Album Page Reduction Preserving Story Consistency
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Solution Overview
Problem
When creating an album with fewer pages than a model album, existing methods struggle to maintain the consistency of the story by simply deleting intermediate data, leading to a loss of narrative coherence.
Innovation Solution
A computer-readable storage medium with a program that selects similar images based on analysis results from both model and candidate image groups, creates a layout using these images, sets a priority order for elements, and reduces the number of pages accordingly to ensure story consistency.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If the number of pages of the album to be created is reduced to be smaller than the number of pages of the model album, then the productivity and efficiency of album creation is improved, but the consistency of the story of the album may be lost
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary analysis of the model album's story structure and identifies key pages that carry essential narrative elements before the page reduction process. By pre-establishing the story framework and determining which pages contain critical story elements, the system can make informed decisions about which pages to retain or merge, thereby maintaining story consistency while achieving the desired page count reduction.
Solution Approach 2:
The system applies different treatment strategies to different pages based on their local characteristics and importance to the story. Pages containing critical narrative elements are preserved with higher priority, while pages with redundant or less important content are candidates for deletion or merging. This localized quality assessment ensures that story consistency is maintained in critical sections while allowing flexibility in non-critical areas.
2Device complexity
If intermediate data is simply deleted to reduce the number of pages, then the device complexity and processing time are reduced, but the consistency of the story is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements a feedback mechanism where the story consistency is continuously evaluated during the page reduction process. After each deletion or merging operation, the system checks whether the remaining pages still maintain coherent narrative flow. If story consistency deteriorates below a threshold, the system adjusts its deletion strategy, preserving pages that are critical for maintaining story coherence. This feedback loop enables the system to balance processing simplicity with story integrity.
Solution Approach 2:
The system introduces an intermediary analysis layer that evaluates the story structure and page relationships before and during the deletion process. This intermediary component acts as a mediator between the simple deletion operation and the complex story consistency requirement, providing intelligent guidance on which pages can be safely removed without compromising the overall narrative. The intermediary analysis includes detecting scene transitions, identifying key moments, and assessing page interdependencies.
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AI summary
An object of the present disclosure is to reduce the number of pages while guaranteeing the consistency of the story of an album. One embodiment of the present invention is a non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing a program for causing a computer to function as: a selection unit configured to select, based on analysis results of each of a plurality of model images used in a model album and analysis results of each image in a candidate image group that is used in an album, similar images similar to the model images from among the candidate image group; a creation unit configured to create a layout in which the similar images selected by the selection unit are arranged in templates of the model album; and a reducing unit configured to reduce a number of pages of the layout.


