Image Processing Apparatus Automates Instruction Association
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users face inconvenience in associating images with processing instructions when using external image processing services, requiring multiple operation steps to specify images and select processing tasks for each image.
Innovation Solution
An information processing apparatus and medium that automatically acquire target images and consecutive processing images stored in a unit, allowing the processor to control the execution of processing instructions indicated by the processing images, thereby reducing the number of user operations needed.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If users manually associate images with processing instructions for external services, then processing can be performed on each image, but the number of operation steps increases and user convenience deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by automatically detecting and associating processing instructions with target images before user intervention is needed. The processor examines consecutive images in chronological order, identifies processing instructions, and links them to appropriate target images automatically, eliminating the need for users to manually perform these association operations.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables self-service by allowing processing images to automatically indicate their own processing instructions and the processor autonomously performs the association and execution without requiring user specification. The system serves itself by automatically identifying which images need processing and applying the appropriate processing instructions stored in chronological sequence.
2Productivity
If automatic processing is implemented to reduce operation steps, then user convenience improves, but the system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments the image processing workflow into distinct components: target images to be processed, processing images containing instructions, and a processor that executes the association and processing. By dividing the system into these functional segments that operate in chronological sequence, the automation becomes more manageable and less complex than a monolithic system.
Solution Approach 2:
The system introduces processing images as intermediaries that contain processing instructions. These intermediary images serve as the bridge between the target images and the processing execution, allowing the system to automatically transfer and apply processing instructions without requiring direct user intervention or complex processing logic.
3Reliability
If multiple operation steps are required for each image processing task, then processing accuracy can be maintained, but time consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system maintains continuity of useful action by processing images in chronological sequence without interruption. The processor continuously examines consecutive images, identifies processing instructions, and executes processing operations in an unbroken workflow, eliminating the need for users to repeatedly start and stop operations for each image, thus reducing total time consumption while maintaining accuracy.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements feedback by using consecutive images in chronological order where processing images provide feedback about what processing should be applied to subsequent target images. This feedback mechanism ensures processing accuracy is maintained through systematic verification while reducing time consumption by eliminating redundant user confirmation steps.
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AI summary
An information processing apparatus includes a processor configured to acquire from a storing unit a target image that is obtained by photographing a target and stored in the storing unit and a processing image that is stored in the storing unit so as to be consecutive to the target image and indicates an instruction for processing on the target image, and perform control such that the processing indicated by the processing image is performed on the target image.