Layout Similarity Control for Image Display Sequencing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods for generating composite images using digital cameras often result in similar layouts being displayed consecutively, making it difficult for users to find their desired layout as similar layouts are presented before the desired one, leading to an inefficient user experience.
Innovation Solution
An apparatus and method that generate multiple layouts by arranging images on a template and decide a display order to ensure that successive layouts have minimal similarity, preventing the continuous display of similar layouts by using a decision unit to control the display device.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If layouts are displayed in the order of creation, then the display process is simple, but similar layouts are displayed continuously making it difficult for users to find desired layouts
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the display order parameter from creation order to similarity-based order. The decision unit calculates similarity between layouts and arranges them in display order based on similarity thresholds, preventing continuous display of similar layouts while maintaining an automated display process.
2Productivity
If multiple similar layouts are generated, then layout variety is reduced, but the generation process remains efficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces similarity as a new parameter for layout selection. By calculating similarity between generated layouts and comparing against thresholds, the system filters out overly similar layouts, ensuring greater layout variety is presented to users while maintaining efficient generation processes.
Solution Approach 2:
The decision unit provides feedback by evaluating the similarity between generated layouts and determining the display order based on this evaluation. This feedback mechanism ensures that layouts with excessive similarity are not displayed consecutively, improving layout variety without sacrificing generation efficiency.
3Device complexity
If layouts are displayed without considering similarity, then the display algorithm is simple, but user experience deteriorates due to repeated similar layouts
Solution Approach 1:
The patent adds similarity calculation as an additional parameter to the display algorithm. The decision unit computes similarity metrics between layouts and uses these to determine display order, preventing consecutive similar layouts. This enhances user experience while keeping the algorithm relatively simple through threshold-based filtering.
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AI summary
An apparatus comprises a generation unit configured to generate a plurality of layouts by arranging at least one image on a template; a decision unit configured to decide a display order of the plurality of layouts generated by the generation unit such that a similarity between two layouts that are successive in the display order becomes not more than a predetermined similarity; and a display control unit configured to cause a display device to display the plurality of layouts in accordance with the display order decided by the decision unit.