Template Selection via Shape Compatibility Index
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current techniques fail to effectively select a template with a suitable photograph frame based on the shape of a shot image and the photographic object, as they do not consider the differences in frame shapes and their compatibility with the image and object shapes.
Innovation Solution
A system that calculates characteristic amounts related to the shapes of shot images, objects, and frames, and displays templates in ascending order of compatibility, allowing users to easily select a template that appropriately combines with the image and object by prioritizing templates with smaller shape difference values.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If templates are displayed without considering shape compatibility, then the template selection process is simple, but users cannot easily find a template that appropriately combines with the shot image and object
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the display parameter of templates from random or fixed order to compatibility-based order. It calculates a compatibility index based on shape characteristic amounts of the shot image, object, and template frame, then displays templates in descending order of compatibility. This resolves the contradiction by making the selection process easy (automatically sorted) while maintaining high shape compatibility accuracy (calculated index).
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs self-service by automatically calculating shape compatibility and sorting templates without requiring user intervention. The terminal apparatus autonomously computes characteristic amounts, determines compatibility indices, and arranges template display order, freeing users from manual compatibility assessment while ensuring accurate shape matching.
2Measurement precision
If the system calculates and compares shape characteristic amounts for all templates, then shape compatibility is accurately determined, but the processing time and computational load increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies partial action by calculating shape compatibility only when necessary (when a shot image is selected and template selection is required). It computes characteristic amounts and compatibility indices only for the current selection context rather than continuously or preemptively for all possible scenarios. This reduces unnecessary processing time while maintaining accuracy when needed.
3Measurement precision
If the system provides detailed shape analysis and compatibility calculations, then template selection accuracy is improved, but the system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts only the essential shape characteristic amounts needed for compatibility assessment (e.g., width, height, aspect ratio) from the complex image data. It separates the shape analysis function into a dedicated module that computes these specific parameters, ignoring irrelevant image details. This maintains high selection accuracy by focusing on critical shape features while reducing overall system complexity through targeted extraction.
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AI summary
A terminal apparatus performs: receiving a first selection operation of selecting a shot image; acquiring a first characteristic amount relating to a shape of at least one of the shot image and an object included in the shot image; acquiring a second characteristic amount relating to a shape of a frame included in each of a plurality of templates; controlling a display to display a selection screen for selecting one template, the selection screen showing, as a particular template, a template including a frame of the second characteristic amount indicative of a shape corresponding to the first characteristic amount such that the particular template is distinguishable from a template other than the particular template; receiving a second selection operation of selecting a selection template on the selection screen; creating a composite image by combining the shot image with a frame included in the selection template; and outputting the composite image.