Image Forming Apparatus Automatic Document Image Placement
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing image forming apparatuses require manual labor to integrate searched images into documents, which is inefficient and time-consuming.
Innovation Solution
An image forming apparatus with a reading section to identify predetermined shapes, a generation section to create search conditions, a searching section to find matching images, and a placement section to automatically position and edit images within the document, allowing users to create documents with images placed in specific areas without manual intervention.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If manual pasting of images into documents is used, then users can create documents with images, but the process is time-consuming and inefficient
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by automatically reading the document, detecting image areas, generating search conditions, and finding similar images before the user needs them. The placement section then automatically positions the found images in the appropriate areas, eliminating the need for manual pasting operations and significantly reducing the time required for document creation with images.
2Ease of operation
If automated image placement is implemented, then manual labor is reduced, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The image forming apparatus is designed with multi-functionality, integrating document reading, image area detection, search condition generation, image searching, and automatic placement capabilities into a single system. This universal approach allows the apparatus to handle the entire workflow automatically without requiring separate tools or manual operations for each step.
3Measurement precision
If similar image search is performed, then relevant images can be found automatically, but processing time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system replaces manual mechanical operations with automated electronic processes. The reading section optically reads the document, the determining section electronically detects image areas, the generation section automatically creates search conditions from detected images, and the searching section electronically searches for similar images in storage. This substitution of mechanical manual processes with electronic automation achieves both accuracy in image matching and speed in processing.
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AI summary
An image forming apparatus for forming an image on a sheet includes a reading section, a determining section, a generation section, a searching section, and a placement section. The reading section reads a predetermined shape from an original document. The determining section determines whether or not the predetermined shape contains a first image. The generation section generates a first search condition based on the first image. The searching section searches for at least one second image fulfilling the first search condition from a storage apparatus storing a plurality of images. The placement section places the second image in a first area in which the predetermined shape is located.