Object Detection Size Range Feedback for Missed Detections

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing technologies fail to assist users in appropriately setting the size range for object detection in images, leading to missed detections when the size range is not properly set, as they do not identify whether the object is undetected due to the size range.

Innovation Solution

An information processing apparatus with a detection unit, processing unit, setting unit, and display control unit that sets and adjusts the size range for object detection, identifies objects outside this range, and displays information to help users properly set the size range, ensuring accurate detection.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If a size range is set for object detection, then false detections are suppressed, but objects outside the size range are missed

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedetection accuracyVSAvoidmissed detections
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The system provides feedback to the user by displaying information about detected objects that fall outside the set size range. This feedback mechanism allows users to understand why certain objects are missed and adjust the size range settings accordingly, resolving the contradiction between suppressing false detections and avoiding missed detections.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

2Ease of operation

If automatic size range setting is implemented, then ease of operation is improved, but adaptability to different detection scenarios deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveuser convenienceVSAvoiddetection flexibility
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The system combines automatic size range setting with manual adjustability, creating a dynamic configuration approach. The automatic setting provides convenience for standard cases, while allowing user modification ensures adaptability for special detection scenarios, resolving the contradiction between ease of operation and adaptability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Data Source

PatentUS10909402B2Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and storage medium
Publication Date: 2021.02.02 CANON KK
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AI summary

An information processing apparatus includes a detection unit that detects an object in an image, a processing unit that executes predetermined processing based on the detected object, a setting unit that sets a size range of the object to be subjected to the predetermined processing, and a display control unit that identifies an object to be excluded from the predetermined processing based on a setting set by the setting unit, among the objects detected by the detection unit as a target object of a size included in a range larger than the size range, and displays information indicating the identified object on a display unit.