Unified Image Processor Merging Video Frames and Still Photos
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing image processing devices cannot effectively arrange and browse both still images and video images together, making them less user-friendly for users who need to access and manage a mix of both formats.
Innovation Solution
An image processor with a storing unit, image determining unit, and output unit that stores and determines selecting conditions for image data, allowing it to output a list of images that include resized still and frame images from videos, facilitating easier browsing by categorizing and arranging images based on capture date and time.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If devices arrange videos and still images separately, then the device complexity is reduced, but the ease of operation for browsing both formats deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges videos and still images into a single unified image list display. The image list generation unit combines frame images extracted from videos with still images, arranging them together in chronological order. This allows users to browse both formats in one unified interface without needing separate browsing mechanisms, thereby improving ease of operation while maintaining manageable device complexity through software-level integration.
2Quantity of substance
If the image processor outputs all frame images from videos, then the quantity of image data increases, but the loss of time for processing and displaying increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts only essential frame images from videos rather than processing all frames. The extraction frame number determining unit identifies specific frames (such as first, last, and key intermediate frames) to extract, while discarding redundant frames. This selective extraction approach maintains sufficient visual information for browsing while dramatically reducing processing time and computational resources required.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies partial action by extracting a representative subset of frames rather than all frames from videos. By selecting only critical frames (start, end, and key transition frames), the system achieves adequate representation of video content without the excessive processing burden of handling every frame, thus optimizing the balance between data quantity and processing time.
3Ease of operation
If the image processor creates a unified image list with both videos and still images, then the ease of operation improves, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a universal image list generation mechanism that handles both video and still image data through the same processing pipeline. The image determining unit automatically identifies whether input data is from video or still images and applies appropriate processing rules uniformly. This multi-functional approach enables unified browsing without requiring separate complex subsystems for each format, thereby improving ease of operation while keeping device complexity manageable through standardized processing logic.
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AI summary
An image processor includes a storing unit, an image determining unit, and an output unit. The storing unit stores a selecting condition. The image determining unit determines whether the image corresponding to the set of the image data satisfies the selecting condition. The output unit outputs an image list including either one of the image that is determined to satisfy the selecting condition by the image determining unit and a resized image resized from the image that is determined to satisfy the selecting condition by the image determining unit.