Album Management via Text Recognition and Automatic Folder Generation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current digital camera picture management methods are cumbersome and time-consuming, requiring multiple steps to organize photos, and existing sorting techniques do not provide intuitive album organization for users.
Innovation Solution
A method and apparatus that recognize and generate folders based on user-input album titles, allowing for automatic sorting and storage of pictures, with the ability to drag and drop images into folders, and storing metadata in EXIF for album organization.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a general picture managing method is used where users input album names and manually sort pictures, then pictures can be organized into albums, but the handling becomes complicated and takes a large amount of time
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically recognizes text from pictures (such as signage, documents, or scene text) and uses this recognized text to automatically create albums and sort pictures, eliminating the need for manual album creation and picture sorting by users
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs text recognition and album organization in advance based on picture content, so that when users view their pictures, they are already automatically sorted into appropriate albums based on recognized text, rather than requiring users to perform these actions manually later
2Extent of automation
If sorting techniques based on photographing information (dates, persons, colors) are used, then pictures can be arranged automatically, but users cannot intuitively put pictures into desired album names
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses recognized text from picture content as an intermediary to bridge automatic sorting and user intent - the text extracted from pictures serves as the basis for both automatic album creation and user-friendly organization, making the automated process intuitive and meaningful to users
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AI summary
In a method and an apparatus for managing an album, when a user inputs a desired album title, texts of the desired album title are recognized and arranged, and a folder corresponding to the album title is automatically generated. Thus, convenience of the user is improved.