Image Editing Apparatus Sub-Image Segmentation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users face difficulties in editing photographed images due to complex processes and limited editing functions on image capturing devices, making it hard to edit images instantly and intuitively.
Innovation Solution
An image editing method that divides an entire image into sub-images, generates representative images, and allows users to select and edit these sub-images to create a new edited image, which can be displayed as thumbnail images with time information, enabling intuitive and convenient editing of images.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If users edit photographed images using traditional image capturing apparatuses, then editing functions are provided, but the editing process is complicated and requires using external image editing programs
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the entire image into multiple sub-images based on time segments, allowing users to select and edit specific portions of the image sequence. This segmentation enables intuitive editing by breaking down the complex task of editing entire images into manageable sub-image units, each representing a specific time period or event.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates representative images that serve as copies or summaries of the sub-images. These representative images allow users to quickly identify and select desired segments without needing to review every frame, simplifying the editing process while maintaining the ability to access detailed sub-image data when needed.
2Adaptability or versatility
If users edit photographed images using image capturing apparatuses, then some editing functions are provided, but editing functions are limited to simple digital effects only
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a universal editing framework that can handle multiple types of editing operations (brightness adjustment, color correction, cropping, merging) through a single integrated system. The representative image selection mechanism serves multiple purposes: identifying segments, previewing content, and enabling batch operations, thereby expanding editing versatility without increasing operational complexity.
3Manufacturing precision
If the entire image is divided into sub-images, then editing precision is improved, but the processing time and data volume increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts only the necessary information from the entire image by creating representative images that capture the essence of each sub-image. This extraction allows users to work with condensed data (representative images) for selection and preview purposes, reducing processing time while maintaining the ability to access detailed sub-image data when needed for precise editing.
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AI summary
An image editing method and an image editing apparatus include dividing an entire image, generating representative images, and generating edited images. Accordingly, a user may edit photographed images, recorded images or reproduced images more easily and conveniently.