Dynamic Digital Media Layout Generation Based on Image Significance

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing digital media management systems lack efficient methods for automatically generating dynamic presentation layouts based on image features, leading to user intervention and time consumption in creating composite presentations.

Innovation Solution

A computer-implemented method that receives multiple digital images, associates features with them based on metadata or content, and generates a presentation layout dynamically, prioritizing images with higher significance measures by displaying them prominently and grouping related images together.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If digital presentations are generated manually by user arrangement, then layout control is achieved, but user time consumption and effort increase

Engineering Contradiction:
ImproveUser effort in creating presentationsVSAvoidAutomatic layout generation
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSExtent of automation

Solution Approach 1:

The system automatically analyzes image features, determines significance measures, and generates presentation layouts without requiring user intervention. The computer implementation performs all layout generation tasks autonomously based on extracted image characteristics and significance calculations

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The system dynamically adjusts layout parameters such as image positioning, sizing, and arrangement based on calculated significance measures. Layout configurations are automatically modified according to the importance of each image, enabling adaptive presentation generation

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

2Productivity

If all images are displayed with equal prominence, then layout simplicity is maintained, but important images cannot be emphasized

Engineering Contradiction:
ImprovePresentation quality and storytelling effectivenessVSAvoidLayout arrangement complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

Different layout treatments are applied to different images based on their individual significance measures. High-significance images receive prominent placement and larger display areas, while lower-significance images are positioned accordingly, creating differentiated visual hierarchy

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Solution Approach 2:

The system introduces a new dimension of significance measurement to traditional layout arrangement. By calculating and utilizing significance measures based on image features, the system creates multi-dimensional layout optimization beyond simple spatial positioning

Inventive Principle:
Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

3Productivity

If images are arranged in received sequence, then chronological order is preserved, but related images may be separated

Engineering Contradiction:
ImproveImage grouping effectivenessVSAvoidTime for processing and reordering images
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system automatically groups related images together in the presentation layout based on extracted features and significance measures. Images with similar characteristics or high mutual significance are positioned adjacent to each other, creating coherent visual groupings

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The system performs preliminary analysis of image features and calculates significance measures before generating the final layout. This pre-processing enables intelligent grouping and arrangement decisions to be made automatically during layout generation

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUS8988456B2Generating digital media presentation layouts dynamically based on image features
Publication Date: 2015.03.24 APPLE INC
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AI summary

Methods, apparatuses, and systems for generating digital media presentation layouts dynamically based on image features. Multiple digital images are received. Features are identified for one or more of the digital images based on metadata associated with and content included in the digital images. Significance measures are associated with the one or more digital images based on the features. A digital presentation of the one or more digital images is generated and the digital images are displayed according to the significance measures associated with the respective digital images.