Information Processing Device History-Based Content Association

Solution Overview

Problem

Existing information processing devices lack the ability to effectively associate image information with corresponding content information based on reproduction and photographing history, limiting the retrieval and output of relevant content during guided navigation.

Innovation Solution

An information processing device that creates correspondence information by linking image information with content information using reproduction history and photographing history, allowing for retrieval and output of associated content based on date and time, as well as location, to provide guided navigation.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Loss of information

If image information is printed with access information for audio or video content, then users can access related content, but the system cannot effectively associate and retrieve content based on reproduction and photographing history

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveassociation between image and content informationVSAvoidsystem structure for history-based association

Core Design Contradiction:

Loss of informationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary association between image information and content information by creating correspondence information that links reproduction history with photographing history before the actual retrieval operation. This preliminary action establishes the relationship in advance, enabling efficient retrieval without complex real-time processing.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The patent introduces correspondence information as an intermediary data structure that mediates between reproduction history information and photographing history information. This intermediary element facilitates the association process by providing a direct link between the two types of history data, simplifying the overall system architecture.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Productivity

If the system stores reproduction history and photographing history separately, then data organization is simple, but retrieving associated content requires complex processing

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecontent retrieval efficiencyVSAvoiddata processing complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system merges reproduction history information and photographing history information into unified correspondence information that directly associates content information with image information. This combination eliminates the need for complex processing to link separate history records, thereby improving retrieval efficiency without significantly increasing system complexity.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

3Adaptability or versatility

If access information is added to printed image information, then users can access content, but contextual guidance based on history is not provided

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecontextual guidance capabilityVSAvoidreproduction and photographing history association

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary association between image information and content information by creating correspondence information that links reproduction history with photographing history before the actual retrieval operation. This preliminary action establishes the relationship in advance, enabling efficient retrieval without complex real-time processing.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The patent introduces correspondence information as an intermediary data structure that mediates between reproduction history information and photographing history information. This intermediary element facilitates the association process by providing a direct link between the two types of history data, simplifying the overall system architecture.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Data Source

PatentUS9904691B2Information processing device and non-transitory computer readable medium

Publication Date: 2018.02.27 FUJIFILM BUSINESS INNOVATION CORP

AI summary

An information processing device includes a creating unit that creates correspondence information that, based on reproduction history information representing a date and time of reproduction of content information and photographing history information representing a date and time of photographing of image information, associates the content information with the image information.