Event Image Archiving Interface for Fast Photo Selection

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Solution Overview

Problem

Creating an image collection of an event, such as a wedding, is cumbersome for camera operators due to the need to select and edit numerous images, and viewers find it tedious to browse through large numbers of photos, especially when they want to view the images soon after the event.

Innovation Solution

An information processing device with a user interface that allows selective archiving, filtering, and image analysis to assist in creating an image collection, including features like swipe operations for archiving, undo instructions, and filtering based on eye closure or device metadata, to streamline the selection process.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Quantity of substance

If a large number of photos are taken at an event, then the image collection becomes more comprehensive, but the difficulty of selecting and editing images increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvenumber of imagesVSAvoidease of image selection

Core Design Contradiction:

Quantity of substanceVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The system automatically analyzes image metadata (shutter speed, aperture, ISO) and performs filtering operations to pre-select suitable images for the collection, reducing the manual selection burden on operators

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The patent segments the image selection process into multiple stages: automatic filtering by technical parameters, manual review of filtered images, and final selection for the collection, making the overwhelming task manageable

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

2Quantity of substance

If images are browsed in chronological order, then all images are accessible, but the viewing time and effort increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvenumber of images accessibleVSAvoidviewing time

Core Design Contradiction:

Quantity of substanceVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system extracts and displays only the most relevant images (those meeting minimum criteria such as shutter speed ≥ 1/125 sec, aperture ≤ 5.6, ISO ≤ 800) from the complete set, allowing viewers to access high-quality images without reviewing all captured photos

Inventive Principle:

Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Solution Approach 2:

Images are pre-filtered and sorted by quality metrics before being presented to viewers, so that only the most suitable images are initially displayed, saving viewers time while maintaining access to comprehensive content

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

3Manufacturing precision

If manual selection of images is performed, then the image collection quality improves, but the work burden on operators increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveimage collection qualityVSAvoidcreation efficiency

Core Design Contradiction:

Manufacturing precisionVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The system automatically evaluates image quality using metadata criteria (shutter speed, aperture, ISO) and performs preliminary selection, with operators only needing to review and confirm the pre-filtered images rather than manually evaluating all images

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

Manual visual evaluation of images is replaced by automated computational analysis of image metadata, which objectively assesses technical quality parameters and filters images accordingly

Inventive Principle:

Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

Data Source

PatentUS20260050360A1Information processing device, information processing method, and program

Publication Date: 2026.02.19 SONY GROUP CORP

AI summary

An information processing device performs: processing of executing list display and individual display as display in which an image can be selected from an image group captured in a specific event, and processing of detecting an archive operation on the image displayed; and processing of storing archive information indicating that an archive setting has been performed in association with the image targeted for the archive operation.