Steganographic Memorial Portrait Image Recognition System
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current methods for accessing digital memorial information at cemetery sites often detract from the dignity and aesthetics of burial sites due to the need for separate devices or identifiers like QR codes, which many find undesirable.
Innovation Solution
An image-based system that uses a mobile device's digital camera to capture and recognize memorial information, such as portraits or steganographic data, to retrieve associated digital information from a server without visible identifiers, allowing direct access to memorial data without altering the site's appearance.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If QR codes or memory devices are affixed to tombstones, then direct access to digital memorial information is enabled, but the dignity and aesthetics of the burial site are compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the identifier function from physical objects attached to the tombstone and embeds it within the memorial portrait image itself using steganographic techniques. This allows the identifier to be taken out of the form of separate QR codes or memory devices and integrated into the existing aesthetic elements of the memorial.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses steganographic encoding as an intermediary mechanism that hides identifier information within the memorial portrait. This intermediary technique allows the transmission of digital information without the need for visible external identifiers, thus preserving the aesthetic appearance while enabling information access.
2Ease of operation
If visible identifiers like QR codes are used, then information retrieval is simplified, but the site appearance is altered
Solution Approach 1:
The identifier function is extracted from separate physical components and embedded within the existing memorial portrait image using steganographic techniques, eliminating the need for visible QR codes or other external identifiers that会造成 visual pollution.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent makes the identifier homogeneous with the memorial portrait by encoding it within the image itself. The identifier and the memorial portrait become unified in form, making the identifier invisible to the human eye while maintaining the aesthetic appearance of the original memorial.
3Loss of information
If traditional research methods are used to gather information, then comprehensive information can be collected, but significant time and effort are required
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by pre-collecting and organizing comprehensive memorial information in a digital database before it is needed. Family members and friends can contribute information in advance, and the system prepares the data structure and associations beforehand, so that when someone scans the memorial portrait, the information is immediately available without requiring real-time research or data gathering.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a digital database as an intermediary between the memorial information and the seekers. This intermediary system stores, organizes, and manages comprehensive information about the deceased, allowing instant retrieval through image recognition without requiring manual research through multiple sources.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Enables easy and dignified access to digital memorial information by using image recognition technology, maintaining the site's aesthetics while providing comprehensive and easily accessible information about the deceased.
Implementation Method 1
obtaining input information from a mobile device, the mobile device including a digital camera, wherein the input information comprises sample values obtained from a digital camera image of the memorial information
Data Source
AI summary
Described herein is an image-based system for retrieving information about a deceased person or animal and an image-based method of retrieving information about a deceased person or animal. The systems disclosed herein are characterized by the absence of a visible identifier indicating the availability of the information, such as a tag, bar code, and the like.