Virtual Display Generation via Image Sequence Reordering
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Solution Overview
Problem
Online shopping for items, such as vehicles, faces challenges due to the inability of buyers to inspect the items, leading to a lack of confidence in purchasing. Additionally, delays or errors in the online experience, such as slow website loading or delayed photo loading, can deter buyers from completing their purchases.
Innovation Solution
A system and method for generating a virtual display of an item, which involves capturing a sequence of images from different viewpoints around the item, encoding each image with information indicating its place in the sequence, and reordering the images to create an out-of-order sequence. This sequence is then transmitted to a remote computer system for display, allowing for efficient and rapid presentation of the item's virtual display.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If high-resolution photos and videos are provided to enable buyer inspection, then buyer confidence improves, but network latency and loading delays increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the item representation into multiple low-resolution still images captured from different viewpoints around the item. These segmented images are displayed in sequence to create a virtual tour experience, replacing the need for loading single large high-resolution photos or videos. This segmentation allows the buyer to inspect the item from multiple angles without waiting for large files to load.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates simplified copies of the item representation by capturing multiple viewpoints and displaying them as a sequence of low-resolution images. This copying approach provides sufficient visual information for buyer inspection while dramatically reducing the data transmission requirements compared to original high-resolution photos or videos.
2Loss of information
If multiple images are transmitted to show different viewpoints, then item inspection capability improves, but data transmission time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies partial action by transmitting only the essential visual information needed for item inspection - multiple low-resolution still images from key viewpoints - rather than transmitting complete high-resolution photos or videos. This partial transmission provides sufficient inspection capability while minimizing data transmission time.
3Loss of information
If the entire video is downloaded before display, then complete item representation is provided, but buyer patience is lost due to waiting
Solution Approach 1:
The patent performs preliminary action by pre-capturing and pre-processing multiple images from different viewpoints before the buyer views them. These pre-captured images are stored and can be quickly transmitted and displayed in sequence, eliminating the need for the buyer to wait for video decoding and playback while still providing complete item representation.
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AI summary
Systems and methods for generating a virtual display of an item can include capturing images of an item in a first sequence and a second sequence and reordering the first sequence and the second sequence to generate the virtual display. The images can be taken in an automated photography studio. The virtual display of the item can comprise a video file created from the images showing an ordered rotation of the item.