Information Processing Device for Image Search via Illustration Editing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional information search technologies, such as image searches initiated from a blank state, are not user-friendly, making it difficult for users to efficiently search for desired information, particularly when they have a specific product in mind but struggle to conduct searches using keywords.
Innovation Solution
An information processing device and method that converts a base image of a transaction target into an illustration image, allowing users to edit the illustration and perform image searches using the edited version, facilitating searches by transforming the image into a format that can be easily searched by a search server.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a user starts handwriting from a blank state for image search, then the search function can be implemented, but the usability is low and it is difficult to search for desired information efficiently
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary action by automatically generating an illustration image from the base image before the user needs to search. The illustration image is prepared in advance based on the transaction target, so when the user wants to search, they can directly edit the pre-generated illustration rather than creating one from scratch. This significantly reduces the time and effort required for searching.
Solution Approach 2:
The illustration image serves as an intermediary between the base image and the search query. Instead of requiring the user to directly create a search query from a blank state, the system uses the pre-generated illustration image as a mediator that the user can easily edit. This intermediary approach makes the search process more user-friendly and efficient.
2Measurement precision
If the user edits the illustration image to specify search criteria, then the search accuracy is improved, but the operation complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system applies local quality by allowing users to edit only specific local regions of the illustration image that correspond to the transaction target attributes they want to search for. Instead of requiring users to edit the entire illustration, they can focus on local modifications such as changing colors, shapes, or patterns of specific elements. This reduces the overall operation complexity while maintaining search accuracy.
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AI summary
An information processing device according to the present application includes an obtaining unit, a reception unit, and a provision unit. The obtaining unit obtains a base image, the base image being an image that includes a transaction target specified by a user. The reception unit receives editing performed by the user on an illustration image that includes an illustration-prepared transaction target obtained by preparing an illustration of a transaction target included in the base image. The provision unit provides an edited illustration image to a search server that conducts an image search, the edited illustration image being the illustration image that has been edited by the user.