Paper-Cut Image Generation Using Comic Line and Color Blocks

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing video interactive applications lack the capability to generate personalized style images due to limited types of style transformation, which do not meet user requirements.

Innovation Solution

An image processing method that extracts line information and color block information from a comic image of an original image to generate a paper-cut image, using a paper-cut style image generation model trained on the extracted information to produce high-quality paper-cut images with enhanced display effects.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If existing style transformation methods are used, then the image processing function is provided, but the types of style transformation are limited and cannot meet user requirements

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetypes of style transformationVSAvoidimage processing function
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the image processing into distinct functional modules: acquiring original image, determining comic image, acquiring line information, acquiring color block information, and determining paper-cut image. This segmentation allows each module to specialize in specific style transformation tasks, enabling diverse style types while maintaining manageable system complexity through modular architecture

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent implements dynamic style transformation by allowing flexible combination of different processing steps (comic image determination, line information extraction, color block information extraction) based on user requirements. The system can dynamically adjust which processing modules are activated to generate different style types (paper-cut style, comic style, etc.), enhancing adaptability without requiring a completely redesigned system for each style

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

2Manufacturing precision

If line information and color block information are extracted from comic image, then the paper-cut image quality is improved, but the processing steps and time are increased

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvepaper-cut image qualityVSAvoidprocessing time
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent performs preliminary action by first determining a comic image from the original image before extracting line and color block information. This preliminary comic image determination establishes a standardized intermediate representation that facilitates more efficient and accurate extraction of line and color information, improving final paper-cut image quality while managing processing time through structured progression

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The patent introduces comic image as an intermediary representation between the original image and the final paper-cut image. By extracting line and color block information from this intermediate comic image rather than directly from the original image, the system achieves better extraction accuracy and more efficient processing, as the comic image provides simplified and stylized features that are easier to extract and interpret

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Data Source

PatentUS12573009B2Image processing method, image generating method, apparatus, device, and medium
Publication Date: 2026.03.10 BEIJING ZITIAO NETWORK TECH CO LTD
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AI summary

Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to an image processing method, an image generating method, an apparatus, a device and a medium. The image processing method may include: acquiring an original image; determining a comic image corresponding to the original image; acquiring line information and color block information of the comic image; determining, according to the line information and the color block information of the comic image, a paper-cut image corresponding to the original image.