Image Composition Scoring With Real-Time Movement Guidance

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Solution Overview

Problem

Users, especially amateurs, often capture non-optimal images of monuments, scenes, and events due to lack of expertise in composition, leading to skewed or poorly positioned objects and suboptimal quality.

Innovation Solution

An image capture device equipped with machine learning models analyzes image composition and provides real-time suggestions to adjust device position and zoom level for improved image quality, using visual, audio, or haptic feedback.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If users take pictures without expertise in composition, then the ease of operation is improved, but the manufacturing precision of image composition deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveease of operationVSAvoidimage composition quality
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSManufacturing precision

Solution Approach 1:

The system provides real-time feedback to users about image composition quality by analyzing preview images and suggesting specific adjustments. The feedback mechanism includes composition scores, directional guidance for moving the device, and zoom level recommendations, enabling users to improve their images through iterative adjustments based on system feedback

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The system performs automatic composition analysis and generates optimization suggestions without requiring user expertise. The machine learning model autonomously evaluates the preview image and provides actionable guidance, allowing the system to serve itself in improving image composition rather than relying on user knowledge

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

2Manufacturing precision

If the system provides real-time composition analysis and suggestions, then the image composition quality is improved, but the device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveimage composition qualityVSAvoiddevice complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent replaces complex mechanical or manual composition adjustment mechanisms with a computational approach using machine learning models. The system uses software-based image analysis and automated suggestion generation instead of requiring complex hardware controls or manual expert intervention, substituting mechanical complexity with intelligent algorithms

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

Data Source

PatentUS12464220B2Systems, apparatus, and methods for improving composition of images
Publication Date: 2025.11.04 GOOGLE LLC
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AI summary

Systems, apparatus, and methods are presented for improving the composition of images. One method includes receiving a first preview image of a scene and processing the first preview image using a first machine learning model to determine at least one direction to move a user device based on a composition score of the first preview image and at least one composition score of a plurality of candidate images. The method also includes detecting movement of the user device and receiving a second preview image of the scene after movement of the user device.