Terminal Apparatus Fault Reporting with Fixed Location Annotations
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods for adding commentary information to images, such as annotation information, either lose original image data or make it difficult to view the image content when editing directly, or risk losing the original annotation information when editing during browsing.
Innovation Solution
A terminal apparatus with an input unit for adding commentary information including location and explanatory information to images, and a browsing unit that allows unchangeable display of location information, enabling users to input and browse fault information while maintaining the original annotation and image integrity.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If annotation information is edited when the image is browsed, then the annotation information can be modified, but the location indicated by the original annotation information may be lost
Solution Approach 1:
The annotation information is segmented into two distinct components: location information (coordinates) and commentary information (text content). The location information is stored and displayed separately from the commentary information, allowing the location to remain fixed while the commentary can be edited during browsing without affecting the original location data
Solution Approach 2:
The location information is determined and fixed in advance when the annotation is created. This preliminary establishment of location coordinates ensures that the spatial reference is preserved before any editing of the commentary information occurs during the browsing phase
2Ease of manufacture
If the image is directly edited to add annotation information, then the annotation can be added to the image, but part of the original image information may be lost
Solution Approach 1:
The annotation information is extracted from the image data and stored separately as independent metadata. Instead of embedding annotations directly into the image pixels, the system separates the commentary information from the original image, allowing the image to remain intact while annotations are added, edited, or removed without affecting the original image information
3Loss of information
If annotation information is held separately from image data, then the original image information is preserved, but the annotation information may be in the way when browsing the image
Solution Approach 1:
The display of annotation information is made dynamic and controllable during browsing. Users can interactively adjust the display state of annotations, allowing them to view images with or without annotations based on their browsing needs, thus balancing information preservation with browsing clarity
Data Source
AI summary
A terminal apparatus includes an input unit, and a browsing unit. The input unit inputs a fault which has occurred in a target electronic apparatus. The browsing unit allows browsing of the fault input by the input unit. The input unit includes an adding unit that adds, to an image concerning the fault, commentary information which includes location information indicating a part within the image and explanatory information regarding the part within the image indicated by the location information. The browsing unit is configured such that a display location of the location information, out of the commentary information, is unchangeable.