Image Data Control via Pointing Object Tracking
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users face inconvenience in manipulating electronic devices to perform functions like zoom-in, zoom-out, and auto-focusing while obtaining image data, and struggle to achieve desired effects in image data post-acquisition.
Innovation Solution
An electronic device and method that control preview image data based on the movement of a pointing object within the image data, allowing for functions such as cropping, zooming, auto-focusing, and adding effects by tracking the position and movement of the object, enabling users to obtain final image data with desired effects without direct device manipulation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a user directly manipulates the electronic device to perform functions like zoom-in, zoom-out, and auto-focusing, then the image data can be adjusted in real-time, but the ease of operation deteriorates due to the complexity of manual device handling
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically performs image data adjustment functions by detecting the user's line of sight and head movement, eliminating the need for manual device manipulation. The electronic device serves itself by using its own sensors (camera, gyro sensor, accelerometer) to control the image processing, making the operation self-service and highly convenient
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces manual mechanical manipulation of the device with an automated optical-mechanical system. The user's line of sight and head movement are detected through camera and sensor arrays, and this information is processed to automatically adjust the image data, substituting the mechanical interaction with an automated sensing and processing system
2Adaptability or versatility
If the electronic device provides post-processing effects on obtained image data, then the versatility of image processing is improved, but the productivity deteriorates due to the additional time required for post-processing
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs image data adjustment functions in advance by detecting the user's intended focus area through line of sight and head movement analysis. The cropping, zooming, and focusing operations are executed automatically during the preview phase, so when the user captures the final image, the desired effects are already applied, eliminating the need for time-consuming post-processing
Solution Approach 2:
The system continuously monitors the user's line of sight and head movement through camera and sensor feedback, and automatically adjusts the image data in real-time based on this feedback. This closed-loop system allows the user to see the effects of their natural movements immediately in the preview, enabling real-time adjustment without separate post-processing steps
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AI summary
An electronic device for processing image data including a camera module configured to obtain the image data. The electronic device also including a control module configured to set at least one pointing object in the image data and configured to control the image data on an object corresponding to a position of the set pointing object according to at least one of a position and movement of the at least one pointing object.