Automatic Image Capture Control for Demand-Based Shooting Frequency
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing image capturing apparatuses that perform automatic shooting may reduce the number of shots in scenes that meet user demands due to restrictions on re-shooting, leading to a decrease in the likelihood of capturing desired subject states.
Innovation Solution
An image capturing system that includes an evaluation unit to assess subject states, a determination unit to decide on shooting based on user demand information, and a control unit to adjust shooting frequency according to demand magnitudes, ensuring desired subject states are captured.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If re-shooting is restricted for a predetermined period after shooting operation, then the number of similar images is reduced, but the number of shots in scenes meeting user demands is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The shooting suppression period is made dynamic rather than fixed. The control unit adjusts the period based on demand information obtained from the collection server, extending the suppression period for subject states with low user demand and shortening it for states with high demand. This dynamic adjustment resolves the contradiction by adapting the suppression duration to actual user needs, ensuring that desired subject states are captured while still reducing unnecessary similar images.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes the parameter of shooting suppression period based on demand information. By obtaining demand information from the collection server and adjusting the suppression period accordingly, the system optimizes the balance between reducing similar images and capturing desired states. The parameter adjustment is achieved by modifying the control logic that determines the suppression duration based on external demand data.
2Reliability
If automatic shooting frequency is increased to capture more subject states, then the likelihood of capturing desired states improves, but the number of similar images increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements feedback by obtaining demand information from the collection server about user preferences for different subject states. This feedback is used to adjust the automatic shooting frequency dynamically. When demand information indicates high user interest in a particular subject state, the system increases shooting frequency for that state; when demand is low, frequency is reduced. This feedback mechanism resolves the contradiction by aligning shooting frequency with actual user demand rather than using a fixed high frequency.
Solution Approach 2:
The shooting frequency is made dynamic based on demand information. Instead of maintaining a constant high shooting frequency, the control unit adjusts the frequency adaptively according to user demand patterns obtained from the collection server. This dynamic frequency adjustment captures desired subject states effectively while avoiding excessive recording of similar images that users are less interested in.
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AI summary
An apparatus controls an image capturing apparatus that obtains, through automatic shooting, an image to be provided to a user. The apparatus evaluates a state of a subject, determines, based on a result of the evaluation, whether to cause the image capturing apparatus to perform shooting, obtains demand information that indicates demand tendencies of a user respectively for state types of the subject, and controls an operation of the determination based on the demand information. The apparatus controls the operation of the determination so that a frequency at which the image capturing apparatus performs shooting varies in accordance with magnitudes of demands for the respective state types of the subject.