Digital Image Capture Device With Remote Noise Reduction
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional digital image capturing devices lack advanced user interfaces for enhancing image quality and usability, particularly in capturing faces and objects, with limitations in noise reduction and clarity across varying environments.
Innovation Solution
A digital image capturing device equipped with face and object recognition modules, allowing users to select and adjust settings directly on the device or remotely through a user interface, enabling features like noise reduction, object deletion, and virtual reality enhancements.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If traditional digital image capturing devices are used, then device simplicity is maintained, but image quality and noise reduction capabilities are insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a remote computing device as an intermediary that handles complex image processing tasks. The camera captures images and transmits them to the remote device, which performs noise reduction and image enhancement using advanced algorithms. This allows the camera to maintain simplicity while achieving high-quality image processing through the intermediary remote device.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces complex mechanical/image processing systems within the camera with software-based processing on a remote computing device. Instead of incorporating complex hardware-based noise reduction and image enhancement systems in the camera, the invention uses software algorithms executed remotely to achieve the same image quality improvements.
2Manufacturing precision
If advanced image processing features are added to the device, then image quality improves, but ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements automatic image processing where the system independently performs noise reduction and image enhancement without requiring user intervention. The camera automatically captures images and the remote computing device automatically processes them using advanced algorithms, delivering high-quality results without complicating the user interface or requiring users to understand complex processing parameters.
3Manufacturing precision
If noise reduction features are implemented, then image clarity improves, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses a remote computing device as an intermediary to perform complex noise reduction processing. The camera captures the image and transmits it to the remote device, which applies sophisticated noise reduction algorithms. This separates the simple capture function from the complex processing function, allowing the camera to remain simple while achieving high image clarity through the intermediary remote device.
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AI summary
A digital image capturing device configured to enable a user to capture and adjust an image of a scene, comprising of a display unit configured to display the image of the scene, a recognition module configured to recognize a plurality of regions in the scene, a microcontroller identifying the plurality of regions recognized by the recognition modules. The device setting options are provided in the display of the digital image capturing device independently to each recognized region of the plurality of regions in the scene. An options adjustment module and an area specific user interface module are provided in the display unit to provide options from the device setting options in close proximity to the identified plurality of regions in the image of the scene. The area specific adjustment user interface is configured to enable the user to make adjustments based on a selected device setting options.