Superimposed Sign for Tagged Content Association

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing technologies fail to effectively convey the relationship between content and attached tag information, making it difficult for users to understand the association between the two.

Innovation Solution

An information processing apparatus and method that displays a sign indicating the relationship between a tagged point and a specified point in the content, with the sign superimposed over the content, allowing for clear association of user-input information with its corresponding position.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Loss of information

If tag information is displayed as an independent point in the image frame, then the tag information can be displayed together with the content, but the viewer cannot determine which position in the content has a relationship with the tag information

Engineering Contradiction:

Improverelationship informationVSAvoidunderstanding ease

Core Design Contradiction:

Loss of informationVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces a sign as an intermediary element that connects the tag information display position with the corresponding content position. This sign acts as a visual mediator that bridges the gap between the independent tag information point and its related content location, enabling viewers to understand the relationship without confusion.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent extracts the relationship indication function from the tag information display itself and separates it into a distinct sign element. By taking out the relationship indication as a separate visual component, the system can clearly show both the tag information and its connection to content without mixing these two functions in a single display element.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

2Device complexity

If tag information is displayed without visual connection to content position, then the display is simple, but the relationship between content and tag information is not recognizable

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvedisplay complexityVSAvoidassociation information

Core Design Contradiction:

Device complexityVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The sign serves as a minimal-complexity intermediary that provides relationship information without requiring complex display mechanisms. It is a simple visual element that can be easily integrated into the existing display system while effectively conveying the association between tag information and content position.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent segments the display system into distinct functional components: the tag information display, the content display, and the relationship-indicating sign. This segmentation allows each component to perform its specific function independently while maintaining overall system simplicity through clear functional separation.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Data Source

PatentUS9697632B2Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and program

Publication Date: 2017.07.04 SONY GROUP CORP

AI summary

There is provided an information processing apparatus including an output control unit configured to display a sign indicating an indication relationship between a first point associated with tag information and a second point specified by a user in content in a manner that the sign is superimposed over the content, and output input information input by the user and contained in the tag information.