Voice-Directed AI Image Generation for Custom Printing

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing printing systems limit image content selection, leading to user dissatisfaction as users tire of pre-prepared options, making it difficult to print images that meet individual preferences.

Innovation Solution

An information processing device that utilizes an image generation AI server to create customized images based on user voice inputs, integrating with an image forming device for printing, enabling diverse image generation and selection through voice-activated instructions.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If pre-prepared image contents are provided in the printing system, then the system operation is simple, but the user satisfaction decreases due to limited selection and user fatigue

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvesystem operation simplicityVSAvoidimage content selection diversity

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

An image generation AI server is introduced as an intermediary between the printing system and the user. This server receives image generation instructions from the printing system and returns generated images, enabling the system to provide customized images without requiring complex user operations for image selection or creation

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The system enables self-service image generation by automatically transmitting image generation instructions to the AI server and processing the returned images. The printing system itself performs the image generation task without requiring users to manually create or search for images, maintaining operational simplicity while achieving customization

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

2Adaptability or versatility

If image generation AI server is integrated, then the image content diversity increases, but the device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveimage content customization capabilityVSAvoidsystem architecture complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The image generation AI server acts as an external intermediary service that the printing system connects to through standard communication protocols. This allows the printing system to leverage AI-generated images without incorporating complex AI algorithms internally, thus achieving customization capability while maintaining relatively simple system architecture

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The printing system is designed with multi-functionality by integrating both pre-prepared image printing and AI-generated image printing capabilities into a single unified system. This allows the system to handle different image sources through a common interface, reducing the need for separate specialized devices and managing complexity through functional integration

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentUS20250306812A1Information processing device, information processing method, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing program

Publication Date: 2025.10.02 SEIKO EPSON CORP

AI summary

The information processing device includes an instruction information acquisition unit configured to acquire print instruction information including designation of a drawing target, an image request unit configured to transmit an image generation instruction generated based on the print instruction information to an image generation AI server, an image acquisition unit configured to acquire, from the image generation AI server, an image generated by the image generation AI server based on the image generation instruction, and a print control unit configured to cause an image forming device to execute printing of the acquired image.