Digital Signal Processor Panoramic Image Enlargement

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Solution Overview

Problem

Displaying panoramic images can be time-consuming and inefficient, as they are typically scrolled through without highlighting important subjects, making it difficult for users to quickly identify and focus on specific areas within the image.

Innovation Solution

A digital photographing apparatus and method that utilizes a digital signal processor to selectively enlarge and display panoramic images based on a target spot set by user input, allowing for staged enlargement and speed adjustment, enabling users to easily identify and view specific portions of the image.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Loss of time

If panoramic images are displayed by automatically scrolling through the entire image, then the complete panoramic image can be shown, but it takes a long period of time and the entire image is shown regardless of the importance of subjects

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedisplay timeVSAvoidsubject importance
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of timeVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The patent extracts and highlights only the important subject portions from the panoramic image by detecting key points and automatically setting enlargement targets on these subjects. This allows the system to display only the relevant portions of the image rather than scrolling through the entire panoramic image, significantly reducing display time while preserving the importance of subjects through selective enlargement and highlighting.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

2Ease of operation

If the panoramic image is displayed in full view, then all content is visible, but it is difficult to quickly identify and focus on specific areas within the image

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveimage navigationVSAvoidsubject identification
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The patent performs preliminary action by automatically detecting key points and subjects in the panoramic image before display, and pre-setting enlargement targets on these identified subjects. This preliminary subject identification and target setting enables the system to quickly navigate to and focus on important areas without requiring users to manually search through the entire image, thereby improving ease of operation while ensuring subject identification is maintained through automatic highlighting.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

3Ease of operation

If the panoramic image is enlarged selectively based on target spot, then specific areas can be focused on, but the device complexity increases with additional processing functions

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveimage focusVSAvoidprocessing function
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements self-service by enabling the panoramic image to automatically identify its own key points and subjects, and autonomously set enlargement targets without requiring complex manual control mechanisms. The image processing system performs automatic key point detection, subject identification, and target setting, which simplifies the user interface and reduces the need for complex device controls while maintaining the ability to focus on specific areas through selective enlargement based on automatically determined target spots.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Data Source

PatentUS9261771B2Digital photographing apparatus for displaying panoramic images and methods of controlling the same
Publication Date: 2016.02.16 SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD
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AI summary

Digital photographing apparatus for displaying panoramic images and methods of controlling the digital photographing apparatus are disclosed. A digital photographing apparatus is provided that includes a digital signal processor to enlarge and display a panoramic image based on a target spot set in the panoramic image. Thus, a horizontal or vertical panoramic image may be more easily identified. In addition, a desired portion of the panoramic image may be set, and the panoramic image may be enlarged based on the desired portion, thereby improving satisfaction of a user.