Poster Layout Generation Based on Target Impression Selection

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Solution Overview

Problem

Users with poor design skills struggle to create posters that accurately reflect their intended impression due to the difficulty in selecting appropriate content and layout, leading to repeated iterations and unsatisfactory results.

Innovation Solution

An information processing apparatus and method that automatically selects content and arranges it based on a user-defined target impression, using a content selection component to match the user's desired impression, and a layout component to generate posters that closely align with the intended design.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Manufacturing precision

If users with poor design skills manually select content and layout for posters, then they can maintain control over the design process, but the design quality and accuracy of conveying intended impression deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedesign qualityVSAvoiduser skill requirement
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The system enables self-service by automatically selecting content and generating layout based on user's intended impression, allowing users without design skills to achieve professional-quality posters. The content selection component and layout generation component work autonomously to create designs that match user intent.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The patent replaces the manual mechanical process of design selection and layout arrangement with an automated information processing system. The content selection component and layout generation component substitute human design expertise with algorithmic processing, transforming subjective design decisions into objective automated operations.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

2Manufacturing precision

If users manually create posters through repeated iterations, then they can adjust design to match intended impression, but the time required for design completion increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveimpression accuracyVSAvoiddesign iteration time
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary action by pre-selecting appropriate content and pre-generating layout that matches the user's intended impression before finalization. The content selection component identifies suitable content in advance, and the layout generation component creates the arrangement beforehand, eliminating the need for repeated iterative adjustments.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system implements feedback by comparing the generated poster layout with the user's intended impression and automatically adjusting the selection and arrangement to minimize the difference. This closed-loop process ensures high impression accuracy without requiring manual iteration.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

3Manufacturing precision

If an automated system selects content based on target impression, then design quality improves, but the complexity of the system increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecontent selection accuracyVSAvoidsystem structure
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the design system into distinct functional modules: a content selection component that handles content selection based on target impression, and a layout generation component that handles arrangement. This segmentation allows each component to specialize in one task, improving content selection accuracy while managing overall system complexity through modular architecture.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Data Source

PatentUS20260016940A1Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and storage medium
Publication Date: 2026.01.15 CANON KK
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AI summary

The present disclosure is an information processing apparatus configured to generate data of a creation product, and includes: a reception unit configured receive designation of a target impression from a user, the target impression being an impression that is required to be eventually given by the creation product; and a selection unit configured to select a content to be arranged in the creation product from a content group based on the target impression received by the reception unit, and a first content selected by the selection unit in a case where the reception unit receives designation of a first target impression is different from a second content selected by the selection unit in a case where the reception unit receives designation of a second target impression different from the first target impression.