Digital Image Ordering via Object Position and Aesthetics

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional image sharing systems fail to prioritize digital images based on quality and topical relevance, leading to inefficient sorting and presentation, resulting in a suboptimal user experience and resource wastage.

Innovation Solution

Implementing a digital image ordering system that uses machine learning to identify visual objects and determine aesthetics scores, sorting images into groups based on object position and aesthetics, prioritizing images with relevant visual objects and high aesthetics for presentation.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If digital images are sorted chronologically by upload date, then the system is simple to implement and maintain, but poor quality and off-topic images are prominently presented, degrading user experience

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvesimplicity of image sorting implementationVSAvoidquality and relevance of presented images
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent changes the sorting parameters from simple chronological order to a composite scoring system that evaluates multiple image attributes including quality metrics (sharpness, noise, exposure), aesthetic properties (composition, color harmony), and topical relevance (object detection, text analysis). This multi-parameter approach resolves the contradiction by maintaining systematic sorting while dramatically improving image quality and relevance.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Solution Approach 2:

The system performs preliminary analysis of images during the upload process, pre-calculating quality scores, aesthetic evaluations, and relevance metrics before images are presented to users. This advance processing ensures that only high-quality, relevant images are prominently displayed, eliminating the need for users to manually filter through poor quality content while maintaining efficient system operation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Quantity of substance

If all uploaded images are stored and presented without filtering, then complete image collections are available for users, but data storage resources are wasted on poor quality and off-topic images

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecompleteness of image collectionVSAvoiddata storage resource consumption
Core Design Contradiction:
Quantity of substanceVSLoss of substance

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the image collection into multiple tiers based on quality and relevance scores: premium images (high quality and relevant), standard images (moderate quality), and archived images (lower quality or less relevant). This segmentation allows the system to maintain complete collections for future reference while optimizing current storage allocation by prioritizing high-value images and compressing or archiving lower-value content.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The system implements a dynamic filtering mechanism that identifies and flags poor quality or off-topic images for archival storage rather than active presentation. These images are not permanently discarded but are made available on-demand when users specifically search for comprehensive collections, thus preserving data completeness while reducing active storage consumption and improving presentation efficiency.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #34Discarding and recovering

3Adaptability or versatility

If users manually sort through large groups of digital images to locate quality images, then complete search capability is provided, but user time and device processing bandwidth are wasted

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvesearch capabilityVSAvoiduser time and device processing bandwidth
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary organization of images into quality-based categories and relevance-based groups before user access. High-quality, relevant images are automatically positioned at the top of result sets or in dedicated galleries, allowing users to immediately access优质 content without manual sorting. Full search capability is preserved through metadata tags and filtering options, but the default presentation eliminates the need for time-consuming manual review.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The patent introduces an intelligent intermediary layer (the image analysis and scoring system) that sits between the raw image repository and the user interface. This intermediary automatically evaluates, ranks, and presents images based on multiple criteria, serving as a mediator that preserves complete search capability while eliminating the need for users to manually process large numbers of images. The intermediary handles the time-consuming analysis work, freeing user devices from excessive processing demands.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

4Quantity of substance

If repeated accesses to digital image repositories are handled without optimization, then complete image sets are served, but network bandwidth and processing bandwidth are wasted

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecompleteness of served imagesVSAvoidnetwork bandwidth and processing bandwidth consumption
Core Design Contradiction:
Quantity of substanceVSLoss of energy

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary analysis and scoring of images during upload, pre-computing quality metrics, aesthetic evaluations, and relevance scores that would otherwise require repeated processing during user accesses. This advance computation stores evaluation results in metadata, allowing the server to quickly retrieve and serve high-quality images without re-running complex analysis algorithms during each user session, thus reducing network and processing bandwidth consumption while maintaining complete image availability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUS12002085B2Digital image ordering using object position and aesthetics
Publication Date: 2024.06.04 ADOBE INC
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AI summary

Digital image ordering based on object position and aesthetics is leveraged in a digital medium environment. According to various implementations, an image analysis system is implemented to identify visual objects in digital images and determine aesthetics attributes of the digital images. The digital images can then be arranged in way that prioritizes digital images that include relevant visual objects and that exhibit optimum visual aesthetics.