Image Layout Control Using Priority-Based Reference Areas
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing image layout methods require special knowledge and are time-consuming, often necessitating the use of templates and limiting layout variations, as users must manually decide on image arrangements and orientations.
Innovation Solution
An image layout apparatus and method that uses rectangular reference areas to inscribe images based on priority, allowing users to set image priorities and automatically adjust the size and placement of images within these areas, enabling easy layout without a template and accommodating moving images by extracting and arranging scenes accordingly.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If images are laid out using conventional methods with templates and manual arrangement, then the layout can be customized according to user preference, but the process becomes time-consuming and requires special knowledge
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs automatic image layout without requiring user intervention in the arrangement process. The layout control unit automatically inscribes images in reference areas based on priority levels, eliminating the need for manual template creation and image positioning while maintaining aesthetic quality
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes the parameter of image priority levels to determine layout automatically. By assigning different priority levels to images, the system dynamically adjusts which images are inscribed in which reference areas, enabling automated decision-making without manual intervention
2Ease of operation
If templates are used for image layout, then the layout process is simplified, but the variations of layouts are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The background area is segmented into multiple rectangular reference areas that can be independently configured. This segmentation allows the system to create diverse layout patterns by selectively inscribing images in different combinations of reference areas, thereby increasing layout variations while maintaining operational simplicity
Solution Approach 2:
The system dynamically adjusts layout configurations based on image priority levels rather than being constrained by fixed templates. The layout control unit can adaptively inscribe images in different reference areas depending on priority assignments, enabling versatile layout variations while keeping the process simple for users
3Manufacturing precision
If images are enlarged to be inscribed in reference areas, then the visual quality of individual images is improved, but the number of images that can be displayed in the background area is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
Different image sizes and quality levels are assigned to different reference areas based on image priority. High-priority images are inscribed in larger reference areas with higher visual quality, while lower-priority images are placed in smaller areas. This local differentiation maintains overall display quality while maximizing the number of images that can be shown
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AI summary
Images can be laid out easily without a template. Reference areas are set in a background area, and the images are laid out by being inscribed therein. In the case where the image laid out in one of the reference areas has high priority, a similar area is generated from the reference areas, and the image is enlarged to be inscribed in the similar area.