Personalized Image Guidance via Social Network Extraction

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing photography support systems fail to provide personalized composition guidance tailored to individual user preferences and interests, as they either require manual generation of photography guides or present uniform reference images, limiting the ability to adapt to varying photographing conditions and user-specific preferences.

Innovation Solution

An image handling support system that extracts and recommends images based on user associations from a social networking service, using an extraction unit to match photographing conditions with user preferences, and a support unit to provide tailored handling support, allowing users to select images that align with their interests and preferences.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If manual generation of photography guides is required for each photographing condition, then the photographer can create customized composition guidance, but the operation complexity and time consumption increase significantly

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecustomization of composition guidanceVSAvoidoperation complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system automatically extracts images from social networking services and generates photography support information without requiring manual intervention. The extraction unit autonomously retrieves images based on photographing conditions, and the support unit automatically presents them to the photographer, eliminating the need for manual guide creation while maintaining customization.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

Images are extracted and stored in advance from social networking services before the photographing moment. The system pre-processes and organizes images according to various photographing conditions, so that when the photographer needs support, the relevant images are already prepared and immediately available for display.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Reliability

If uniform reference images are presented to all users, then the system can provide consistent support, but it cannot adapt to individual user preferences and interests

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveconsistency of supportVSAvoiduser preference adaptation
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The system extracts and presents different images for different users based on their individual preferences and interests. Each user receives personalized photography support information tailored to their specific tastes, while the overall system maintains reliable and consistent operation through automated extraction and presentation processes.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

3Adaptability or versatility

If additional processes are required for selecting and setting photography guides, then the photographer can choose suitable guides, but the productivity and efficiency of the photographing operation decrease

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveselection of suitable guidesVSAvoidphotographing efficiency
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The system automatically selects and presents appropriate images based on the current photographing condition without requiring the photographer to manually search or select guides. The extraction unit autonomously retrieves relevant images, and the support unit immediately displays them, maintaining both adaptability and high photographing efficiency.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

4Speed

If photography support systems use pre-prepared reference images, then the system can provide support quickly, but it cannot present images that match specific user preferences and interests

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveresponse speedVSAvoiduser-specific image selection
Core Design Contradiction:
SpeedVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

Images are extracted and stored in advance from social networking services, organized by photographing conditions and user preferences. This pre-processing enables the system to quickly retrieve and present personalized images when needed, achieving both fast response and user-specific adaptation without conflict.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUS9338311B2Image-related handling support system, information processing apparatus, and image-related handling support method
Publication Date: 2016.05.10 CANON KK
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AI summary

An image handling support system extracts an image corresponding to a support target image from images associated with a user with use of information indicating association established between the user and the images, from a user's activity on an SNS. Then, the image handling support system supports handling of the support target image based on the extracted image. The image handling support system provides support for acquisition of an output image that matches various image conditions and complies with a user's preference without requiring a complicated operation to be performed in advance.