Virtual Image Edit System for Storage Reduction
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current technologies face challenges in allowing users to easily and cost-effectively make, store, and display image edits on various devices without altering the source images, while also addressing storage space limitations and ensuring copyright protection.
Innovation Solution
A method and system for making and displaying virtual image edits that do not alter the original images, allowing users to apply edits such as text, filters, and modifications to the image display without storing or copying the edits, ensuring that only the virtual edit code and source image location are saved, enabling seamless sharing and protection of the original image.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If image edits are physically applied and stored, then the edits can be displayed, but storage space is consumed and image redundancy occurs
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses virtual copies of image edits rather than physical copies. Instead of storing actual edited image files, the system stores lightweight edit instructions (virtual edits) that can be applied to the original image on-demand. This eliminates the need to store multiple versions of the same image while still allowing users to view edited versions.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent extracts the edit instructions from the actual image data. By separating the edit parameters (filters, text overlays, transformations) from the original image file, the system only needs to store the small amount of edit metadata rather than the full image data multiple times. This extraction approach dramatically reduces storage requirements.
2Ease of operation
If multiple copies of edited images are stored on servers, then users can access edits, but bandwidth consumption increases and service speed decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The system creates virtual copies of edited images through code-based representations rather than physical file copies. These virtual edits are stored as lightweight data structures that can be rapidly transmitted and applied, eliminating the need to transfer large image files while still providing access to edited versions.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent pre-processes and stores edit instructions in an optimized format that can be quickly applied to original images. By preparing the edit parameters in advance and storing them separately, the system enables fast retrieval and application of edits without requiring lengthy image processing or large data transfers.
3Ease of operation
If photo editing software is installed on devices, then users can make edits, but device complexity increases and accessibility is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent enables the system to perform the editing function remotely through virtual edits, eliminating the need for users to have editing software installed. The original image remains on the server, and the editing capability is delivered as a service through web-based interfaces, allowing users to edit images without installing any software on their devices.
Solution Approach 2:
The system introduces a web-based intermediary layer that mediates between the user and the original image. Instead of requiring editing software on the user's device, the patent uses a browser-based interface that communicates with the server, where virtual edits are processed and displayed. This intermediary approach simplifies the user's device requirements while maintaining full editing functionality.
4Stability of the object's composition
If image edits are physically applied, then the edits are permanent, but the original image is altered and copyright protection is compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates virtual copies of the edited image through code-based representations that do not permanently alter the original. The virtual edits generate display versions that appear permanent to the user, but the original image file remains unchanged on the server. This approach provides the stability of permanent edits while preserving the original copyright-protected file.
Solution Approach 2:
The system introduces a virtual editing layer that acts as an intermediary between the user and the original image. This intermediary process allows edits to be applied and displayed without physically modifying the original file. The virtual edits serve as a protective barrier, enabling permanent-looking edits while maintaining the integrity and copyright protection of the source image.
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AI summary
Embodiments for a method and system for the making, storage and display of virtual image edits are disclosed. Source/linked image(s) (201a) in a web or other computer device (100a) environment may be virtually edited and/or combined with one another (102), by individual users, in collaboration with others or an automated program. Only the virtual edit alteration code, including the source image location information, are displayed (108) and saved (410), eliminating image redundancy, as the source images are not truly edited, copied or resaved, but instead remain stored at the copyright holder's disclosed location. Just as the House Of Mirrors in an amusement park changes ones reflection without changing the person, separating the image(s) from the virtual edits improves image load speeds and saves storage space. The said display is dynamically affected should the image copyright holder change or delete one of the source images.