Photo Book Layout Adaptation via Template Scoring
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional photo book editing systems require users to select and apply templates based on the number and orientation of images, leading to significant changes in the page layout impression, causing user discomfort and increased editing labor.
Innovation Solution
An image processing apparatus and method that automatically selects arrangement information, such as templates, using pre-editing layout and editing information, eliminating the need for user-driven template selection and maintaining a consistent layout impression by using a look-up table and scoring system to choose the most similar template configuration post-editing.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If template is selected based on number and orientation of images, then image layout adapts to editing changes, but page layout impression changes significantly causing user discomfort
Solution Approach 1:
The system pre-calculates and stores multiple candidate templates with their layout characteristics before editing occurs. When an image is added or deleted, the system quickly retrieves and compares these pre-prepared templates rather than generating layouts from scratch, enabling fast adaptation while maintaining visual consistency.
Solution Approach 2:
The system evaluates each candidate template based on layout similarity to the original page and selects the template that minimizes visual change. This feedback mechanism ensures that template selection adapts to editing changes while preserving the original page layout impression, reducing user discomfort.
2Manufacturing precision
If user manually selects and applies template, then layout can be precisely controlled, but editing labor and time increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically performs template selection and application based on the editing operations detected. It analyzes the before-and-after image configurations, compares candidate templates, and applies the most suitable layout without requiring user intervention, thereby eliminating manual selection time while maintaining precise layout control through automated evaluation criteria.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes the parameter selection criteria dynamically based on the type of editing operation (image addition, deletion, or replacement). By adjusting which template characteristics are prioritized based on the specific editing context, the system achieves precise layout control automatically adapted to each editing scenario.
3Ease of operation
If conventional template selection is used, then editing process is simple, but layout consistency before and after editing deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system incorporates a layout similarity evaluation feedback mechanism that assesses how well each candidate template preserves the original page layout characteristics. This feedback ensures that the selected template maintains layout consistency before and after editing, while the automated nature of the process keeps the editing operation simple for the user.
Solution Approach 2:
The system pre-evaluates multiple candidate templates and stores their layout characteristics before the editing operation completes. This preliminary preparation enables the system to quickly select a template that maintains layout consistency, combining editing simplicity with composition stability through advance preparation.
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AI summary
An image processing apparatus includes a display for displaying an image layouted in accordance with arrangement information, an editing unit for editing the displayed image, a storage unit for storing a plurality of pieces of arrangement information, an arrangement information selecting unit for selecting the arrangement information used for layouting the image after editing in accordance with the arrangement information of the displayed image and editing information, and an image layouting unit for layouting the image in accordance with the selected arrangement information. With such a configuration, an image having no sense of discomfort after editing can be displayed upon editing such as adding or deleting of an image on a page or double pages displayed in a photo book or the like.