Wide Field View Image Clipping Control Unit
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing imaging technologies face challenges in efficiently clipping unwanted objects from omnidirectional images captured over wide ranges, leading to increased data volume and user inconvenience in determining clipping ranges.
Innovation Solution
An electronic apparatus with a memory and processor that automatically clips wide field view images based on predefined modes, either including or excluding areas around the imaging device's center, gravity direction, or perpendicular to the device's vertical direction, simplifying the clipping process.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If manual clipping range determination is implemented, then clipping accuracy is improved, but user operation complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs automatic clipping range determination using image recognition technology to identify and clip the photographer from omnidirectional images without requiring manual user input. The device serves itself by autonomously analyzing the captured image, detecting the photographer's position, and executing the clipping operation automatically.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary clipping operations during the image capture process itself, rather than requiring post-processing by the user. By automatically identifying and clipping the photographer immediately after capture, the system eliminates the need for subsequent manual editing operations.
2Area of stationary object
If omnidirectional image capture is implemented, then field of view is improved, but data volume increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system extracts and removes the photographer's image data from the omnidirectional capture, keeping only the relevant scene data. This selective extraction reduces the overall data volume by eliminating redundant information (the photographer) while preserving the complete 360-degree environmental data.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs partial clipping by removing only specific portions of the omnidirectional image containing the photographer, rather than processing or storing the entire captured data set. This partial action approach maintains the benefits of wide-field capture while reducing data volume through selective removal.
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AI summary
An electronic apparatus includes a control unit configured to, if an operation mode in capturing a wide field view image is a first operation mode, perform control to clip out a first range in which a predetermined range with respect to a center of a clipped image includes any one of above an imaging apparatus, above in a direction of gravity, and below in the direction of gravity, and if the operation mode is a second operation mode, perform control to clip a second range in which, different from the first range, a predetermined range with respect to a center of a clipped image includes a direction perpendicular to a vertical direction of the imaging apparatus or a direction perpendicular to gravity, or to not perform clipping.