Image Correction Prioritization for Unified Multi-Object Quality

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing image correction methods fail to achieve a sense of unity in image quality when correcting images containing multiple objects, leading to inconsistent results.

Innovation Solution

An information processing apparatus that determines, based on an analysis of object importance and prevalence in a set of images, which object to prioritize for correction, using a processor to adjust image settings accordingly.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Manufacturing precision

If the user adopts a configuration that corrects the image according to both or all of the two or more objects, then the correction covers all objects in the image, but the image cannot be corrected to achieve a sense of unity in image quality with the plurality of images

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveimage quality consistencyVSAvoidmulti-object correction capability
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the correction process by dividing images into groups based on their primary objects. Instead of applying a single correction to all objects in all images, the system creates separate correction settings for different object groups (e.g., images with people vs. images with landscapes). This allows each group to receive optimized correction while maintaining overall unity through coordinated correction strategies.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent implements dynamic correction by automatically selecting which objects to prioritize for correction based on image analysis. The system dynamically determines the primary object in each image and applies correction settings accordingly, rather than using a static approach that attempts to correct all objects uniformly. This dynamic selection enables unified image quality while adapting to the specific content of each image.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

2Manufacturing precision

If the image is corrected according to a specific object, then the correction achieves unity for images containing that object, but other objects in the same image may not be properly corrected

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveimage quality unityVSAvoidcorrection completeness
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies local quality by creating different correction settings for different object types. Instead of using a single global correction for all images, the system defines specific correction parameters tailored to each object category (e.g., skin tone adjustment for people, exposure adjustment for landscapes). This ensures that each object receives appropriate correction while maintaining overall image quality unity through coordinated application of these localized corrections.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Data Source

PatentEP4087225B1Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and program
Publication Date: 2026.01.28 FUJIFILM BUSINESS INNOVATION CORP
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AI summary

An information processing apparatus includes: a processor configured to: obtain plural images each including any of plural objects; and determine, based on an analysis result regarding the plural objects in the plural images, according to which of two or more objects, among the plural objects, included in an image the image is corrected.