Image-Guided Processing Procedure Setup for Apparatus Control

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Solution Overview

Problem

Users face difficulties in selecting appropriate processing units for generating a processing procedure for controlling apparatuses, such as robot arms or conveyance mechanisms, due to the multitude of available options.

Innovation Solution

An electronic device and method that obtain a captured image, determine the type of object within the image, notify the user of suitable processing units, apply the selected processing to the image, and allow the user to add the processing to a procedure for controlling the apparatus, thereby assisting in the selection and integration of relevant processing units.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If many types of processing units are provided for user selection, then the versatility and adaptability of the system is improved, but the difficulty of selecting an appropriate processing unit increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveversatility of processing unitsVSAvoidease of selecting processing unit

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The system automatically analyzes the captured image to identify the object type and autonomously determines the appropriate processing unit, eliminating the need for manual selection by the user while maintaining access to multiple processing options

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The system provides feedback to the user by displaying the analysis result (object type) and the recommended processing unit, allowing the user to verify and understand the automatic selection before applying it to the processing procedure

Inventive Principle:

Principle #23Feedback

2Ease of operation

If automatic object recognition is implemented to recommend processing units, then the ease of operation is improved, but the device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveease of selecting processing unitVSAvoidcomplexity of image analysis function

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system introduces an intermediate image analysis component that acts as a mediator between the captured image and the processing unit selection, automatically identifying object types and recommending appropriate processing units without requiring complex user intervention

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Data Source

PatentUS11710250B2Electronic device, method, and storage medium for setting processing procedure for controlling apparatus

Publication Date: 2023.07.25 CANON KK

AI summary

An electronic device for setting a processing procedure for controlling an apparatus, the electronic device comprising: at least one processor configured to cause the electronic device to perform operations of: obtaining a captured image; determining a type of an object included in the captured image; notifying an item indicating target processing corresponding to the object included in the captured image, among a plurality of analysis processing; notifying a result obtained by applying the target processing to the captured image; and receiving a user instruction for adding the processing corresponding to the item to a processing procedure for controlling the apparatus.