Image Processing Layout for Variation Region Comparison
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users face difficulties in easily comparing images before and after image processing, as existing methods do not provide an optimal layout for displaying these images side-by-side for effective comparison.
Innovation Solution
An information processing method that determines a region of variation in an image based on image processing effects and outputs both processed and unprocessed images in a layout that facilitates easy comparison, aligning them according to the shape of the determined region.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If images before and after processing are displayed in a conventional layout, then the complete images can be shown, but the user cannot easily compare the processing effects
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the images into multiple regions based on variation magnitude, displaying only the regions with significant changes. This segmentation allows focused comparison of processed areas while maintaining image detail visibility, resolving the contradiction between ease of comparison and information loss.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies different display qualities to different regions: high-magnitude variation regions are displayed with enhanced visibility and detail, while low-magnitude regions are minimized or omitted. This local quality differentiation enables easy comparison of processing effects while preserving necessary image details.
2Loss of information
If the entire image is displayed to show all processing effects, then complete information is provided, but the user cannot easily identify and compare specific variation regions
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the image into multiple regions based on the magnitude of processing variations, then selectively displays only those regions with significant changes. This approach maintains complete information about processing effects while eliminating unnecessary areas, making comparison easier.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent extracts and displays only the regions with high-magnitude variations from the complete image, separating the important processing effects from the rest of the image. This extraction enables focused comparison while preserving all relevant processing effect information.
3Ease of operation
If images are displayed in a layout that emphasizes variation regions, then comparison is facilitated, but the overall image context may be lost
Solution Approach 1:
The patent embeds the extracted variation regions within the context of the complete image or provides navigation to view the full image. This nesting approach facilitates easy comparison of processing effects while preserving the overall image context through hierarchical display structure.
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AI summary
The present disclosure is directed to a technique for outputting images so that a user can easily compare the image on which image processing is executed and the image on which image processing is not executed. In the technique, a first image of a region of an output target in a predetermined image on which predetermined image processing is not executed and a second image of the region of the output target in the predetermined image on which the predetermined image processing is executed are output by an output apparatus so that the first image and the second image are output and arranged in an output layout according to a shape of the region of the output target.