Picture File Management via Automatic Geolocation Tagging

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current social networking platforms face challenges in real-time picture sharing due to the manual selection of geographical locations, which can be inconsistent with the location where the picture was taken, leading to delayed and inaccurate information release.

Innovation Solution

A picture file management method that automatically extracts and classifies pictures based on geographical location information, allowing real-time target locations to be tagged and used for accurate and timely picture release on a map page.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Measurement precision

If manual geographical location selection is used when releasing picture information, then users can add location information, but the added location is not necessarily consistent with the picture taking location and requires manual input time

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvelocation accuracyVSAvoidmanual input time
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system automatically extracts geographical location information from picture metadata (such as GPS coordinates embedded in the image file) without requiring user intervention. The terminal device performs self-service by autonomously obtaining location data from the picture itself, eliminating manual input while ensuring the location matches the picture taking location.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The geographical location information is extracted and prepared in advance during the picture acquisition process. The terminal device pre-obtains location data from the picture metadata before the information release moment, so that when the user wants to share the picture, the location information is already ready and automatically attached, saving time and ensuring accuracy.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Productivity

If manual geographical location selection is used, then users can add location information, but the information release is delayed and interactivity is reduced

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinformation release speedVSAvoidmanual operation steps
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The terminal device automatically performs the entire process of extracting geographical location from picture metadata, obtaining real-time location, tagging the map page, and classifying pictures. This self-service automation eliminates manual operation steps, reducing device complexity from the user's perspective while dramatically increasing information release speed and enabling real-time sharing.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The system pre-processes pictures by extracting location information and organizing them by geographical location before the user initiates sharing. This preliminary action prepares the pictures for immediate release, eliminating delays caused by manual location selection and classification, thus improving productivity while maintaining simplicity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

3Reliability

If automatic picture classification by real-time location is implemented, then pictures can be released accurately and in real-time, but the system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvelocation consistencyVSAvoidprocessing complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The terminal device autonomously performs automatic classification of pictures based on real-time geographical location without requiring external intervention or complex user-configurable parameters. The system self-services by automatically matching picture location metadata with real-time device location, ensuring location consistency while keeping the implementation relatively simple through direct comparison of location coordinates.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Data Source

PatentUS10785324B2Method for managing picture file and terminal, computer storage medium
Publication Date: 2020.09.22 TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) CO LTD
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AI summary

This application discloses a picture file management method performed at a computing device, and an associated non-transitory computer storage medium. The method includes: obtaining a picture set; extracting, from the picture set, a picture meeting a policy and parsing the picture, to obtain geographical location information related to the picture; obtaining a real-time target location of a terminal according to the geographical location information related to the picture; tagging the real-time target location onto a map page, to generate a location tag for the picture; classifying at least one picture conforming to the real-time target location, to obtain a picture classification result; and obtaining a to-be-released picture according to the picture classification result and the location tag.