Image Collage Generation with Pre-determined Capture Parameters
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current image processing technologies lack efficient methods for generating collage images by capturing and merging multiple images with varying resolutions, bit rates, and frame rates, while also applying specific filters to person and background regions, which affects image quality and processing time.
Innovation Solution
An image providing method and device that capture multiple images by applying different or same image processing filters, pre-determine the resolution, bit rate, or frame rate of each image, and apply effects like cropping, rotating, or scaling based on the determined shape, allowing for efficient merging and processing of collage images.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple images with varying resolutions, bit rates, and frame rates are captured and merged to create collage images, then the collage image quality and versatility are improved, but the processing time and computational complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by pre-determining the shape of each partial image before capturing, and pre-setting resolution, bit rate, and frame rate parameters based on the determined shape. This advance preparation eliminates the need for complex real-time adjustments during the collage creation process, significantly reducing processing time while maintaining high collage image quality
Solution Approach 2:
The patent utilizes parameter changes by dynamically adjusting resolution, bit rate, and frame rate parameters for each partial image based on its determined shape and the selected collage pattern. This allows the system to optimize processing efficiency for each image component while maintaining overall collage quality, resolving the contradiction between versatility and processing time
2Manufacturing precision
If image processing filters are applied to captured images to enhance aesthetic appeal, then the visual quality of collage images is improved, but the processing complexity and time increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by selecting and applying different image processing filters to different partial images based on their specific characteristics and positions within the collage. Rather than applying uniform processing to all images, the system tailors filter selection to each image's needs, enhancing visual quality while managing processing complexity through targeted rather than universal treatment
3Productivity
If the shape and resolution of each partial image are pre-determined based on collage pattern, then the merging efficiency is improved, but the flexibility in image capture is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies dynamics by making the shape and resolution parameters adaptable rather than fixed. The system determines the shape of each partial image based on the selected collage pattern, and then sets resolution, bit rate, and frame rate parameters dynamically based on these determined shapes. This creates a flexible system that adapts to different collage patterns while maintaining efficient merging processes
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AI summary
In one example embodiment, an image providing method includes capturing, by a processor, a first partial image while applying a first image processing filter at a first time, capturing, by the processor, a second partial image while applying a second image filter at a second time after the first time, and generating, by the processor, a collage image by merging the first partial image and the second partial image at a third time after the second time.