Infrared Thermal Imaging Pseudo-Color Preview for Real-Time Effect Selection

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Solution Overview

Problem

Traditional infrared thermal imaging devices display images in monochrome and require multiple sets of image data for pseudo-color effects, leading to high calculation loads and inability to adapt to real-time changes in scenarios.

Innovation Solution

A pseudo-color implementation method that displays real-time image data in thumbnail windows with coordinate mapping and pseudo-color palette attributes, allowing users to select suitable effects directly and reducing calculation by sharing image data across windows.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If multiple sets of image data are used for pseudo-color effects, then different pseudo-color effects can be displayed, but the calculation load increases significantly

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvepseudo-color effect varietyVSAvoidcalculation load
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSPower

Solution Approach 1:

The patent merges multiple pseudo-color effect displays into a single image data processing pipeline. By using coordinate mapping to display different regions of the same image data in different thumbnail windows with different pseudo-color palettes, the system avoids processing multiple complete copies of image data, thereby reducing calculation load while maintaining the ability to display multiple pseudo-color effects

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent makes a single image data set serve multiple functions by applying different pseudo-color palettes to different regions through coordinate mapping. This universal approach allows one image data set to generate multiple pseudo-color effect previews simultaneously, eliminating the need for separate image data processing for each effect

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Ease of operation

If preset pseudo-color effect pictures are displayed for selection, then users can choose from available effects, but users cannot determine which effect is most suitable for the current image

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveeffect selectionVSAvoidvisual accuracy
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The patent creates visual copies of the current real-time image data through coordinate mapping to multiple thumbnail windows, where each window displays the same image data with a different pseudo-color palette applied. This allows users to see multiple effect variations of their current image simultaneously, providing accurate visual feedback for effect selection

Inventive Principle:
Principle #26Copying

3Ease of operation

If multiple pseudo-color effect pictures are displayed simultaneously, then users can compare different effects, but the calculation amount becomes too large for real-time video processing

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveeffect comparisonVSAvoidreal-time processing capability
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments a single image data set into multiple display regions through coordinate mapping, where each region (thumbnail window) displays a different pseudo-color effect. This segmentation approach allows multiple effects to be displayed simultaneously by dividing the display space rather than processing multiple complete image data sets, maintaining real-time processing capability

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Data Source

PatentEP4712498A1Pseudo-color implementation method, infrared thermal imaging device and storage medium
Publication Date: 2026.03.18 IRAY TECHNOLOGY CO LTD
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AI summary

The embodiments of the application provide a pseudo-color implementation method, an infrared thermal imaging device and a storage medium. The pseudo-color implementation method includes: acquiring display setting information of to-be-selected thumbnail windows in a pseudo-color selection interface, wherein the display setting information includes the number and arrangement of the to-be-selected thumbnail windows; determining, according to the display setting information, a coordinate mapping relationship and pseudo-color palette attributes, which correspond to positions of the to-be-selected thumbnail windows in the pseudo-color selection interface; acquiring real-time image data; and respectively displaying the real-time image data in the to-be-selected thumbnail windows according to the coordinate mapping relationship, and respectively presenting corresponding pseudo-color effects on the real-time image data in the to-be-selected thumbnail windows according to the pseudo-color palette attributes.