Wide-Field Image Screen Generation for Distortion-Free Viewing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Wide-field images, such as 360-degree images, are challenging to view due to their curvature, causing user discomfort when displayed on conventional terminals.
Innovation Solution
An information processing apparatus and method that generate a screen with a first captured image display area and a three-dimensional image display area, incorporating position information to align with the image capturing device's position, and superimpose specific images on predetermined areas of captured images stored in memory.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Area of stationary object
If wide-field images are displayed on conventional terminals, then the entire surrounding area can be captured, but the images become curved and difficult to view
Solution Approach 1:
The wide-field image is divided into multiple predetermined areas, each displayed separately on the terminal screen. This segmentation allows the large field of view to be presented in manageable sections that maintain proper geometry and are comfortable for users to view and navigate.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces navigation controls that allow users to move between different predetermined areas in a systematic manner. This adds a temporal dimension to the viewing experience, transforming the static curved image into a navigable sequence of properly-proportioned views.
2Ease of operation
If predetermined-area images are displayed to allow comfortable viewing, then viewing comfort improves, but users lose the ability to understand the complete spatial context
Solution Approach 1:
A terminal icon is introduced as an intermediary element that represents the current viewing position within the overall wide-field image. This icon provides continuous spatial orientation, allowing users to understand their location in the complete scene while viewing individual predetermined areas without distortion.
Solution Approach 2:
The system provides visual feedback through the terminal icon that indicates the relationship between the current predetermined area and the complete wide-field image. This feedback mechanism maintains spatial context by showing users where they are in the overall scene while enjoying comfortable viewing of the current area.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple display areas are created for different captured images, then navigation capability improves, but screen complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple captured images and their predetermined areas are merged into a unified screen layout with standardized display areas. This consolidation allows navigation between different images while maintaining a consistent, simple screen structure that does not increase overall complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The display areas are designed with universal characteristics that work across multiple captured images. Each predetermined area uses the same display format and navigation interface, allowing the screen structure to handle multiple images without requiring additional complexity for each individual image.
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AI summary
An information processing apparatus includes circuitry to generate a screen including a first display area displaying a first predetermined-area image being a first predetermined area of a first image obtained by capturing an object by an image capturing device at a first position, a three-dimensional image display area displaying at least a part of a three-dimensional image aligned with the first image and a position image indicating a second position of the image capturing device at a specific image capturing date and time, and a second display area in which a specific image indicating a position of a specific area specified in a second image obtained at the specific image capturing date and time associated with the second position is superimposed on a second predetermined-area image being a second predetermined area of the second image based on the second predetermined area-image and the specific area stored in a memory.