Image Generation Device Multi-User Editing Analysis

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing image generation technologies require significant time and effort to complete edited images when multiple users are involved, especially when different editing operations need to be synchronized, leading to longer processing times and potential adjustments in editing content.

Innovation Solution

An image generation device and method that includes a processor for acquiring material images, performing editing operations, analyzing user editing operations, and re-editing images based on analysis results to generate a re-edited image, allowing for smoother image generation considering user opinions and requests, with features like order reception, evaluation, and scoring of material images.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If editing operations from multiple users are received and processed sequentially, then the edited image can satisfy multiple users, but the processing time becomes excessively long

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveuser satisfactionVSAvoidprocessing time
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the editing operations into two distinct phases: an initial automatic editing phase that generates a baseline edited image, and a subsequent user feedback phase where users provide corrections. This segmentation allows the system to process operations efficiently by separating automated processing from user-specific adjustments, reducing overall processing time while maintaining user satisfaction.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The system performs preliminary automatic editing operations to generate an initial edited image before receiving user feedback. This preliminary action completes the bulk of processing work in advance, and users only need to provide corrections for specific areas, significantly reducing the total processing time compared to processing all user operations sequentially.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Adaptability or versatility

If different editing operations are performed by multiple users, then the edited image can reflect diverse user preferences, but adjustments in editing content are necessary, extending processing time

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveuser preference reflectionVSAvoidadjustment time
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements a feedback mechanism where users review the automatically generated edited image and provide corrections for specific areas. The system uses this feedback to adjust only the necessary portions of the image rather than reprocessing the entire image, maintaining adaptability to diverse user preferences while minimizing adjustment time.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

Instead of uniformly processing the entire image for all users, the system applies local quality adjustments only to specific regions where users provide feedback. This allows different editing operations to be applied locally to different areas of the image, reflecting diverse user preferences without requiring time-consuming global adjustments.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

3Manufacturing precision

If the system processes all user editing operations before generating the final image, then the edited image can be optimized for all users, but the generation time increases significantly

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveimage editing qualityVSAvoidimage generation speed
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary automatic editing operations to generate an initial edited image that satisfies general user requirements. This preliminary action completes the bulk of processing work in advance, and users only need to provide corrections for specific areas, significantly reducing the total processing time while maintaining editing quality.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The patent implements a feedback mechanism where users review the automatically generated edited image and provide corrections for specific areas. The system uses this feedback to adjust only the necessary portions of the image rather than reprocessing the entire image, maintaining manufacturing precision while improving generation speed.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Data Source

PatentUS20240428489A1Image generation device, image generation method, and program
Publication Date: 2024.12.26 FUJIFILM CORP
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AI summary

Provided are an image generation device, an image generation method, and a program for a computer which can smoothly generate an edited image based on editing operations of a plurality of users.A processor executes an image acquisition process of acquiring a material image provided by at least one of a plurality of users, an editing process of generating an edited image by using the acquired material image, an image output process of outputting the edited image to each of the plurality of users, an operation reception process of receiving an editing operation by each of the plurality of users with respect to the edited image for each user, an analysis process of analyzing a content of each of the editing operations received for each user, and a re-editing process of re-editing the edited image to generate a re-edited image based on a result of analysis in the analysis process.