Image Processing Device for Online Storage Retrieval
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users face difficulty in sharing images stored in online data storage due to unclear associations and the challenge of extracting images matching their preferences from a large collection, leading to images being buried and unused.
Innovation Solution
An image processing device and method that includes an instruction acquiring section, an image group selecting section, an image analyzer, and an image group extracting section to select and analyze images based on user input, extracting relevant images from a large group and recommending their utilization, such as sharing or printing.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If images are stored in a large collection in online data storage, then the storage capacity is increased, but the ease of retrieving and sharing specific images is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the large image collection into multiple groups based on analysis results (such as time periods, locations, people, or themes). This segmentation allows users to navigate through organized subsets rather than searching through all images individually, making retrieval easier while maintaining large storage capacity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an image analysis result as an intermediary between the user and the image collection. The analysis results (metadata, tags, recognition data) serve as a mediator that enables efficient searching and retrieval without requiring users to manually browse through all stored images.
2Productivity
If images are automatically analyzed and grouped, then the productivity of image organization is increased, but the device complexity is increased
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs automatic image analysis and grouping without requiring user intervention. The device autonomously analyzes images, extracts features, generates tags, and creates groups based on the analysis results, enabling high-speed organization while keeping the user interface simple.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent performs preliminary image analysis and generates analysis results in advance before user retrieval operations. By pre-processing images and organizing them into groups based on various criteria (time, location, content recognition), the system prepares the data structure ahead of time, enabling fast retrieval without complex real-time processing.
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AI summary
In the image processing device, the image processing method and the recording medium, the instruction acquiring section acquires the instruction input by the first user. The image group selecting section selects, as the second image group, a part of images from the first image group owned by the first user based on the instruction. The image analyzer carries out image analysis on images contained in the first image group. And the image group extracting section extracts, as the third image group, at least a part of images having relevance to images contained in the second image group from the first image group except the second image group based on the result of image analysis on images contained in the first image group.