Image Prompt Generation From Regions of Interest

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Solution Overview

Problem

Customers often lack a clear idea of the image they want to create, necessitating multiple iterations with salespersons to find a design direction, and catchphrases are typically created separately, requiring proficiency in constructing instruction sentences for AI text generators.

Innovation Solution

A system and method that allows users to specify a region of interest in an image, generating corresponding text data through an AI text generator, and outputting images using an AI image generator, with saliency analysis to enhance design elements.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If users directly use AI text generators to generate catchphrases, then text data can be generated automatically, but it requires proficiency in constructing appropriate instruction sentences

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetext data generation efficiencyVSAvoidinstruction sentence construction difficulty
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces an image processing system as an intermediary between the user and the AI text generator. The system automatically extracts regions of interest from images and generates instruction sentences based on image content, eliminating the need for users to manually construct complex prompts while maintaining high text generation efficiency

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Loss of information

If salespersons generate images multiple times to find design direction, then the customer's image requirements can be understood, but it consumes significant time and resources

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecustomer image requirement understandingVSAvoidimage iteration time
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of informationVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system implements a feedback mechanism where AI-generated text descriptions of image regions are provided back to users, who can then refine their requirements based on this information. This reduces the need for multiple image generation iterations by providing targeted feedback about what elements should be emphasized or modified in the design

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The system performs preliminary analysis of images by automatically identifying and describing regions of interest before final design completion. This preliminary text generation helps clarify design directions early in the process, reducing subsequent iterations needed to understand customer requirements

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUS20250356672A1Recording medium, image generation supporting system, and image generation supporting method
Publication Date: 2025.11.20 KONICA MINOLTA INC
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AI summary

Disclosed is a non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing a program executable by a computer. The program causes a computer to execute: receiving specification of a region of interest in a first image from a user through a specification means; and generating and outputting text data corresponding to the first image according to the region of interest received in the receiving.