Interactive Information Display in Panoramic Video
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Solution Overview
Problem
In panoramic video displays, such as VR, presenting interactive information in a way that remains visible and accessible to users as they change their viewpoint is challenging due to the flexible viewing angle, which affects user experience and interaction.
Innovation Solution
A method and apparatus for determining and displaying interactive information in specific areas corresponding to a camera position in panoramic videos, using modules to calculate and display semi-transparent map layers and interactive information, ensuring the information remains visible and accessible without changing position when the user turns their head.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If interactive information is displayed in a fixed position in panoramic video, then the information remains visible and accessible when users change their viewpoint, but the information may interfere with the immersive experience and natural head movement
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by making the display area semi-transparent rather than fully opaque, allowing the background panoramic content to remain visible through the information display region. This resolves the contradiction by maintaining information visibility while preserving the immersive quality of the panoramic environment, reducing visual interference and maintaining user engagement with the natural scene.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a semi-transparent map layer as an intermediary between the panoramic video content and the interactive information. This mediator allows both the immersive panoramic content and the interactive information to coexist, with the semi-transparent layer acting as a compromise that maintains both visibility and immersion.
2Ease of operation
If interactive information is displayed in a moving area that follows user head movement, then the information remains naturally positioned in the user's field of view, but the information position changes continuously which may cause disorientation
Solution Approach 1:
The patent determines the display area position in advance based on the initial camera position and panoramic video parameters, establishing a fixed semi-transparent map layer before user interaction begins. This preliminary positioning ensures information stability while still being strategically placed for accessibility, resolving the contradiction between stable positioning and user-centered accessibility.
3Reliability
If the display area is made fully opaque to ensure information visibility, then the information becomes highly visible, but it blocks the panoramic video content and reduces immersion
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by making the display area semi-transparent rather than fully opaque, allowing the background panoramic content to remain visible through the information display region. This resolves the contradiction by maintaining information visibility while preserving the immersive quality of the panoramic environment, reducing visual interference and maintaining user engagement with the natural scene.
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AI summary
A method and an apparatus for displaying interactive information in a panoramic video are disclosed. The method includes determining a first interactive information display area corresponding to a perspective of a first camera position of the panoramic video; and displaying first interactive information in the first interactive information display area corresponding to the perspective of the first camera position when playing an image associated with the perspective of the first camera position. According to the present disclosure, a display position of the first interactive information is not changed along with a head turning action of a user, etc. As such, when the user wants to see the first interactive information, the user can adjust the line of sight to a determined position for viewing, thus increasing an attraction of the first interactive information display area to the user, and helping to enhance the user experience.