevant features from these images rather than recapturing them. This approach allows timely updates using pre-existing image data, reducing the need for repeated energy-consuming capture operations.
3Loss of information
If panoramic imagery is updated in remote locations, then the imagery completeness is improved, but the ease of operation decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent enables panoramic imagery to be updated automatically using non-panoramic images that are already available in the system. The process is self-service in nature, as the system autonomously identifies, processes, and integrates relevant features from non-panoramic images into panoramic views without requiring manual intervention or physical access to remote locations.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the mechanical process of physically accessing remote locations with specialized cameras with an automated computational system. The system uses image processing and object transfer techniques to update panoramic imagery in remote areas without requiring physical deployment of equipment or personnel to those locations.
4Ease of manufacture
If conventional cameras are used instead of specialized panoramic cameras, then the ease of manufacture is improved, but the manufacturing precision decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary processing system that bridges conventional non-panoramic images and the final panoramic output. This intermediary system performs object detection, feature extraction, and intelligent integration, allowing conventional cameras to serve as the input source while maintaining high-quality panoramic results through sophisticated intermediate processing steps.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the mechanical precision requirements of panoramic cameras with computational precision. Instead of relying on specialized hardware to capture accurate panoramic data, the system uses software-based methods to reconstruct panoramic views from conventional images, substituting mechanical precision with algorithmic accuracy.
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AI summary
System and methods are provided for generating panoramic imagery. An example method may be performed by one or more processors and includes obtaining first panoramic imagery depicting a geographic area. The method also includes obtaining an image depicting one or more physical objects absent from the first panoramic imagery. Further, the method includes transforming the first panoramic imagery into second panoramic imagery depicting the one or more physical objects and including at least a portion of the first panoramic imagery.