Panoramic Surround View Spatial Analysis
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional digital media formats, such as 2D images and videos, are inadequate for capturing and indexing visual data effectively, limiting the ability to provide comprehensive search and indexing mechanisms as the quantity of visual data increases, and they do not offer an immersive or interactive viewing experience.
Innovation Solution
The creation of a surround view system that analyzes the spatial relationship between multiple images and video with location information to generate a multi-view interactive digital media representation, combining 2D and 3D data to enhance the viewing experience by distinguishing between content and context, allowing for improved search and indexing capabilities.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If traditional 2D digital media formats are used to capture visual data, then the system is simple and easy to operate, but the viewing experience is not immersive and the ability to reproduce memories and events with high fidelity is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions from traditional 2D flat images to multi-dimensional panoramic surround views that capture 360-degree spatial information. By adding dimensional depth and spatial context, the system enhances fidelity of memory reproduction while maintaining ease of operation through automated capture processes.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent embeds multiple layers of information within the panoramic view structure, including foreground objects, background scenes, and spatial relationship data. This nested organization allows comprehensive memory reproduction while keeping the user interface simple and easy to navigate.
2Quantity of substance
If the quantity of visual data increases, then more comprehensive search and indexing mechanisms are needed, but traditional 2D images and videos are not designed for these purposes
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments visual data into structured components including foreground objects, background scenes, spatial relationships, and metadata. This segmentation enables efficient indexing and search capabilities by organizing large quantities of visual data into manageable, queryable units without requiring complex search mechanisms.
Solution Approach 2:
The panoramic surround view format serves multiple functions simultaneously: it captures comprehensive visual data, provides spatial context, enables interactive viewing, and facilitates efficient search and indexing. This multi-functionality addresses the needs of handling large visual data quantities while maintaining system simplicity.
3Reliability
If multiple images and video are combined to create a surround view, then the viewing experience becomes immersive and interactive, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple images and video captures into a unified panoramic surround view structure. By combining these elements into a single integrated format with standardized organization, the system achieves immersive and interactive viewing experiences while managing device complexity through consolidation rather than multiplication of components.
Data Source
AI summary
Various embodiments of the present invention relate generally to systems and methods for analyzing and manipulating images and video. According to particular embodiments, the spatial relationship between multiple images and video is analyzed together with location information data, for purposes of creating a representation referred to herein as a surround view. In particular embodiments, a surround view can be generated by combining a panoramic view of an object with a panoramic view of a distant scene, such that the object panorama is placed in a foreground position relative to the distant scene panorama. Such combined panoramas can enhance the interactive and immersive viewing experience of the surround view.