Template-Based Print Job Layout for Accurate Image Arrangement
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing image processing systems fail to accurately align images on printouts according to user intent, often resulting in unintended arrangements due to lack of predefined rules or templates.
Innovation Solution
An information processing system that utilizes template information associated with folders to generate print jobs, applying rules based on image data names, storage times, or identifiers to ensure images are arranged as intended by the user.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If automatic image arrangement is performed without templates or rules, then the process is simple and fast, but the arrangement may differ from user intent
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary action by pre-defining templates with multiple regions and assigning identifiers to each region before image arrangement. When images need to be arranged, the system automatically matches images to predefined regions based on identifiers, ensuring the arrangement reflects user intent while maintaining fast automatic processing. This resolves the contradiction by preparing the arrangement framework in advance without slowing down the actual image placement operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The system introduces template information with region identifiers as an intermediary between the user's intent and the automatic arrangement process. The template acts as a mediator that translates user intentions into specific region assignments, allowing automatic processing to proceed while ensuring accuracy. The intermediary structure enables the system to automatically match images to intended locations without requiring manual intervention.
2Reliability
If template information with multiple regions and identifiers is used, then arrangement accuracy according to user intent is improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system applies segmentation by dividing the printout into multiple distinct regions, each assigned a unique identifier. This segmentation allows the template to represent complex arrangement intentions through simple, discrete region definitions. The processor then systematically matches images to these segmented regions based on identifiers, managing complexity through structured decomposition rather than monolithic processing.
Solution Approach 2:
The system manages complexity by changing parameters in a controlled manner - specifically, by using standardized identifiers and region definitions within the template. These parameter changes transform the complex task of interpreting user intent into systematic parameter matching between template regions and image identifiers, reducing the cognitive load on the processor while maintaining high accuracy.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the number of image data stored in a folder does not match the number of regions, then flexibility in handling different quantities is improved, but arrangement precision may be compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The system applies partial action by matching images to regions based on available image data, and excessive action by allowing more regions than images (leaving some regions empty) or more images than regions (requiring selection). This flexibility is maintained while preserving precision through the identifier-based matching system, which ensures that each placed image corresponds to its intended region regardless of the overall quantity relationship between images and regions.
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AI summary
An information processing system includes: a processor configured to: acquire template information including at least information related to plural regions on a printout, in which an image is to be arranged and to which different identifiers are respectively assigned; store the template information in association with a folder for storing image data; and in a case where the image data is stored in the folder, generate a print job of arranging an image corresponding to the stored image data on the printout, based on the template information associated with the folder and a preset rule.