Wide-Angle Image Zenith Correction for Cube Map Conversion
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing spherical imaging devices face challenges in accurately displaying wide-angle images in cube map format due to misalignment and orientation issues, leading to unnatural and uncomfortable viewing experiences.
Innovation Solution
An information processing apparatus and method that performs zenith correction and alignment correction on wide-angle images by rotating them around a vertical axis, converting them into cube map format to ensure proper alignment and orientation, thereby enhancing image visibility and user experience.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If wide-angle images are directly converted to cube map format without correction, then the conversion process is simple, but the images exhibit misalignment and orientation issues leading to unnatural viewing experience
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies zenith correction and alignment correction as preliminary actions before converting wide-angle images to cube map format. By performing these corrections in advance, the system ensures proper vertical alignment and orientation of structural elements before the final conversion, thereby achieving high alignment precision without complicating the conversion process itself.
Solution Approach 2:
The image processing is divided into distinct segments: zenith correction (vertical alignment), alignment correction (rotational orientation), and cube map conversion. This segmentation allows each correction step to be independently optimized and applied, ensuring that vertical lines remain vertical and structural elements are properly oriented before final conversion to cube map format.
2Measurement precision
If zenith correction and alignment correction are applied to wide-angle images, then image orientation accuracy is improved, but processing time and computational load increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces complex mechanical image adjustment processes with computational algorithms. By using digital image processing techniques for zenith correction and alignment correction, the system achieves high orientation accuracy without the time-consuming manual or mechanical adjustment processes that would otherwise be required.
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AI summary
An information processing apparatus includes circuitry to perform correction on a wide-angle image to correct the wide-angle image. The correction involves rotation around a vertical direction as a rotation axis. The circuitry further converts the wide-angle image into a cube map format.