Adaptive Image Processing for Scene Command Recognition
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current video capture systems require manual direction of cameras to focus on specific parts of a scene, limiting the viewer's perspective and potentially including undesired elements due to narrow field of view.
Innovation Solution
A method that processes recorded scenes to recognize predetermined user command events, allowing for automatic image processing to adapt the captured image, such as removing objects or maintaining static regions, by using audio or image analysis to control the image processing based on user inputs.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If video is captured over a wider field of view, then the need for camera direction is reduced, but undesired parts of the scene will be recorded
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts and removes undesired objects from the captured scene using image processing techniques. The system identifies objects to be removed based on user commands and selectively extracts them from the video feed, allowing the camera to maintain a wider field of view without recording harmful or undesired elements.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary processing layer between the camera capture and the final video output. This intermediary system processes the captured images, identifies undesired elements, and selectively removes them before presenting the final video to the user, thus mediating between the wide field of view capture and the exclusion of undesired parts.
2Manufacturing precision
If a narrow field of view is used, then focused capture is achieved, but manual camera direction is required
Solution Approach 1:
The patent enables the system to serve itself by automatically identifying and removing undesired objects without requiring manual camera direction. The image processing system autonomously analyzes the scene, interprets user commands, and adjusts the captured content accordingly, eliminating the need for manual intervention in camera positioning.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the mechanical system of manual camera direction with an automated image processing system. Instead of physically moving the camera to achieve focused capture, the system uses digital image processing to selectively remove undesired elements from the captured scene, substituting mechanical adjustment with computational processing.
3Adaptability or versatility
If manual editing is performed on recorded video, then control over content is achieved, but time and complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent performs the removal of undesired objects during the initial capture and processing stage, rather than requiring post-recording editing. By proactively identifying and removing unwanted elements as the video is being recorded, the system eliminates the need for time-consuming manual editing operations later.
Solution Approach 2:
The system automatically performs content control functions without requiring manual editing intervention. The image processing system continuously monitors the captured scene, identifies undesired objects based on user commands, and removes them automatically, allowing the content to control itself without external editorial input.
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AI summary
A method comprising: processing a recording of a scene to recognise a predetermined user command event performed within the scene; and automatically controlling image processing of a captured image of the scene to adapt the captured image, in dependence on said recognition of the predetermined user command event performed within the scene.