AI Storyboard Vector Generation from Reference Images

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Solution Overview

Problem

Ordinary users find it difficult and inefficient to draw a storyboard script, which affects their video creation experience.

Innovation Solution

A method and system that utilize artificial intelligence to identify elements in a reference image, match them with vector elements, and set them on a canvas to generate a storyboard script, allowing for editable and personalized modifications.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If an ordinary user manually draws a storyboard script, then the storyboard script can be created, but the process is difficult and inefficient with high energy consumption

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvestoryboard script creation efficiencyVSAvoiduser difficulty in drawing storyboard script
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The system captures a reference image (screenshot) from the video player and copies its visual content. It then automatically identifies elements in this image and generates corresponding vector graphics, eliminating the need for users to manually redraw the storyboard from scratch.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #26Copying

Solution Approach 2:

The manual mechanical drawing process is replaced by an automated computer vision system. The system uses image recognition algorithms to automatically identify elements in the reference image and generates vector graphics through computational processing instead of human hand-drawing.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

2Manufacturing precision

If a high-quality storyboard script is drawn manually, then the quality improves, but the energy consumption and time required increase significantly

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvestoryboard script qualityVSAvoidtime to create storyboard script
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary actions by automatically generating the initial storyboard vector graphics from the reference image. This preliminary generation provides a high-quality base that users can then refine, significantly reducing the total time required compared to creating everything from scratch.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system copies the visual structure and content from the reference image to generate the storyboard vector graphics. This copying process preserves the quality of the original video frame while automatically creating a professional-looking storyboard that would otherwise require significant manual effort.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #26Copying

3Manufacturing precision

If professional shooting techniques are learned to draw storyboard scripts, then the quality improves, but the learning threshold increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvestoryboard script qualityVSAvoidskill threshold for creating storyboard
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs the complex task of storyboard creation automatically without requiring user expertise. The computer vision algorithms independently identify elements, generate vector graphics, and create the storyboard structure, making the process self-sufficient and eliminating the need for users to learn professional techniques.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The complex manual skills required for professional storyboard drawing are replaced by automated computer vision and vector graphics generation systems. The technical complexity is transferred from the user to the machine, allowing ordinary users to achieve professional-quality results without specialized training.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

Data Source

PatentUS12613913B2Storyboard script generation method and system
Publication Date: 2026.04.28 SHANGHAI HODE INFORMATION TECH CO LTD
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AI summary

This application provides a storyboard script generation method. The method includes obtaining a reference image used to generate a storyboard script; obtaining an element of the reference image and element vector information of the element; obtaining a vector element matching the element; and generating the storyboard script by setting the vector element on a specified canvas based on the element vector information. According to the storyboard script generation method provided in this application, the element in the reference image is identified, and the matched vector element is correspondingly set on the specified canvas, to obtain the storyboard script in a form of a vector graph. Therefore, it is more efficient and easier to produce the storyboard script, and user experience is effectively improved.