Image Synthesis Apparatus with Impression Matching
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing image synthesis techniques fail to consider the matching of impressions between synthesis candidate images and background images, leading to discrepancies in the final synthesized image's impression, which can result in an unpleasant viewing experience.
Innovation Solution
An image synthesis apparatus and method that determine impression values for both synthesis candidate images and background images along multiple impression axes, identifying combinations with minimal differences in these values to generate a synthetic image with harmonized impressions, thereby ensuring a cohesive and aesthetically pleasing outcome.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If image synthesis is performed without considering impression matching, then synthesis speed and simplicity are improved, but the aesthetic quality and viewer comfort of the synthesized image deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by pre-calculating and storing impression values for multiple background images and synthesis candidate images before the actual synthesis process. The impression value calculation unit computes these values in advance, allowing the synthesis to proceed quickly by simply comparing pre-computed values rather than analyzing images in real-time.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary mechanism by using impression values as a mediator between the background image and synthesis candidate image. Instead of directly comparing complex image features, the system uses the impression value (a simplified metric) as an intermediary to determine compatibility, enabling fast comparison while maintaining aesthetic quality.
2Measurement precision
If multiple impression axes are used to evaluate images, then the accuracy of impression matching is improved, but the computational complexity and processing time increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies segmentation by breaking down the complex impression evaluation into multiple independent impression axes (e.g., warmth, coolness, softness, hardness). Each axis evaluates a specific aspect of the image independently, allowing the system to comprehensively assess impression matching without overwhelming computational complexity, as each axis can be processed separately and efficiently.
3Manufacturing precision
If impression value calculation is performed for all candidate images, then the quality of synthesized image selection is improved, but the processing time and computational resources increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by pre-calculating impression values for all background images and synthesis candidate images before the synthesis process. This allows the system to have all necessary evaluation data ready in advance, enabling rapid selection during actual synthesis without performing time-consuming calculations at that stage.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses feedback by comparing the impression values of the background image with those of candidate images to determine the best match. The difference calculation unit computes the absolute differences between impression values, providing quantitative feedback that guides the selection of the most compatible synthesis candidate, ensuring high selection accuracy.
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AI summary
Provided are an image synthesis apparatus, an image synthesis method, and a program thereof, capable of determining a combination of a synthesis candidate image and a background image of which impressions match each other. Plural synthesis candidate images are input, and impression values of the plural synthesis candidate images are determined with respect to plural impression axes. Further, plural background images are input, and impression values of the plural background images are determined with respect to the plural impression axes. A combination of a synthesis candidate image and a background image having a small difference between impression values is determined. The synthesis candidate image and the background image of the determined combination are synthesized to generate a synthetic image.