Digital Image Structure Augmentation and Removal
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing digital image technologies do not effectively augment digital images with additional information or remove structure images, limiting user interaction and understanding of captured scenes.
Innovation Solution
An apparatus and method that includes a camera, display, processor, and memory to identify and augment digital images with structure information or remove structure images, using a structure database and electronic device database to provide complementary images and enhance user experience.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If digital images are displayed as captured, then the image captures the scene accurately, but users cannot access detailed information about structure images or view scenes without obstructions
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the digital image into multiple components: structure images (buildings, objects) and non-structure images (sky, ground, water). This segmentation allows the system to process and display different types of information separately, enabling users to access detailed structure information while maintaining the overall scene context.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent extracts structure images from the digital image and stores them in a database. This extraction allows the system to retrieve and display detailed information about structures separately from the main image, enabling users to obtain comprehensive structure information without complicating the basic image display function.
2Ease of operation
If structure images are removed from digital images, then users can view scenes without obstructions, but the complete scene information is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a dynamic display system where users can interactively control what is shown. Users can choose to display the complete digital image, remove specific structure images, or display a combination of both. This dynamic capability allows the system to adapt to different user needs, providing scene clarity when needed while preserving complete information when required.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary layer between the raw digital image and the user interface. This intermediary system processes the image by identifying structures, extracting them to a database, and providing controlled removal options. This intermediary enables users to view scenes without obstructions while maintaining the ability to access complete structure information through the database.
3Loss of information
If digital images are augmented with structure information, then user understanding of captured scenes is enhanced, but the image processing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent performs preliminary processing by automatically identifying and extracting structure images from digital images and storing them in a database before the user needs detailed information. This preliminary action reduces the computational burden during user interaction, as the heavy processing is completed in advance, thereby enhancing user understanding without significantly increasing operational complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a copy of the structure information by extracting it from the original digital image and storing it in a separate database. This copying allows the system to provide detailed structure information on demand without repeatedly processing the entire original image, thereby enhancing information availability while minimizing processing complexity during user interaction.
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AI summary
For augmenting a digital image, code identifies a structure image in a digital image. The code further augments the digital image with structure information for the structure image and/or the digital image with structure image removed.