Server-Based Image Editing System for Low-Power Cameras
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional image data editing processes, especially with digital cameras, are limited by low processing capabilities, making complex editing difficult and requiring unnecessary data downloads and uploads, which is inefficient for moving images.
Innovation Solution
An image processing system that transmits image data to a server for storage and processing, using a client apparatus with communication means to manage and edit the data, generating play list data for reproduction order, and a server that stores and reproduces data according to user instructions, allowing editing and reproduction without high processing capabilities on the client.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If image data is stored and edited locally on a digital camera, then editing can be performed, but complex editing is difficult due to low processing capability
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a server as an intermediary between the digital camera and the editing process. The server performs complex image editing operations that the camera cannot handle locally, while the camera only needs to transmit and receive data. This mediator approach allows low-power devices to access high-processing capabilities remotely.
Solution Approach 2:
The editing system is segmented into two parts: the digital camera handles simple tasks like capturing and transmitting image data, while the server handles complex editing operations. This division of labor allows each component to operate within its capability limits, with the server compensating for the camera's processing limitations.
2Quantity of substance
If image data is uploaded to a server for management, then storage and access are improved, but unnecessary data downloads and uploads increase network load
Solution Approach 1:
The server pre-processes and generates thumbnail images of the uploaded image data before they are needed for viewing or editing. This preliminary action allows the system to reduce network load during actual use, as thumbnails can be displayed without transferring the full original image data.
Solution Approach 2:
The server creates a simplified copy (thumbnail) of the original image data for display and preview purposes. This copy allows users to browse and select images without transferring the complete original data, reducing network transmission requirements while maintaining adequate visual representation.
3Volume of moving object
If image data is not stored on the recording medium of the digital camera, then storage space is saved, but editing capability is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The server acts as an intermediary that receives image data from the camera, stores it permanently, and provides editing and reproduction functions. This allows the camera's recording medium to remain small while still enabling comprehensive image management capabilities through the server connection.
Solution Approach 2:
The server provides multiple functions including storage, editing, reproduction, and data management that the camera itself cannot perform. This multi-functional approach allows the camera to focus solely on capturing images while delegating all other operations to the server, effectively compensating for the loss of local processing capability.
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AI summary
In a system having a server and a client apparatus, the client apparatus edits image data by using a representative image of the image data stored in the server, generates play list data indicating the order of reproducing the image data, in accordance with the editing results, and the server stores the image data sent from the client apparatus, reproduces the stored image data in accordance with the play list data sent from the client, and transmits the reproduced image data to the server.