PTZ Camera Preview Structural Outline During Mechanical Movement
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing image processing systems for PTZ cameras lack user-friendliness as they do not account for the time required for mechanical movements, forcing users to anticipate the final image outcome during operation input.
Innovation Solution
An image processing system that includes reception, display control, and camera control means to display a structural outline of the image corresponding to the operation input during the completion of pan, tilt, or zoom operations, allowing users to confirm and adjust before the mechanical movement is finished.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the imaging device performs mechanical movement for pan, tilt, or zoom operations, then the image-capture direction and magnification can be changed, but a given period of time is required until the control is completed, reducing operational efficiency
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by displaying a predicted image (structural outline) that shows what the final image will look like after the mechanical movement completes. This allows the user to see the outcome before the actual movement finishes, effectively preparing the user in advance for the result and reducing the perceived waiting time.
Solution Approach 2:
The system creates a copy of the anticipated final image state (structural outline) and displays it during the mechanical movement. This copy represents the future state of the imaging device, allowing users to visualize the outcome without having to wait for the actual mechanical completion.
2Productivity
If the user continues performing operation input during mechanical movement, then more operations can be executed, but the user needs to imagine the image outcome, increasing cognitive load
Solution Approach 1:
The system provides visual feedback during mechanical movement by displaying the structural outline that shows the predicted final image. This feedback mechanism allows users to see the outcome of their operations in real-time, enabling them to make informed decisions about subsequent operations without having to mentally simulate the results.
Solution Approach 2:
The structural outline displays the preliminary result of the operation before the mechanical movement completes, giving users advance information about the outcome. This allows users to plan their next operations based on visible feedback rather than imagination, reducing cognitive load while maintaining high operation throughput.
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AI summary
Provided are an image processing system, an image processing method, and a program capable of improving the user-friendliness upon implementing the operation input for controlling the imaging device. Provided are an image acquisition unit for receiving an image captured by a video camera, a display control unit for displaying the image on a display device, an input control unit for receiving an operation input for changing at least one of an image-capture direction and magnification of the video camera, and a camera control unit for changing at least one of the image-capture direction and magnification of the video camera according to the operation input. During a period after the operation input up to completion of the change in the image-capture direction or magnification by the video camera, the display control unit causes the display device to display an image which is created from a part of the image captured by the video camera, and which is an image of a structural outline corresponding to the image-capture direction or magnification according to the operation input.