Imaging Device Scene-Based Setting Selection via Thumbnail Icons
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing imaging devices do not efficiently allow users to select and apply custom photographing settings based on specific scenes, requiring manual registration and lacking intuitive scene-based setting selection.
Innovation Solution
An imaging device with a display unit, imaging unit, image processor, storage unit, and controller that extracts and displays setting information corresponding to a photographing scene, using thumbnail images to facilitate easy selection of custom settings, either locally or through a network-connected server, allowing automatic registration and application of settings.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If custom settings are manually registered and stored, then setting information can be preserved, but users cannot efficiently select and apply settings based on specific scenes
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically extracts setting information from captured images at the time of photographing and prepares scene-based setting groups in advance. This preliminary organization of settings by scene type eliminates the need for manual retrieval later, directly improving selection efficiency while preserving all custom settings.
Solution Approach 2:
The controller acts as an intermediary between the stored setting information and the user interface. It automatically matches captured images with appropriate scene types and retrieves corresponding setting groups, serving as a mediator that connects raw setting data with user needs without requiring manual searching or selection.
2Ease of operation
If all setting information is displayed, then complete customization is possible, but users cannot easily identify scene-appropriate settings
Solution Approach 1:
The system extracts only the setting information relevant to the current photographing scene from the complete set of custom settings. By taking out and displaying only scene-appropriate settings rather than all available settings, it simplifies the display complexity while making it easy for users to identify and select the right settings.
Solution Approach 2:
Different portions of the setting information are treated differently based on their relevance to the current scene. The system applies local quality by highlighting or prioritizing display of scene-appropriate settings while minimizing or hiding unrelated settings, allowing users to easily identify relevant options without being overwhelmed by the complete set.
3Adaptability or versatility
If settings are stored locally only, then device independence is limited, but setting sharing across devices cannot be achieved
Solution Approach 1:
The setting management system is designed with multi-functionality to operate in multiple modes: local storage and retrieval, cloud-based storage and retrieval, and hybrid operation. This universal design allows the same system architecture to support setting sharing across devices through network connectivity while maintaining local functionality, achieving adaptability without requiring separate systems for different operation modes.
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AI summary
An imaging device includes an imaging unit that images a subject and generates image data, an image processor that performs predetermined image processing on the image data generated by the imaging unit, a storage unit in which items of setting information concerning a setting for photographing set by a user are stored, and a controller that controls the imaging unit and the image processor. At a time of photographing, the controller extracts setting information corresponding to a photographing scene from among the items of setting information stored in the storage unit and causes icon for selecting the extracted setting information to be displayed on display unit. Icon includes a thumbnail image generated based on an image acquired when each of the items of the setting information set by the user is stored.