Image Processing Apparatus for Thermal and Sound Field Enhancement
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Solution Overview
Problem
Visible light images lack reality as they fail to differentiate between subjects in varying temperature states, and existing technologies cannot enhance image reality based on temperature or sound field information.
Innovation Solution
An image processing apparatus and method that acquires state information such as temperature and sound field information to perform effect processes on visible light images, including superimposing effect component images and modifying images based on temperature and sound, to enhance image reality.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If visible light imaging is performed to acquire images, then the imaging process is simple and fast, but the reality of the image is poor because temperature and other state information are not reflected
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines visible light imaging and infrared imaging into a single imaging system that captures both types of images simultaneously. The visible light image provides structural information while the infrared image provides temperature information, and these are integrated to generate an enhanced image that reflects both visual appearance and thermal state, thereby improving image reality without requiring separate imaging processes.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses an image processing unit as an intermediary that fuses information from visible light and infrared images. This processing unit applies algorithms to combine the structural data from visible light imaging with temperature data from infrared imaging, creating a composite image that represents both visual and thermal characteristics of the subject.
2Loss of information
If only visible light imaging is used, then the imaging apparatus is simple, but state information such as temperature is not indicated on the image
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges visible light imaging and infrared imaging capabilities into a single imaging apparatus. The visible light image captures visual information while the infrared image captures temperature distribution, and both are processed together to generate an enhanced image that displays both visual appearance and temperature information, thereby preventing loss of state information.
Solution Approach 2:
The imaging apparatus is designed with multi-functionality, capable of performing both visible light imaging and infrared imaging using the same device structure. This universal apparatus can capture multiple types of information (visual and thermal) simultaneously, eliminating the need for separate specialized devices while comprehensively representing subject state information.
3Reliability
If existing technologies are used to adjust image parameters, then image quality is improved, but the reality of the image is not improved because the adjustment does not correlate with actual subject state
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs feedback by using infrared-captured temperature information to dynamically adjust the visible light image. The temperature data serves as feedback about the actual subject state, and this information is used to modify the visual image accordingly, ensuring that the processed image accurately reflects the real thermal and visual characteristics of the subject.
Solution Approach 2:
The image processing unit acts as an intermediary that correlates temperature information with visual information. It uses algorithms to match temperature regions from the infrared image with corresponding regions in the visible light image, ensuring accurate spatial correlation and creating a composite image where visual adjustments are precisely aligned with actual subject thermal states.
Data Source
AI summary
State information corresponding to a subject on a visible light image, such as temperature information and sound field information, is acquired from state information indicating a subject state not indicated on the visible light image by an information acquisition unit. An effect processing unit performs an effect process on the visible light image on the basis of the state information acquired by the information acquisition unit. In the effect process, an effect component image is superimposed or a subject image is modified based on the type and temperature of the subject and an effect component image is superimposed or a subject image is modified based on the type of a sound source and the volume of a sound.