Imaging Device Adaptive Image Grouping by Shooting Speed
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional imaging devices uniformly group series of image information obtained in continuous shooting, failing to align with user intentions for management.
Innovation Solution
An imaging device with a grouping determination unit that uses continuous shooting control information to determine whether to group image information, allowing for user-defined grouping based on continuous shooting speed, enabling improved management of images.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If uniform grouping is applied to all continuous shooting images, then device complexity is reduced and operation is simplified, but user convenience and adaptability deteriorate because images cannot be grouped according to user intentions
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies dynamics by making the grouping determination adaptive rather than static. The grouping determination unit dynamically decides whether to group images based on the continuous shooting speed value, allowing the system to adjust its behavior according to the shooting conditions. This resolves the contradiction by enabling the system to be simple when appropriate (single shooting or low-speed continuous shooting) and adaptive when needed (high-speed continuous shooting with user-defined grouping).
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses parameter changes by introducing a continuous shooting speed value as a decision parameter. When this parameter exceeds a threshold, the system switches from uniform grouping to selective grouping based on time intervals. This parameter-driven approach allows the system to maintain simplicity for常规 shooting while providing adaptability for high-speed continuous shooting scenarios.
2Device complexity
If uniform grouping is applied to all continuous shooting images, then the management process is simplified, but user convenience deteriorates due to inability to align with user intentions
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies segmentation by dividing the grouping management into different paths based on shooting speed. For high-speed continuous shooting, the system segments images based on time intervals between consecutive shots, allowing users to define custom grouping criteria. This segmentation approach reduces overall complexity by handling different shooting modes differently, improving user convenience without uniformly complicating the management system.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements self-service by automatically determining grouping based on embedded continuous shooting speed information without requiring manual user input. The grouping determination unit autonomously evaluates the shooting speed parameter and applies appropriate grouping logic, making the system both simple to operate and adaptable to user intentions simultaneously.
3Adaptability or versatility
If selective grouping based on continuous shooting speed is implemented, then user convenience and adaptability are improved, but device complexity increases due to additional grouping determination logic
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by embedding the continuous shooting speed value in the image metadata during the shooting process. This pre-prepared information is then reused by the grouping determination unit, avoiding the need for complex real-time analysis and reducing the actual grouping determination complexity while maintaining high adaptability.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses feedback by leveraging the continuous shooting speed information that was recorded during image capture. This feedback mechanism allows the grouping determination unit to make informed decisions based on actual shooting conditions without requiring complex external inputs, thereby improving adaptability while keeping the determination logic relatively simple.
Data Source
AI summary
An imaging device is provided that is configured to perform continuous shooting and includes an imaging unit, a memory, an imaging control unit and a grouping determination unit. The imaging unit is configured to capture an image of a subject. The memory is configured to store continuous shooting control information indicating a value of a control parameter related to continuous shooting. The imaging control unit is configured to cause the imaging unit to perform continuous shooting in accordance with the stored continuous shooting control information. The grouping determination unit is configured to determine, based on the stored continuous shooting control information, whether a series of image information are to be grouped together. The series of image information is obtained in one continuous shooting.