Image Processing Program Editing With Unit-Level Debug Views
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional programming methods for image processing systems are cumbersome due to the difficulty in validating intermediate processing and require extensive debugging and fine adjustments, especially when multiple stages of image processing are involved, leading to a burdensome trial-and-error process.
Innovation Solution
A programming device that allows users to create and edit programs by arranging units on an editing screen, with real-time debug view display control to visualize outputs, support for flexible image filters, and the ability to adjust settings during program execution, facilitating easy validation and debugging.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If graphical programming with function blocks is used, then programming ease is improved, but debugging complexity increases due to difficulty in validating intermediate processing
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a debug view that displays intermediate output data from each function block during program execution. This feedback mechanism allows users to visually inspect the processing results at each stage, making it easy to identify where debugging is needed without increasing overall system complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary debug view component that acts as a mediator between the function blocks and the user. This component captures and displays intermediate output data, serving as a bridge that simplifies the debugging process by providing clear visibility into the processing flow without requiring users to understand the internal complexity of each block.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple stages of image processing are implemented, then processing capability is improved, but validation difficulty increases due to inability to check intermediate outputs
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the image processing program into multiple function blocks, each performing a specific processing stage. The debug view then displays the output data of each segmented block individually, allowing users to validate each stage separately rather than trying to validate the entire multi-stage process at once.
Solution Approach 2:
The debug view serves as an intermediary that captures and presents intermediate output data from each processing stage. This intermediary mechanism enables users to easily detect and measure the processing results at each stage, solving the validation difficulty inherent in multi-stage image processing.
3Manufacturing precision
If variable adjustment is performed through trial and error, then program optimization is achieved, but time consumption increases due to repetitive editing and validation
Solution Approach 1:
The debug view provides immediate visual feedback on the output data of each function block, allowing users to see the effect of variable adjustments in real-time. This eliminates the need for repetitive trial-and-error cycles, as users can directly observe how changes affect intermediate results and make precise adjustments without time-consuming validation loops.
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AI summary
A programming device which is capable of creating a program, typified by an image processing algorithm, and of easily validating a program being edited, and a program are provided. The programming device edits a program by arranging icons of units, the unit representing a processing unit, and linking the units on an editing screen in response to a user operation. The programming device executes a program defined by the units arranged and linked on the editing screen, calculates an output of each unit, and displays the output of each unit obtained by being calculated in a debug view region associated with an icon of each of the units arranged on the editing screen.