Image Quality Conversion System for Camera Parameter Matching
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing technologies struggle to automatically adjust the image quality of images captured by different cameras to be equivalent, requiring manual expertise and increasing user workload.
Innovation Solution
An image capturing device and image quality conversion system that includes a camera and an information processing device, which automatically identifies and sets parameters to achieve equivalent image quality across different cameras by comparing image quality elements and adjusting settings accordingly.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If manual parameter adjustment is performed to achieve equivalent image quality across different cameras, then image quality equivalence can be achieved, but user workload and time consumption increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs automatic image quality adjustment without requiring manual user intervention. The adjustment unit automatically modifies parameters of the second camera to match the image quality of the first camera, eliminating the need for users to manually adjust parameters and significantly reducing time consumption while maintaining image quality equivalence
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces manual mechanical parameter adjustment with an automated image processing system. The adjustment unit uses image processing algorithms to automatically determine and apply parameter settings, substituting the manual mechanical adjustment process with an automated electronic system that achieves the same goal more efficiently
2Manufacturing precision
If manual parameter adjustment is performed by expert users, then equivalent image quality can be achieved, but the complexity of operation increases for regular users
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically performs image quality adjustment without requiring user expertise. The adjustment unit independently analyzes image quality differences and applies appropriate parameter modifications, making the process accessible to regular users without specialized knowledge while maintaining equivalent image quality across different cameras
Solution Approach 2:
The adjustment unit acts as an intermediary between the two cameras, automatically mediating the parameter differences. It receives images from both cameras, analyzes the quality discrepancies, and applies corrective parameters to the second camera, shielding users from the complexity of manual parameter adjustment while achieving image quality equivalence
3Manufacturing precision
If multiple parameters are manually adjusted for different cameras, then image quality can be optimized, but the number of operations and user burden increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple separate parameter adjustment operations into a single automated process. The adjustment unit simultaneously handles multiple parameter modifications (exposure, gain, white balance, etc.) in one unified operation, reducing the number of discrete steps users would otherwise need to perform individually while achieving comprehensive image quality optimization
Solution Approach 2:
The system automatically performs comprehensive parameter optimization without requiring users to manually adjust each parameter separately. The adjustment unit independently identifies all necessary parameter modifications and applies them in a coordinated manner, eliminating the burden of multiple manual operations while achieving optimal image quality equivalence across different cameras
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AI summary
An image capturing device (100) includes a storage unit (101), an image capturing unit (103) that executes image capturing, an image processing unit (104) that corrects an image obtained by the image capturing by the image capturing unit (103), an encoding unit (105) that encodes the corrected image, an acquisition unit (107) that acquires a second encoded image from an image capturing device (200) in a first mode, a process execution unit (10) that executes a decoding process of decoding a first encoded image and the second encoded image in the first mode, an extraction process of extracting an image quality element value of a first decoded image and the image quality element value of a second decoded image, and a judgment storage process of storing parameters set to at least one unit such as the image capturing unit (103) in the storage unit (101) when an image quality similarity level is higher than or equal to a threshold value, and a setting unit (116) that sets the parameter stored in the storage unit (101) to at least one unit such as the image capturing unit (103) in a second mode.