Image Processing Apparatus for Overlapping Multiplexed Information Embedding
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing techniques for embedding multiplexed information in images do not adequately consider the user load during information selection and embedding, particularly in terms of reducing the complexity of selecting and positioning the information within the image area.
Innovation Solution
An image processing apparatus with a recognition unit, selection unit, and layout unit that automatically recognizes objects within an image, selects appropriate multiplexed information, and lays out the information to overlap with the object area, thereby reducing user load and improving embedding efficiency.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If multiplexed information is embedded in image areas avoiding object overlaps (as in Japanese Patent No. 5541360), then reading accuracy is improved, but user load during information selection and positioning increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs automatic object recognition and multiplexed information selection without requiring user intervention. The processing unit automatically identifies objects in the image, determines appropriate embedding areas, and selects multiplexed information based on object characteristics, enabling the system to serve itself rather than requiring manual user configuration
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary object recognition and analysis before embedding multiplexed information. By pre-identifying objects and pre-determining optimal embedding areas and information selections, the system prepares all necessary parameters in advance, eliminating the need for users to manually select and position information during the embedding process
2Ease of operation
If automatic object recognition and information selection is implemented, then user load is reduced, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The processing unit is designed to perform multiple functions including object recognition, object classification, embedding area determination, and multiplexed information selection within a single integrated component. This multi-functional approach consolidates what would otherwise require separate specialized devices, managing complexity through functional integration
Solution Approach 2:
The processing unit acts as an intermediary between the image input and the embedding output, automatically handling the complex intermediate steps of object recognition and information selection. This intermediary layer shields users from complexity while maintaining a simple interface for information embedding
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AI summary
An object of the present disclosure is to reduce the load of a user in a case where multiplexed information is embedded in an image. One embodiment of the present invention is an image processing apparatus having: a recognition unit configured to recognize an object within an image; a selection unit configured to select additional information corresponding to an object recognized by the recognition unit from among additional information stored in a storage unit; and a layout unit configured to lay out the additional information so that at least a part of an area in which additional information selected by the selection unit is embedded overlaps an area of an object recognized by the recognition unit.