Image Reproduction System with Conditional Extraction
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing image reproducing systems lack superior operability and fail to effectively highlight attractive images among numerous stored images, making it difficult for users to efficiently select and display preferred images.
Innovation Solution
An image reproducing apparatus that includes an image storage device, an image output device, an image selection device, and an image extraction device, which utilize conditions such as input dates, photographing dates, location information, and image data size to select and extract images for display, along with a signal reception device for remote control operation, enabling slideshow displays based on set reference dates and priority levels.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If numerous images are stored in the image reproducing system, then the quantity of stored images increases, but it becomes difficult to efficiently select and display preferred images
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically extracts images satisfying predetermined conditions (such as photographs taken on birthdays, anniversaries, or other special dates) without requiring manual user selection. The image reproducing apparatus autonomously identifies and selects relevant images based on stored metadata, thereby resolving the contradiction between having numerous images stored and the difficulty of efficiently selecting preferred images.
2Measurement precision
If manual image selection is required among numerous stored images, then image selection precision may be high, but system operability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs automatic image extraction based on predetermined conditions stored in the apparatus, eliminating the need for manual user selection. The image reproducing apparatus autonomously identifies images matching criteria such as special dates or user-defined conditions, thereby maintaining selection precision while significantly improving system operability.
Solution Approach 2:
The system pre-processes and organizes images by storing metadata such as photographing dates and associated information. This preliminary organization enables the automatic extraction of relevant images when reproduction is requested, eliminating the need for manual selection at reproduction time and thereby improving operability while maintaining precision.
3Quantity of substance
If all stored images are displayed, then complete image presentation is achieved, but attractive image presentation is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The system extracts and displays only specific images that satisfy predetermined conditions (such as photographs taken on special dates) rather than displaying all stored images. This selective extraction approach maintains the completeness of relevant image presentation while significantly enhancing attractiveness by focusing on meaningful and memorable images.
Solution Approach 2:
The system applies different presentation qualities to different images based on their characteristics. Images satisfying predetermined conditions (such as special date photographs) are highlighted and prioritized for display, while other images are treated differently. This creates an attractive presentation by giving special emphasis to meaningful images rather than treating all images uniformly.
Data Source
AI summary
An image reproducing apparatus includes: an image storage device that stores image data having been read into the image reproducing apparatus; an image output device that outputs the image data stored in the image storage device to a display device; an image selection device that selects an image from the image data; and an image extraction device that extracts from the image data a plurality of images satisfying a condition equivalent to a condition of the image having been selected by the image selection device.