Imaging Apparatus Setting Synchronization via Ancillary Data Superimposition
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing imaging apparatuses face difficulties in easily and quickly setting multiple devices to the same conditions, as including setting conditions in header information makes it challenging to synchronize settings across multiple devices, especially when one device's settings are changed.
Innovation Solution
An imaging apparatus with a signal-producing unit, data-superimposing unit, and control unit that superimposes ancillary data containing setting information over the image signal, allowing for easy extraction and synchronization of settings across multiple devices, enabling them to be set identically or changed in unison.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If setting conditions are included in header information of image data and recorded in recording medium, then setting conditions can be stored and retrieved, but it becomes difficult to easily and quickly set multiple imaging apparatuses to identical settings without requiring each device to have the recording medium equipped
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary communication interface between imaging apparatuses. Instead of each device needing its own recording medium, the system uses a communication mechanism where setting information is transmitted from one apparatus to others, eliminating the need for physical recording media in each device while enabling easy setting synchronization.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent makes the setting transmission mechanism universal by allowing any imaging apparatus to transmit and receive setting information through the communication interface. This multi-functional approach enables any device to serve as a reference for others, eliminating the need for specialized recording media equipment in each device.
2Productivity
If header information is copied into other recording media for multiple imaging apparatuses, then each device can be equipped with setting information, but the process becomes complex and time-consuming rather than simple and quick
Solution Approach 1:
The communication interface acts as an intermediary that automatically transmits setting information between apparatuses. This eliminates the manual copying process into recording media, significantly increasing setting speed while reducing the complexity of the setting process through automated data transmission.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the mechanical process of physically copying data into recording media with an automated communication-based data transmission system. This substitution eliminates manual intervention and physical media handling, dramatically improving setting speed and simplifying the overall process.
3Adaptability or versatility
If imaging apparatuses are set by reading header information from recording media, then settings can be retrieved, but settings cannot be synchronized in real-time when changes are made in one apparatus
Solution Approach 1:
The communication interface establishes a feedback mechanism where setting changes in one apparatus are immediately transmitted to other apparatuses. This real-time feedback loop enables continuous synchronization without time delay, allowing all devices to adapt instantly to setting changes made by any single apparatus.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces dynamic setting transmission through the communication interface, allowing setting information to be continuously updated and transmitted in real-time. This dynamic approach replaces static recording media with a living, continuously updating data transmission system that maintains synchronization without time delay.
4Adaptability or versatility
If multiple imaging apparatuses are used to image a subject, then more comprehensive coverage is achieved, but ensuring all apparatuses operate under identical setting conditions becomes difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The communication interface serves as a central intermediary that distributes identical setting information to all imaging apparatuses. This ensures consistent settings across multiple devices while maintaining operational simplicity, as the system automatically manages setting distribution without requiring manual configuration of each device.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a universal setting transmission system that works across all imaging apparatuses in the network. This multi-functional approach allows any apparatus to serve as a reference for others, ensuring setting consistency across the entire system while keeping operations simple through automated synchronization.
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AI summary
An imaging apparatus contains a signal-producing unit that produces an image signal on an image of an imaged subject, a data-superimposing unit that superimposes ancillary data over the image signal produced in the signal-producing unit, and a control unit that controls the signal-producing unit to set the operation of the signal-producing unit. The control unit supplies the data-superimposing unit with the ancillary data including information that indicates setting condition of the signal-producing unit. The data-superimposing unit receives the ancillary data from the control unit and superimposes the ancillary data over the image signal.