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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing automatic imaging technologies fail to adjust compositions naturally when a subject's movement direction or orientation changes during lectures, leading to undesirable framing results.

Innovation Solution

An information processing device that calculates a target composition based on a subject's state and transitions smoothly or instantaneously to maintain appropriate framing, using units for posture acquisition, orientation determination, size determination, movement determination, and composition transition.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Speed

If the composition is adjusted immediately when the subject's orientation changes, then the framing responds quickly to the subject's state change, but the composition transition becomes unnatural and jerky

Engineering Contradiction:
ImproveResponse speed to subject orientation changeVSAvoidNaturalness of composition transition
Core Design Contradiction:
SpeedVSStability of the object's composition

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies dynamics by making the composition transition mode adaptive rather than fixed. The system dynamically switches between smooth transition mode and instantaneous transition mode based on the subject's state change characteristics. When the subject's orientation changes gradually, smooth transition is used to maintain naturalness. When the subject's orientation changes abruptly, instantaneous transition is used to respond quickly. This dynamic adaptation resolves the contradiction between response speed and transition naturalness.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

2Stability of the object's composition

If the composition transitions smoothly to the target composition, then the framing appears natural, but the response to rapid subject orientation changes becomes delayed

Engineering Contradiction:
ImproveNaturalness of composition transitionVSAvoidResponse delay to subject state change
Core Design Contradiction:
Stability of the object's compositionVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system dynamically adjusts the transition mode based on the magnitude and speed of subject state changes. For rapid orientation changes that would cause excessive delay with smooth transition, the system switches to instantaneous transition mode, thereby reducing response time while maintaining natural appearance for gradual changes.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The patent changes the transition parameter (transition mode) based on the subject's state change characteristics. By monitoring the speed and magnitude of orientation changes, the system adjusts the composition transition parameter to select between smooth and instantaneous modes, optimizing both response time and naturalness according to the specific situation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

3Stability of the object's composition

If the framing always maintains space on one side of the subject, then the composition is consistent, but it becomes inappropriate when the subject changes orientation frequently

Engineering Contradiction:
ImproveConsistency of compositionVSAvoidAdaptability to subject orientation changes
Core Design Contradiction:
Stability of the object's compositionVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The patent makes the composition adaptive by dynamically recalculating the target composition based on the subject's current orientation. Instead of maintaining a fixed composition rule, the system continuously updates the desired composition to match the subject's state. This allows the framing to adapt to frequent orientation changes while maintaining appropriateness, resolving the contradiction between consistency and adaptability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Data Source

PatentUS12401884B2Information processing device, information processing method, and program
Publication Date: 2025.08.26 SONY GROUP CORP
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AI summary

An information processing device (10) includes a target composition calculation unit (16) and a composition transition determination unit (17). The target composition calculation unit (16) calculates a target composition based on a state of a subject. The composition transition determination unit (17) switches a transition mode for transition to the target composition between a smooth composition transition mode and an instantaneous composition transition mode based on a situation of a change in state of the subject. The smooth composition transition mode is a transition mode in which a composition gradually transitions to the target composition. The instantaneous composition transition mode is a transition mode in which the composition instantaneously transitions to the target composition.