Spherical Image Viewpoint Transition Animation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional full-view spherical image viewers require manual operations like pan, tilt, and zoom for users to find areas of interest, making it inconvenient for users to search through the entire image.
Innovation Solution
An information processing apparatus that registers designated viewpoints and sets a transition path between them, generating partial images and playing animation by sequentially displaying these images along the set path, allowing users to easily navigate and view specific areas within the full-view spherical image.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If manual operations (pan, tilt, zoom) are used to navigate full-view spherical images, then users can search for areas of interest, but user effort and time consumption increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by automatically setting transition paths between viewpoints and generating animation sequences in advance. Users simply need to designate start and end viewpoints, and the system automatically creates the navigation path and displays the animated transition, eliminating the need for manual pan, tilt, and zoom operations during actual navigation.
Solution Approach 2:
The system serves itself by automatically generating transition paths and animation sequences without requiring continuous user intervention. Once users designate the start and end viewpoints, the system autonomously computes the transition path, generates intermediate frames, and plays the animation, making the navigation process self-executing and highly efficient.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the entire full-view spherical image is displayed for manual searching, then users can find areas of interest, but the complexity of operation increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system extracts only the necessary portion of the full-view spherical image by generating partial images focused on specific viewpoints along the transition path. Instead of requiring users to manually search through the entire spherical image, the system extracts and displays only the relevant regions of interest in a sequential animation, significantly simplifying the operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The system segments the full-view spherical image into multiple partial images corresponding to different viewpoints along the transition path. Each partial image represents a specific region of interest, and the system displays these segmented images in sequence through animation, making navigation straightforward and reducing operational complexity.
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AI summary
An information processing apparatus includes circuitry to register at least a first viewpoint and a second viewpoint designated next to the first viewpoint as viewpoints in a full-view spherical image with an order designated by a user, set a transition path of the viewpoints from the first viewpoint to the second viewpoint by interpolating between the first viewpoint and the second viewpoint in the full-view spherical image, generate a first partial image having a center that matches the first viewpoint, and a second partial image having a center that matches the second viewpoint, and play animation by sequentially displaying the first partial image and the second partial image with the order designated by the user while transiting the viewpoints from the first viewpoint to the second viewpoint along the set transition path.