Image Processing Device Retouch Simulation for Ease of Operation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing image processing devices require significant time for users to ascertain retouch effects on multiple images, making the imaging process cumbersome and unclear in terms of intuitive image changes.
Innovation Solution
An image processing device with a selection unit, generation unit, and control unit that allows users to select images, generate retouch simulation thumbnails, and control the display of these thumbnails in a list, enabling easy assessment of image processing effects by blending original and retouched images over time.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If retouch effects are applied to all captured images for user assessment, then the user can see retouched images at the time of photographing, but the imaging operation takes a long time
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies partial action by selectively applying retouch effects only to specific images that meet predetermined conditions (e.g., images with detected faces, images with specific quality metrics) rather than processing all captured images. This reduces the total number of images requiring retouch processing while still providing sufficient examples for user assessment, thereby decreasing imaging operation time while maintaining ease of assessment.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments the image processing task by dividing images into different categories (e.g., portraits, landscapes, action shots) and applying retouch effects selectively to representative images from each category. This segmentation allows users to assess retouch effects across different image types without requiring every single image to be processed, thus reducing overall processing time while maintaining comprehensive assessment capability.
2Ease of operation
If users pay attention to imaging to assess retouch effects, then they can see image changes, but the way images change with retouch becomes intuitively unclear
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements periodic action by displaying retouch effects in an animated or slideshow format that cycles through different retouched images at regular intervals. This periodic display allows users to observe image transformations repeatedly over time, enhancing intuitive understanding of how retouch effects change images without requiring continuous user attention during the imaging process.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies dynamics by transitioning from static image display to dynamic visualization methods, such as animated overlays showing before-and-after comparisons, or smoothly transitioning between different retouch intensity levels. This dynamic presentation makes image transformations more intuitively clear and reduces the need for users to maintain constant attention to assess retouch effects.
Data Source
AI summary
An imaging device includes a display unit configured to display captured images in a list and an image processing unit configured to edit an image selected out of a plurality of images displayed in the list through a predetermined retouch process. A photographing image is acquired and an automatically retouched image is acquired. The imaging device calculates a retouch score as an evaluation value and performs retouch simulation on an image of which the retouch score is equal to or greater than a threshold value. The image processing unit generates thumbnail images based on images before and after the editing of an image, and the display unit displays the list using the generated thumbnail images.