Dynamic Image Slide Show Using Metadata Tags
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional picture slide shows on portable devices are static and require manual reconfiguration, limiting user engagement and flexibility, as they only display selected pictures at a constant speed without allowing dynamic adjustment based on user preferences or settings.
Innovation Solution
A method and device that utilize tag information such as location, object recognition, and application metadata to dynamically select and display images based on user-defined settings, enabling automatic updating and filtering of content according to specific conditions, such as time, location, or event tags, allowing for dynamic slide show configuration and inclusion of newly added images.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a conventional picture slide show displays only selected pictures at constant speed, then the display is simple and stable, but the user engagement is low and the system lacks adaptability
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic slide show configuration by allowing the system to automatically adjust display content based on user settings and conditions. The slide show can dynamically add or remove pictures during playback based on tags, locations, and other metadata, transforming the static display into an adaptive system that responds to user preferences and environmental conditions.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes display parameters dynamically by using metadata tags (location, object recognition, application source) to determine which pictures to display and in what order. The playback speed, selection criteria, and display sequence are all adjustable parameters that can be modified based on user settings and content characteristics, enabling versatile configuration without hardcoding complex logic.
2Ease of operation
If the slide show configuration is manual and static, then the system is simple to implement, but manual reconfiguration is required and user interaction is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs automatic slide show configuration by utilizing metadata embedded in picture files (tags, location data, object recognition results, application source information). The system automatically selects and organizes pictures based on these metadata parameters without requiring manual user intervention, enabling the slide show to update itself dynamically based on the content's inherent properties.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary organization of pictures by analyzing their metadata tags before the slide show playback. By pre-categorizing and indexing pictures based on location, objects, applications, and other tags, the system prepares the content structure in advance, enabling automatic and efficient slide show generation without time-consuming manual reconfiguration during actual use.
3Adaptability or versatility
If only selected pictures are displayed, then the content is controlled, but the user may become bored and the system lacks flexibility
Solution Approach 1:
The system applies different display rules and selection criteria to different groups of pictures based on their metadata characteristics. Instead of treating all pictures uniformly, it creates distinct display behaviors for pictures with different tags, locations, objects, or source applications, allowing diverse content presentation while maintaining controlled organization through metadata-based categorization.
Data Source
AI summary
A portable communication device is provided. The portable communication device includes a touch screen, a memory, and a processor configured to identify tag information from a plurality of images stored in the memory of the electronic device, wherein the tag information includes first tag information corresponding to a location at which at least one first image of the plurality of images is taken, second tag information corresponding to an object recognized from at least one second image of the plurality of images, and third tag information corresponding to an application used to acquire at least one third image of the plurality of images, display, via the touch screen, a first menu related to the first tag information, a second menu related to the second tag information, and a third menu related to the third tag information in a form of a thumbnail, receive a selection of the first menu, the second menu, or the third menu, and display, via the touch screen, at least one first image tagged with the first tag information, at least one second image tagged with the second tag information, or at least one third image tagged with the third tag information, based at least in part on the selection of the first menu, the second menu, or the third menu.