Live Pattern Preview From Image Streams With Shape Extraction

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional visual pattern creation techniques on computing devices are modal and time-consuming, requiring manual steps and inefficiently utilizing computational resources.

Innovation Solution

Real-time pattern preview generation techniques that utilize a computing device to generate and display visual patterns from a live stream of digital images, employing shape extraction and pattern generation to provide immediate feedback on pattern changes.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If conventional modal techniques are used for visual pattern creation, then the process follows a manual sequence of steps, but this causes user frustration and inefficient use of computational resources

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveease of pattern creationVSAvoidtime consumption

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent replaces manual mechanical operations with automated image processing algorithms. The computing device automatically captures images, extracts shapes, generates patterns, and applies them to surfaces without requiring users to manually perform each step, thereby reducing time consumption while maintaining ease of operation

Inventive Principle:

Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

Solution Approach 2:

The system performs self-service by automatically processing images and generating patterns without continuous user intervention. The computing device handles the entire workflow from image capture to pattern generation autonomously, eliminating the need for users to manually sequence operations and reducing both time consumption and operational complexity

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

2Speed

If real-time pattern generation is implemented, then immediate feedback is provided, but computational resources must be efficiently utilized

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvepattern generation speedVSAvoidcomputational resource efficiency

Core Design Contradiction:

SpeedVSUse of energy by moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the pattern generation process into distinct modular stages: image capture, shape extraction, pattern generation, and surface application. This segmentation allows the system to process images in discrete units and apply patterns incrementally, reducing overall computational load while maintaining real-time performance

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The system applies partial action by generating and displaying pattern previews before full processing. This allows users to see immediate results of shape extraction and pattern generation without completing the entire computationally intensive process, providing fast feedback while conserving computational resources

Inventive Principle:

Principle #16Partial or excessive action

Data Source

PatentUS20260094319A1Real time pattern preview generation

Publication Date: 2026.04.02 ADOBE INC

AI summary

Real time pattern preview generation and capture techniques are described. In an example, a live stream of digital images is displayed in a user interface by a computing device. A real time preview of visual patterns in the user interface is then generated and displayed based on the digital images. The visual patterns, for instance, are generated by the computing device in real time using a combination of shape extraction and pattern generation. An option is also made available to convert the real time preview into a vector image, such as a vector pattern tile.