Image Alignment Device Automatic Person-of-Interest Detection

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Solution Overview

Problem

Smart devices and intelligent systems lack an automatic alignment function based on an object of interest, requiring manual user intervention to focus on specific objects or persons, reducing user convenience and system effectiveness.

Innovation Solution

An image alignment method and device that automatically recognize and align images based on a person of interest by analyzing demographic characteristics, objects carried, context, and other criteria, performing image processing such as zooming, cropping, or rotating without user input.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If manual processes are used to designate and zoom on objects of interest in surveillance images, then the system can provide focused viewing, but user convenience is reduced and the system cannot be effectively utilized

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveuser convenienceVSAvoidsystem effectiveness
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The system automatically designates objects of interest and performs image alignment without requiring manual user intervention. The intelligent system itself identifies and focuses on relevant objects, eliminating the need for administrators to manually designate targets and zoom operations.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The system pre-identifies objects of interest using image recognition technology before the user needs to view them. By automatically detecting and designating relevant objects in advance, the system prepares focused views ready for immediate display without requiring user initiation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Adaptability or versatility

If a smart mirror provides content for a person of interest among multiple persons, then relevant content can be delivered, but determining the correct person requires manual intervention which reduces user satisfaction

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecontent delivery accuracyVSAvoiduser satisfaction
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The smart mirror system automatically determines which person is the person of interest among multiple detected persons and provides customized content without requiring user input. The system self-identifies the target person and delivers relevant content autonomously.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The manual process of selecting or indicating a person of interest is replaced by automated image recognition and analysis. The system uses computational methods to identify the person of interest based on various criteria, substituting mechanical user actions with intelligent automated processing.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

3Ease of operation

If automatic image alignment is implemented without user input, then user convenience is improved, but the system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveuser convenienceVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The image alignment device integrates multiple functions including object detection, image recognition, and automatic alignment operations into a single unified system. This multi-functionality allows the device to handle various tasks autonomously without requiring separate manual operations for each function.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentUS11354882B2Image alignment method and device therefor
Publication Date: 2022.06.07 KITTEN PLANET CO LTD
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AI summary

Provided is a method for automatically performing image alignment without a user input. An image alignment method performed by an image alignment device, according to one embodiment of the present invention, can comprise the steps of: recognizing at least one person in an inputted image; determining a person-of-interest among the recognized persons; and performing image alignment, on the basis of the person-of-interest, on the inputted image, wherein the image alignment is performed without an input of a user of the image alignment device for the image alignment.