Portable Device Photo Overlay Scanning System
Find Innovative SolutionsGenerate Solutions
Solution Overview
Problem
The existing process of adding creative artwork to photographs at theme parks is inefficient, as guests often lack the patience to select artwork near the end of their visit and may lose their printed tickets, making it difficult to retrieve photos.
Innovation Solution
A photography system that includes a remote server storing themed photograph overlays and a portable electronic device with a processor, camera, and transceiver, allowing users to scan themed overlays at designated areas, receive overlays from the server, and display photos with selected artwork, which is then stored online for later access.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If guests add creative artwork to photographs at the photography gift shop near the end of their visit, then the photographs can be enhanced with artistic borders and logos, but the guests are tired and may not have the patience to select artwork for each photo
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by automatically associating photographs with creative artwork before the guest needs to retrieve them. The photograph is enhanced with artwork in the background (at the theme park or online), eliminating the need for the tired guest to manually select artwork at the photography gift shop. The system proactively completes the artwork addition task before the guest requests their photo.
2Reliability
If guests use printed tickets with bar codes to retrieve photographs, then the photographs can be retrieved at the photography gift shop, but the tickets may be lost or misplaced making retrieval difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The system replaces the physical printed ticket with a digital copy stored in the guest's portable electronic device. Instead of relying on a physical ticket that can be lost, the system creates and stores a digital identifier (barcode or QR code) that can be accessed through the guest's smartphone or tablet. The photograph retrieval process is replicated digitally, allowing guests to access their enhanced photos through the portable device without needing the physical ticket.
Solution Approach 2:
The portable electronic device serves as an intermediary between the guest and the photograph retrieval system. Instead of the guest needing the physical ticket to access the photography gift shop system, the portable device acts as a mediator that stores the identification information and enables digital access to the enhanced photographs. This intermediary device is already with the guest throughout their visit, eliminating the risk of losing the physical ticket.
3Reliability
If the system stores photographs and bar codes in a PDA and transfers them to a photography database, then the photographs can be retrieved using the bar code, but the process is complex and requires multiple steps
Solution Approach 1:
The system extracts the essential function of the complex PDA-to-database transfer process and implements it directly in the portable electronic device. Instead of requiring a separate PDA and a centralized database, the photograph association functionality is extracted and embedded within the guest's smartphone or tablet. The device independently stores and processes the association between bar codes and photographs, eliminating the need for complex external database infrastructure and multiple transfer steps.
Data Source
AI summary
A photography system includes a remote server to store themed photograph overlays, and at least one themed photograph overlay image located at a designated area and corresponding to one of the themed photograph overlays on the remote server. A portable electronic device (PED) includes a processor to execute a creative artworks picture application, a transceiver to communicate with the remote server based on execution of the creative artworks picture application, and a camera to scan the themed photograph overlay image located at the designated area. The transceiver receives the themed photograph overlay from the remote server based on the camera scanning the themed photograph overlay image. The camera takes a photograph at the designated area, and the photograph with the at least one themed photograph overlay is displayed.