Imaging Device Visual Guide for Object Alignment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Low-quality, inconsistent, and varying photography and imaging can negatively impact the marketing and advertising of goods and services by presenting unprofessional images due to inconsistent framing, alignment, backgrounds, lighting, and visual characteristics.
Innovation Solution
The use of imaging devices equipped with sensors and visual guides, combined with AI/ML postprocessing systems, to ensure consistent positioning and visual characteristics of objects in images, through real-time alignment assistance and automatic adjustments based on sensor data and machine learning models.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If manual photography is performed without automated guidance, then operational flexibility is maintained, but image consistency and positioning precision deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces visual guides as intermediary elements that mediate between the photographer and the object being photographed. These visual guides provide reference markers and alignment indicators that help photographers achieve consistent positioning without requiring complex automated equipment. The visual guides act as a simple intermediary tool that bridges the gap between manual operation and precise results.
2Stability of the object's composition
If multiple images are captured without standardized guidance, then adaptability to different shooting scenarios is maintained, but image consistency and professional quality deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements preliminary action by providing visual guides and alignment references before the actual photographing process. These pre-established visual markers and composition guidelines are prepared in advance to guide photographers in achieving consistent image composition. By having the guidance framework ready beforehand, photographers can maintain composition consistency without adding complexity to the actual shooting operation.
3Stability of the object's composition
If automated postprocessing is implemented to correct inconsistencies, then image consistency improves, but processing time and computational resources increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by establishing visual guides and composition references before photographing, which prevents inconsistencies from occurring in the first place. This proactive approach eliminates the need for extensive postprocessing corrections, as images are captured with consistent composition and visual characteristics from the beginning. The visual guides serve as pre-prepared templates that ensure uniformity across multiple images without requiring time-consuming automated correction processes.
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AI summary
A system for consistently imaging objects may include an imaging device that presents a visual guide on a display for aligning with a target object, and that uses sensors of the imaging device to provide exact direction for correctly aligning the visual guide with the target object prior to capturing an image of the target object. The system may include a device that receives a particular image of a particular object, selects a model that defines positional commonality or visual characteristic commonality between a set of images of the particular object or a particular object type that includes the particular object, and that generates an edited image by correcting one or more deviations between positioning of the particular object in the particular image and the positional commonality specified in the model, or between visual characteristics of the particular image and the visual characteristic commonality specified in the model.