Voxel Map Navigation for Panoramic Image Interconnectivity
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users are limited to viewing pre-stored imagery of a geographic location and cannot easily access different aspects or perspectives of the same location, as existing technologies do not effectively interconnect images based on spatial identifiers.
Innovation Solution
A system that uses spatial identifiers to associate images with three-dimensional space, allowing users to select and retrieve additional images by clicking on specific portions of an image, which are then displayed based on shared voxel identifiers, enabling interconnectivity between multiple images of the same geographic space.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If images are stored and displayed using traditional image-based identifiers, then the system is simple to operate, but users are limited to pre-stored imagery and cannot easily access different aspects or perspectives of the same location
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions from 2D image-based identifiers to 3D spatial identifiers (voxels) to interconnect images. By mapping image portions to three-dimensional space using voxel identifiers, the system enables navigation across multiple perspectives of the same location while maintaining operational simplicity for users.
2Adaptability or versatility
If spatial identifiers are used to interconnect images, then users can navigate to different perspectives of the same location, but the system requires complex processing to determine voxel identifiers and retrieve associated images
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by pre-computing and storing voxel identifiers for each image portion before user interaction. When a user selects a region, the corresponding voxel identifier is already available, enabling rapid retrieval of associated images without complex real-time processing.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces voxel identifiers as intermediary elements that bridge between user selections and image retrieval. These identifiers serve as efficient keys to access pre-organized image data, simplifying the retrieval process while enabling sophisticated spatial navigation capabilities.
3Reliability
If multiple images are associated with the same voxel identifier, then comprehensive coverage of a location is achieved, but determining which image to display becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses feedback mechanisms to determine which image to display when multiple images are associated with the same voxel identifier. By analyzing user interaction patterns, viewing history, and contextual information, the system intelligently selects the most relevant image to display, maintaining ease of operation while ensuring comprehensive location coverage.
Data Source
AI summary
The present disclosure describes a system and method that includes receiving a user selection of a portion of a first image. In response to the user-selection, a first identifier of three-dimensional space associated with the user-selection is determined and a second image is selected based on a portion of the second image being associated with the first identifier. The second image may be provided to the user to be displayed. The present disclosure also provides for mapping a portion of a first image to an identifier of three-dimensional space.