360-Degree Image Partial Image Generator With Interpolation Line Calculator
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional dedicated viewers for 360-degree images require manual operation to search and navigate through areas-of-interest, increasing user effort as the number of interests increases, making it cumbersome to locate and visualize specific points within these images.
Innovation Solution
An information processing apparatus that generates partial images from 360-degree images, allowing users to register points-of-interest and display interpolation lines between them, enabling intuitive navigation and visualization of areas-of-interest through an animation that transitions between registered points.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If manual operation is used to search and navigate through areas-of-interest in 360-degree images, then the user can locate specific points, but the user effort increases significantly as the number of areas-of-interest increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically generates thumbnail images for all areas-of-interest in advance, and pre-calculates interpolation lines between them. When the user selects a thumbnail, the corresponding area is immediately displayed with the interpolation line already prepared, eliminating the need for manual searching and navigation through multiple areas.
Solution Approach 2:
Thumbnail images serve as intermediaries between the user and the full 360-degree image areas. Instead of requiring users to manually navigate through the entire 360-degree image, the thumbnails provide a simplified interface that represents key areas, making selection and navigation much easier even when there are many areas-of-interest.
2Difficulty of detecting and measuring
If thumbnail images are displayed for all areas-of-interest, then areas can be easily searched, but manual selection of thumbnails remains troublesome and effort increases with more areas
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically generates and organizes thumbnail images for all areas-of-interest without requiring user intervention. The interpolation lines are also automatically calculated and displayed when a thumbnail is selected, eliminating the need for users to manually create or configure these elements.
3Area of stationary object
If the entire 360-degree image is displayed for checking, then the user can see all areas, but the user must manually change display area which is time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The system pre-generates thumbnail images that represent key areas of the 360-degree image. When a user selects a thumbnail, the corresponding full area is immediately displayed with the interpolation line already calculated and ready, eliminating the time-consuming manual navigation through the entire image.
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AI summary
An information processing apparatus includes a partial image generator configured to generate a partial image having a point-of-interest designated by a user, from a 360-degree image, a user interface (UI) unit configured to receive an indication of the point-of-interest via a UI screen for displaying the partial image, and a point-of-interest registering unit configured to register the point-of-interest, in response to a request from the user via the UI screen. The information processing apparatus also includes an interpolation line calculator configured to calculate an interpolation line for interpolating between a most recently registered point-of-interest and a current point-of-interest, and an interpolation line registering unit configured to register an interpolation line between the designated point-of-interest and a point-of-interest designated immediately prior to the designated point-of-interest.