Palm and Foot Imaging Guide for Accurate Silhouette Stamp Capture
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing image capturing systems struggle to capture digital images of feet or palms at a specific size, leading to difficulties in creating clear and recognizable stamps due to variations in distance from the camera, resulting in either small or out-of-frame images.
Innovation Solution
An image creating apparatus that includes a positioning guide on the imaging screen to help users capture images of feet or palms at a specific size, with features to adjust size and orientation, and processes to extract and correct the image for clarity and shape, creating a silhouette or art image.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Area of stationary object
If the distance between the sole or palm and the digital camera is increased, then the sole or palm can be captured within the frame, but the size of the sole or palm in the digital image becomes too small to identify the contour
Solution Approach 1:
A guide display is introduced as an intermediary tool that shows a positional relationship guide between the camera and the sole/palm. This guide helps users adjust the distance to achieve the optimal capturing range where the sole or palm is neither too small nor out of frame, resolving the contradiction between frame coverage and contour visibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The system provides visual feedback through the guide display that shows the current positional relationship and suggests adjustments. This feedback mechanism enables users to iteratively adjust the camera distance until the optimal capturing conditions are achieved, balancing frame coverage and image detail.
2Manufacturing precision
If the distance between the sole or palm and the digital camera is decreased, then the contour of the sole or palm can be clearly identified, but the sole or palm cannot be captured within the frame
Solution Approach 1:
The guide display acts as an intermediary that visually represents the optimal positioning relationship. It shows users the correct distance and angle to capture the sole or palm within the frame while maintaining sufficient detail for contour identification, eliminating the need to choose between the two conflicting requirements.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary guidance by displaying the positional relationship guide before the actual image capture. This preliminary action helps users position the camera correctly in advance, ensuring that the sole or palm is captured at the appropriate size and orientation without requiring trial and error.
3Ease of operation
If manual positioning is used without guidance, then the device operation is simple, but it is difficult to capture the sole or palm at the appropriate size
Solution Approach 1:
The guide display serves as a simple visual intermediary that provides positioning guidance without complicating the operation. Users simply follow the visual cues in the guide display to position the camera correctly, maintaining ease of operation while achieving precise image sizing for stamp creation.
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AI summary
An image creating apparatus (10A) includes: a guide display processing unit (13) that displays a positioning guide for a portion of a hand or a foot on an imaging screen of a terminal having an image capturing function; an extraction processing unit (14) that extracts the portion of the hand or the foot from a digital image captured by the image capturing function; and a first image creating unit (15) that creates a stamp by converting the extracted image of the portion of the hand or the foot into a silhouette image.