Image Processing Apparatus Using Time-Based Color Filters
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Solution Overview
Problem
The challenge lies in managing large amounts of image data effectively, as users find it difficult to keep images organized and locate specific images amidst a vast collection, with existing solutions either erasing data from devices or reducing information without addressing organizational issues.
Innovation Solution
An image processing apparatus and program that acquire, process, and manage image data based on date and time information, applying filters or effects to simulate aging, and optionally erasing data automatically, facilitating user interaction and media utilization.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If large amounts of image data are stored in the device, then the storage capacity is improved, but the ease of operation deteriorates because users find it difficult to locate specific images
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies color filtering to reproduced images based on their capture date, displaying images captured during specific time periods with corresponding color tints. This allows users to quickly identify and locate images from different periods without manually searching through large collections, thereby maintaining ease of operation while preserving large storage capacity.
2Loss of substance
If image data is erased from the device after transfer, then the loss of substance is reduced, but the reliability deteriorates because there is no backup if transfer fails
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies color filtering to images before erasure, organizing them by time period. This preliminary organization allows the device to maintain efficient storage management while improving reliability through systematic data handling. The color-coded organization ensures that even if transfer fails, images are systematically categorized and can be recovered or re-transferred in an organized manner.
3Quantity of substance
If information is degraded to reduce storage amount, then the loss of substance is reduced, but the loss of information occurs
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality transformation by adding color filters specifically to reproduced images for display purposes, while the original image data remains unchanged and fully preserved. This allows the device to present organized, visually distinct images to users without degrading the actual stored information, thus reducing perceived data volume through smart presentation rather than actual degradation.
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AI summary
The image processing apparatus of the present invention comprises an image acquisition device that acquires image data from an image recording device on which the image data was recorded, a date and time information reading device that reads date and time information of the image data, an image display device that displays a reproduced image of the image data, an image selection device that selects image data displayed on the image display device, and an image data processing device that, based on the date and time information that was acquired by the date and time information reading device, performs predetermined processing on the reproduced image in accordance with a period of elapsed time since the date and time that the image data was captured.