3D Content Generation via Touch Depth Adjustment
Find Innovative SolutionsGenerate Solutions
Solution Overview
Problem
Current technologies require specialized equipment or software to generate three-dimensionally viewable content, making it difficult for users to easily create such content with depth perception on small information processing devices like portable terminals.
Innovation Solution
An information processing apparatus and method that acquires operation inputs on a display screen, computes the depth position of an operation object, and adjusts its display position based on these inputs, allowing users to intuitively create three-dimensionally viewable content using touch panels, proximity detection, and pressure-sensitive inputs.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If specialized stereoscopic cameras or professional software are used to generate three-dimensionally viewable content, then the quality and accuracy of 3D content is improved, but the device complexity and ease of operation deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses the existing two-dimensional display screen as a template or copy to generate three-dimensional content. Instead of requiring specialized stereoscopic cameras, the system captures the 2D display content and creates a 3D version by adding depth information based on the operation amount, thereby producing 3D viewable content without specialized imaging equipment
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary processing system that converts 2D display content into 3D content. The conversion unit acts as a mediator that takes ordinary 2D content and transforms it into 3D viewable content by adding depth information, eliminating the need for specialized cameras or professional software
2Manufacturing precision
If specialized stereoscopic cameras or professional software are used to generate three-dimensionally viewable content, then the quality and accuracy of 3D content is improved, but the ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs self-service by automatically generating three-dimensional content from existing two-dimensional display content without requiring user intervention with specialized equipment. The conversion unit autonomously processes the 2D content and adds depth information based on operation amount, allowing users to easily create 3D content through simple operations
Solution Approach 2:
The patent makes the display screen multi-functional by enabling it to serve both as a 2D display and as a control interface for generating 3D content. The touch panel can detect operation amount and simultaneously function as the source material for 3D content generation, eliminating the need for separate specialized devices
3Area of stationary object
If the display unit size is increased to show more information, then the amount of information that can be displayed is improved, but the device size and portability deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent adds the depth dimension to the traditional 2D display, transforming it into a 3D display. By encoding depth information in the third dimension, the system can display more information within the same physical display area without increasing the device size, as the additional information is conveyed through depth perception rather than lateral expansion
4Ease of operation
If touch panels are added to the display unit to secure operability and enlarge the display, then the ease of operation and display flexibility are improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent makes the touch panel multi-functional by enabling it to serve both as an operation input interface and as a source for generating three-dimensional content. The same touch panel that detects user operations also provides the operational information used to create 3D effects, eliminating the need for separate specialized input devices and reducing overall system complexity
Data Source
AI summary
Provided is an information processing apparatus including an operation amount acquiring unit that acquires an operation amount of an operation input on a display screen; a depth position computing unit that computes a depth position of a three-dimensionally viewable operation object, on the basis of the operation amount; and a display processing unit that executes processing for adjusting the depth position of the operation object on the basis of the depth position and displaying the operation object on the display screen.