Electronic Album Template Category Assignment for Visual Variation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional techniques for creating photo albums result in sparse variation when multiple images with similar details are used, as they consistently select the same template for all pages, leading to a lack of visual interest in the album.
Innovation Solution
An information processing apparatus that manages templates into categories, allowing for the selection of a specific template for each page based on the category set, enabling varied layouts by analyzing image files and distributing them across pages with different templates, thereby enhancing the overall appearance of the album.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If the same template is selected for all pages based on image analysis, then the album creation process is simple and efficient, but the album lacks visual variation and becomes monotonous
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments templates into multiple categories (e.g., first category, second category, third category) instead of using a single uniform template. The management unit divides the template resource pool into distinct groups, and the setting unit assigns different categories to different pages, thereby achieving visual variety while maintaining systematic control over the album creation process
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies different template categories to different pages based on local characteristics. The setting unit determines which template category to apply to each specific page, allowing each page to have its own visual style while maintaining overall album coherence. This enables localized customization without requiring complete redesign of the entire album
2Ease of operation
If an average template is selected for all pages, then the album creation process is straightforward, but the album appearance becomes sparse and uninteresting
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces dynamic template selection where the template category changes from page to page. The setting unit dynamically determines the appropriate template category for each page based on predefined rules or characteristics, making the album visually dynamic and engaging while maintaining automated operation. This transforms the static template application into a dynamic, adaptive process
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements periodic variation in template application by cycling through different template categories across pages. Instead of applying the same template repeatedly, the system periodically switches between different template categories, creating a rhythmic visual pattern that maintains viewer interest while preserving the simplicity of automated album creation
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AI summary
An apparatus that creates an electronic album laying-out images in units of pages from a plurality of image files, comprising a management unit which manages, by classifying into a plurality of pre-set categories, templates that define a location region of an image to be located in a page, a setting unit which sets one of the plurality of categories for each page, a decision unit which analyzes image files that are targets to include in an electronic album, and decides images that are targets to lay out in each page, and a layout unit which lays out each decided image as a target to lay out to a page of interest, by using a template classified into a category set to a page of interest by the setting unit from the templates managed by the management unit.