Image Tuning via Geographic Metadata for Visual Characteristic Adaptation

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional image processing techniques adopt a 'one size fits all' approach, failing to address the diverse user preferences in visual characteristics of images, which vary based on events and geographic locations.

Innovation Solution

The system processes image data using metadata to identify tuning parameters that align with user expectations, automatically adjusting visual characteristics such as saturation and luminance based on event types and geographic locations, employing modules in hardware and software configurations to perform these adjustments.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If conventional one size fits all image processing techniques are used, then device complexity is reduced, but user satisfaction deteriorates due to inability to address diverse user preferences

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveuser preference adaptationVSAvoidprocessing system complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary actions by collecting usage data from multiple users in advance and automatically determining personalized tuning parameters before image processing is needed. This pre-computation approach allows the system to adapt to diverse user preferences without increasing real-time processing complexity, as the personalization work is done beforehand based on collected usage patterns.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system implements self-service by automatically collecting usage data, analyzing user preferences, and determining tuning parameters without requiring manual user input or configuration. The system serves itself by learning from usage patterns and automatically adapting processing parameters, thereby achieving high adaptability without proportionally increasing operational complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

2Ease of operation

If manual tuning parameters are used, then user satisfaction improves, but loss of time increases due to manual intervention requirements

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvemanual control capabilityVSAvoidtime for manual intervention
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system implements feedback by collecting usage data from user interactions with image processing features and using this feedback to automatically determine personalized tuning parameters. This closed-loop approach allows the system to learn from user behavior patterns and automatically adjust parameters to match user preferences, eliminating manual intervention time while preserving ease of operation through automatic adaptation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The system performs self-service by automatically collecting usage data, analyzing preferences, and determining tuning parameters without requiring manual user input. This automation eliminates the time loss associated with manual parameter tuning while maintaining ease of operation, as the system serves itself by learning from usage patterns and automatically applying appropriate processing parameters.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

3Productivity

If generic image processing is applied, then productivity is improved through fast processing, but manufacturing precision deteriorates in terms of visual characteristic accuracy

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveimage processing speedVSAvoidvisual characteristic accuracy
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSManufacturing precision

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary action by pre-determining personalized tuning parameters based on collected usage data before actual image processing occurs. This pre-computation of personalized parameters enables the system to apply accurate, user-specific processing settings without sacrificing processing speed, as the parameter selection work is done in advance rather than during real-time processing.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system implements parameter changes by automatically adjusting tuning parameters based on collected usage data and determined user preferences. By dynamically changing processing parameters to match personalized preferences, the system achieves both high productivity through automated parameter selection and high manufacturing precision in visual characteristic accuracy, eliminating the trade-off between speed and precision.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Data Source

PatentUS9525818B2Automatic tuning of images based on metadata
Publication Date: 2016.12.20 ADOBE INC
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AI summary

Automatic techniques to tune images based on metadata are described. In one or more implementations, image data and metadata are received that references a geographic location. Responsive to a user input, the image data is processed using one or more tuning parameters that correspond to the geographic location to change one or more visual characteristics of the image data.