Image Layout Generation with Aspect Ratio Template Evaluation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional methods for generating layout images often result in aesthetically poor outputs due to the lack of evaluation and inappropriate template selection, leading to mismatched aspect ratios between image data and template slots.
Innovation Solution
A control method for an image processing apparatus that evaluates multiple templates and specifies the most suitable ones for arranging image data, ensuring a high aesthetic quality by adjusting slot sizes and positions to match the aspect ratios of the images.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If templates are selected without evaluation, then the layout image generation process is simple and fast, but the aesthetic property of the layout image deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by evaluating templates in advance before actually generating layout images. The evaluation results are stored and reused for subsequent layout generations, so while each initial evaluation takes time, the overall process benefits from pre-computed template quality assessments that guide future selections without re-evaluating from scratch.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the parameter of template selection by introducing an evaluation score based on aspect ratio matching. Templates are scored according to how well their slot aspect ratios match the image data aspect ratios, and this parameter-driven selection ensures high aesthetic quality while maintaining efficiency through systematic parameter comparison rather than subjective evaluation.
2Manufacturing precision
If template evaluation is performed to ensure high aesthetic property, then the quality of layout image improves, but the processing time and complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent simplifies template evaluation by focusing on a single critical parameter: aspect ratio matching between template slots and image data. This parameter-based approach avoids complex multi-criteria evaluations while still achieving high aesthetic quality, as aspect ratio compatibility is the primary determinant of visual harmony in layout images.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces subjective aesthetic judgment with an objective computational mechanism. Instead of relying on human evaluation or complex algorithms, the system uses automated aspect ratio comparison and scoring, substituting mechanical computation for what would otherwise require complex artistic judgment systems.
3Manufacturing precision
If template evaluation is performed to ensure high aesthetic property, then the quality of layout image improves, but the processing time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent performs template evaluation in advance and stores the results for reuse. This preliminary action ensures that when layout images need to be generated, the system can quickly reference pre-computed evaluation scores rather than re-evaluating templates, significantly reducing processing time for subsequent operations while maintaining high aesthetic quality.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent optimizes evaluation time by focusing computation on the critical aspect ratio parameter only. This single-parameter evaluation approach is computationally efficient compared to multi-factor aesthetic assessments, enabling rapid template scoring and selection that minimizes time loss while ensuring high-quality output.
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AI summary
A control method for an image processing apparatus includes one or a plurality of specified pieces of image data and a plurality of evaluated templates. A plurality of layout images are generated by arranging the specified one or plurality of pieces of image data with respect to one or a plurality of slots included in each of the plurality of templates. At least one layout image out of the plurality of layout images is specified at least based on evaluations of the plurality of templates. The specified at least one layout image is output.