Remote Proxy Terminal Image Selection for Clear Object Instructions
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Solution Overview
Problem
In remote proxy services, smooth communication between users at different locations is challenging, particularly when a user wants to convey an object of interest or specific instructions to a remote user without clear identification.
Innovation Solution
A terminal apparatus equipped with image and message transmission capabilities, allowing users to select and transmit image identification data or region data along with optional messages to a communication partner, facilitating clear communication and control.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If video call mechanism is used for remote proxy service, then real-time communication between users at different locations is achieved, but smooth communication becomes difficult when users need to convey specific objects or instructions
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies the copying principle by capturing and transmitting images from the camera to represent physical objects. When a user sees an object of interest in the video feed, they can capture an image of that object and send it to the remote user, creating a visual copy that clearly conveys the object's appearance without requiring complex verbal descriptions.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses images as an intermediary medium between users. Instead of relying solely on verbal communication which may be ambiguous, the system introduces images as a mediator that clearly represents objects and scenes, enabling more precise communication about objects of interest and instructions.
2Measurement precision
If verbal description is used to convey objects of interest, then communication can proceed without additional tools, but the request destination user cannot clearly identify the specific object
Solution Approach 1:
The system creates visual copies of objects through image capture. Instead of relying on imprecise verbal descriptions, the patent captures actual images of objects and transmits them, providing the remote user with an accurate visual representation that enables precise object identification.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the parameter of information representation from verbal/textual to visual/image-based. This parameter change fundamentally improves the precision of object identification, as images provide direct visual evidence of the object's appearance, color, shape, and context.
3Loss of information
If multiple communication methods are provided to enhance clarity, then information transmission improves, but the system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges video calling functionality with image capture and transmission capabilities into a unified system. By combining these functions, the system provides multiple communication methods (real-time video, captured images, and text messages) that work together seamlessly, improving information completeness without requiring separate independent systems.
Solution Approach 2:
The terminal apparatus is designed with multi-functionality, serving as both a video call device and an image capture/transmission device. This universal design allows the same device to handle multiple communication needs (real-time viewing, object identification, and instruction conveyance) without increasing overall system complexity.
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AI summary
A system is provided that supports a remote proxy service in which, on behalf of a request source user, a request destination user goes to a location (local site) where the request source user cannot go, and performs what is instructed by the request source user. The system includes a first terminal apparatus used by the request source user and a second terminal apparatus used by the request destination user. The first terminal apparatus displays a moving image captured at a local site by the second terminal apparatus in real time. When the request source user selects an image included in the moving image displayed by the first terminal apparatus, the selected image is displayed on the second terminal apparatus. The request destination user can receive an instruction regarding the object appearing in the image while viewing the image selected by the request source user.