Image Feature-Based Write Information Search and Update

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing image processing systems require complex operations to manage and update write information on images, especially when switching between similar images, leading to unnecessary erasure or failure to display relevant annotations.

Innovation Solution

An image processing device and method that searches for write information based on image features using relevant information associations, allowing for automatic display and updating of annotations when image patterns change, reducing the need for manual operations.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If write information is managed based on time, then the system can track when write operations occurred, but the user must manually manage and erase write information when switching between similar images, increasing operation complexity

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvewrite information management accuracyVSAvoiduser operation complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The system automatically identifies and manages write information based on image feature similarity without requiring user intervention. When a user switches between similar images, the system autonomously determines which write information should be displayed or erased based on the feature matching, eliminating the need for manual management while maintaining accurate write information tracking

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The patent replaces manual time-based write information management with an automated feature-based identification system. Instead of relying on temporal tracking and user memory, the system uses image feature extraction and comparison to automatically determine the appropriate write information, substituting mechanical user actions with automated computational processes

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

2Ease of operation

If write information is automatically managed based on time, then manual operations are reduced, but similar images may cause unnecessary erasure or failure to display relevant annotations

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvemanual operation reductionVSAvoidwrite information display accuracy
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The system changes the management parameter from time-based to feature-based identification. Instead of tracking write information solely by temporal occurrence, the system uses image feature parameters (such as visual characteristics, content attributes, or metadata) to determine which write information corresponds to the currently displayed image, enabling accurate automatic management that adapts to similar image scenarios

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Solution Approach 2:

The system implements feedback by continuously comparing current image features with stored write information associations. When a user switches images, the system receives feedback about the new image's features and automatically adjusts write information display accordingly, ensuring accurate annotation management that responds to actual image content rather than relying on predetermined time-based rules

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Data Source

PatentUS12001669B2Searching for write information corresponding to a feature of an image
Publication Date: 2024.06.04 SONY GROUP CORP
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AI summary

An image processing device and method for more easily performing a write operation on an image. Write information corresponding to a feature of an image of processing target is searched for based on relevant information that associates the write information with the feature of the image. For example, it is furthermore possible to search for write information corresponding to the feature of an image of the processing target based on the learning result of the user's behavior. The present invention can be applied to, for example, an information processing device, an image processing device, electronic equipment, an image processing method, a program, or the like.