AI Wallpaper Regeneration for Different Display Sizes

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing electronic devices face challenges in displaying user-selected images as wallpapers due to varying display sizes, as images may not match the dimensions of different devices, leading to improper scaling or cropping.

Innovation Solution

An electronic device and method that identify the type of an original image, analyze main objects and background areas, and regenerate the image to fit the display size by generating surrounding areas based on these attributes, using artificial intelligence models like CNN and GAN to adjust and display the image.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If an image is selected as a wallpaper for one electronic device, then the image matches the display size of that device, but the same image does not match the display size of other electronic devices with different screen dimensions

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveimage compatibility across different display sizesVSAvoidimage dimension matching accuracy
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSManufacturing precision

Solution Approach 1:

The system changes the parameters of the image (dimensions, resolution, aspect ratio) based on the target display characteristics. By adjusting these parameters dynamically, the same original image can be adapted to fit different display sizes while maintaining visual quality and proper composition.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Solution Approach 2:

The system transitions from working with a fixed 2D image to a 3D parameter space that includes width, height, resolution, and aspect ratio. This dimensional expansion allows the image to be transformed and regenerated to match various display dimensions while preserving the original content's integrity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

2Adaptability or versatility

If an image is scaled to fit a different display size, then the image dimensions match the display, but the image quality may deteriorate due to improper scaling or cropping

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedisplay size adaptationVSAvoidimage quality preservation
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary analysis of the original image to identify the main object and background area before regeneration. This preliminary segmentation allows the AI model to prioritize preserving the main object's quality while adapting the background, ensuring overall image quality is maintained during the transformation process.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The AI-based image regeneration model acts as an intermediary between the original image and the final displayed image. Instead of direct scaling or cropping, the model generates a new image that incorporates the original content while adapting it to the target dimensions, thereby preserving quality through intelligent synthesis rather than simple transformation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Ease of operation

If traditional image scaling methods are used to adjust image size, then the image fits the display dimensions, but the image quality and visual appearance deteriorate

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveimage size adjustment simplicityVSAvoidimage regeneration quality
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSManufacturing precision

Solution Approach 1:

The system replaces traditional mechanical image processing methods (scaling, cropping, resizing algorithms) with an AI-based generative model. This substitution transforms the process from deterministic mathematical transformations to intelligent content-aware synthesis, dramatically improving image quality while maintaining operational simplicity for the user.

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

Solution Approach 2:

The AI model performs self-service by automatically analyzing the original image, identifying key elements, and generating the regenerated image without user intervention. The system autonomously determines the optimal transformation strategy, eliminating the need for users to manually adjust settings while ensuring high-quality results.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Data Source

PatentUS20260004391A1Electronic device and method for regenerating image
Publication Date: 2026.01.01 SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD
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AI summary

An electronic device and a method for regenerating an image are provided. The electronic device includes a display, memory, comprising one or more storage media, storing instructions, and at least one processor communicatively coupled to the display and the memory, wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor individually or collectively, cause the electronic device to identify a type of an original image, based on the identified type of the original image, identify information about a main object and information about a background area, which are included in the original image, regenerate the original image into an image corresponding to a size of the display by generating a surrounding area of the original image based on the information about the main object and the information about the background area, and control the display to display the regenerated image.