Vehicle Image Scene Determination and Dynamic Pricing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users face difficulty in selecting images from a multitude of options in existing image delivery systems, particularly when images are taken by traveling vehicles, as they lack efficient scene determination and pricing mechanisms.
Innovation Solution
An information processing apparatus that determines the scene of an image based on vehicle travel information, including speed, driver operations, and environmental data, and transmits this information along with the image to a terminal, enabling users to select images based on scene details and dynamic pricing.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple images are uploaded to the server for user selection, then the variety of image options increases, but the difficulty of selecting a suitable image increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the large set of images by determining and categorizing scenes using vehicle travel information (speed, acceleration, driver operations). This segmentation organizes images into manageable groups, making it easier for users to find suitable images without being overwhelmed by the total quantity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces scene information as an intermediary between the image and the user. By adding scene determination results based on vehicle travel data, users can select images more easily through scene-based filtering rather than browsing all images directly.
2Measurement precision
If scene determination is performed using detailed vehicle travel information, then the accuracy of scene identification improves, but the processing complexity and time increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent performs preliminary processing of vehicle travel information (speed, acceleration, driver operations) to determine scene characteristics before image selection. This preliminary action prepares the data in advance, enabling accurate scene identification without increasing real-time processing complexity during image delivery.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses vehicle travel information that is already being collected for other purposes (speed, acceleration, driver operations) to automatically determine scenes. This self-service approach reuses existing data, avoiding the need for separate complex measurement systems while maintaining high scene identification accuracy.
3Measurement precision
If scene-based pricing is implemented, then the pricing accuracy and relevance improve, but the complexity of pricing determination increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the pricing parameters from generic to scene-specific by using determined scene information (derived from vehicle travel data) as the basis for pricing. This allows accurate, relevant pricing while keeping the determination process relatively simple by leveraging the already-computed scene characteristics.
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AI summary
An information processing apparatus includes at least one processor configured to determine, on the basis of information concerning traveling of a vehicle obtained when an image is taken by an image pickup unit of the vehicle, a scene present when the image is taken; and transmit information indicating the determined scene and the image to a terminal connected to the information processing apparatus via a network.