Multi-Angle Product Image Capture System Using Segmented Apparatus
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Solution Overview
Problem
Online merchants face challenges in consistently capturing and displaying product imagery across various items, requiring consistent image capture and framing while managing multiple product views and angles efficiently.
Innovation Solution
A computing environment with an image capture apparatus and page generation application that captures product images from multiple angles, processes them to a common resolution, and generates content pages with standardized image placement according to design guidelines, using a semi-spherical structure with multiple image capture devices and a lighting system, and a user interface for operator input and post-processing.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If multiple image capture devices and a semi-spherical structure are used to capture product images from multiple angles simultaneously, then productivity is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The image capture system is divided into multiple independent image capture devices positioned at different locations around the product. Each device captures images from its specific viewpoint, and the system processes these segmented images separately before combining them into a comprehensive product display. This segmentation enables simultaneous multi-angle capture without requiring a single complex rotating mechanism.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transitions from traditional single-viewpoint or sequential multi-viewpoint capture to a three-dimensional arrangement of multiple image capture devices positioned around the product in a semi-spherical structure. This spatial dimensionality change allows all views to be captured simultaneously from different angles, dramatically improving productivity while distributing system complexity across multiple simpler components.
2Manufacturing precision
If product images are processed to a common resolution and standardized placement is applied according to design guidelines, then manufacturing precision is improved, but loss of time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system applies standardized placement rules and common resolution processing to all captured images during the initial capture phase rather than as a separate post-processing step. By pre-establishing the placement methodology and resolution requirements before capture begins, the system minimizes additional processing time while ensuring consistent output quality across all product images.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent standardizes key image parameters including resolution, placement position, and orientation according to predetermined design guidelines. By establishing fixed parameter values for all product images, the system achieves manufacturing precision through parameter uniformity while reducing processing time through automated parameter application rather than manual adjustment.
3Ease of operation
If a user interface is provided for operator input and post-processing, then ease of operation is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The user interface acts as an intermediary layer between the operator and the complex image capture and processing system. It provides simplified controls for initiating captures, selecting products, and performing basic post-processing operations without requiring operators to understand the underlying complex mechanisms. The interface mediates between human needs and system capabilities, improving ease of operation while encapsulating complexity.
Data Source
AI summary
Disclosed are various embodiments for capturing item imagery and generating corresponding content pages. A plurality of images is captured from an image capture apparatus that includes a plurality of image capture devices positioned at various angles relative to an item. The images are associated with an item identifier and/or image identifier. A content page based on a page template is then generated that includes references to at least a subset of the images.