Electronic Apparatus Depth Range Selection for Image Blurring
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing image processing technologies, such as those used in smartphones, often inaccurately identify main objects due to similar characteristic features with the background, leading to erroneous background blurring in images.
Innovation Solution
An electronic apparatus with a processor and memory that acquires positional information of objects in a captured image, displays a depth range indicator, and allows users to specify a set range using boundary adjustment sliders, enabling precise control over blurring processing.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If automatic object detection is performed based on image characteristic amounts, then processing efficiency is improved, but object identification accuracy deteriorates when objects have similar characteristics to the background
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the image processing into multiple stages: initial automatic detection based on characteristic amounts, followed by user confirmation and manual adjustment. This segmentation allows the system to benefit from both automatic processing speed and manual accuracy when needed.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a user interface as an intermediary between automatic detection and final processing. The user can review detected objects, adjust selection ranges, and confirm selections, serving as a mediator that resolves ambiguities when automatic detection fails.
2Productivity
If the entire depth range is processed automatically, then processing speed is improved, but user control over specific areas deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic range selection where the processing range can be adjusted from the entire depth range to specific sub-ranges. Users can modify the selection range based on their needs, allowing the system to adapt between full automation and precise user control.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent performs preliminary automatic detection and displays the detected range before final processing. This allows users to review and adjust the range if needed, combining the speed of automatic detection with the precision of user control when necessary.
3Manufacturing precision
If manual specification of processing areas is enabled, then processing precision is improved, but operational complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the manual specification process into simple steps: automatic detection first, then optional user adjustment. This reduces operational complexity compared to fully manual specification while maintaining high precision through user control.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs automatic detection and range calculation automatically, requiring minimal user input. Users only need to review and make simple adjustments if needed, rather than performing complex manual specification tasks.
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AI summary
An electronic apparatus according to the present invention, includes at least one memory and at least one processor which function as: an acquisition unit configured to acquire positional information indicating a position of an object in a captured image; a display control unit configured to perform control such that an item having a length in a first direction, which corresponds to a range in a depth direction in the image, is displayed in a display, and a graphic indicating presence of the object is displayed in association with a position corresponding to the positional information in the item; a reception unit configured to be able to receive an operation of specifying a set range which is at least part of the item; and a processing unit configured to perform predetermined processing based on the set range.