A computer-implemented method programmed for execution in a computing environment for recommending at least one substrate to be used in conjunction with a digital image to form a print product is provided. The method comprises: providing a digital image; providing a list of available substrates stored in a memory; utilizing a processor, analyzing the digital image to identify image content and at least one image characteristic included in the digital image; automatically identifying at least one substrate from the list of available substrates utilizing the processor based on at least one of the identified image content or the identified at least one image characteristic; displaying the identified at least one substrate on a display; and allowing for the selection of the identified at least one substrate for fulfillment to produce a print product including the digital image disposed on the selected at least one substrate.

A computer-implemented method includes capturing, with a camera, a first image of a physical item at a first camera position, detecting borders associated with the physical item, based on the first image, generating an overlay that includes a plurality of objects that are positioned within one or more of the borders associated with the physical item, capturing, with the camera, subsequent images of the physical item, where each subsequent image is captured with a respective subsequent camera position, and during capture of the subsequent images, displaying an image preview that includes the overlay. The method further includes establishing correspondence between pixels of the first image and pixels of each of the subsequent images and generating a composite image of the physical item, where each pixel value of the composite image is based on corresponding pixel values of the first image and the subsequent images.

A computer-implemented method for automatically displaying variable image content in an image product includes automatically obtaining markers in photos or videos in a user account which includes detecting features in image content of the photos or the video frames and obtaining a marker for one of the photos or the video frames, automatically identifying a sequence of similar photos or videos if the markers detected in the photos or the associated video frames include more than a predetermined number or percentage of common features, detecting a marker in a photo product by a user device when the photo product is viewed by the user device, identifying a marked photo incorporated in the photo product based on the marker detected in the photo product, and enabling photos or videos in a sequence photos or videos associated with the marked photo to be displayed on the user device.

Provided are an image analysis apparatus, an image analysis system, an image analysis method, a program, and a recording medium for supporting a user who reads a printed matter and uses data of a read image.

An image analysis apparatus includes a processor, in which the processor executes a process of reading a printed matter on which a captured image is printed to acquire image data of a read image, a process of analyzing a first content related to reading of the printed matter based on the image data, and a process of acquiring first support information based on an analysis result of the first content.

Systems and methods provide for an automated system for analyzing damage and processing claims associated with an insured item, such as a vehicle. An enhanced claims processing server may analyze damage associated with the insured item using photos/video transmitted to the server from a user device (e.g., a mobile device). The mobile device may receive feedback from the server regarding the acceptability of submitted photos/video, and if the server determines that any of the submitted photos/video is unacceptable, the mobile device may capture audio descriptions regarding the insured item. To aid in damage analysis, the server may also interface with various internal and external databases storing reference images of undamaged items and cost estimate information for repairing previously analyzed damages to similar items.

An information processing apparatus operable to decide an item related to an image or image capturing for a recommendation to a user, the apparatus obtains image attribute information, derives image group attribute information for an image group including a plurality of images based on the image attribute information, compares image group attribute information derived for a first image group including images captured in a first time range and image group attribute information derived for a second image group including images captured in a second time range different to the first time range, and decides the item for the recommendation to the user in accordance with a result of the comparison.

A computer-implemented method for automatically displaying variable image content in an image product includes automatically obtaining markers in photos or videos in a user account which includes detecting features in image content of the photos or the video frames and obtaining a marker for one of the photos or the video frames, automatically identifying a sequence of similar photos or videos if the markers detected in the photos or the associated video frames include more than a predetermined number or percentage of common features, detecting a marker in a photo product by a user device when the photo product is viewed by the user device, identifying a marked photo incorporated in the photo product based on the marker detected in the photo product, and enabling photos or videos in a sequence photos or videos associated with the marked photo to be displayed on the user device.

An image processing apparatus includes circuitry to acquire input image data, perform image conversion on the input image data to generate the output image data corresponding to each of a plurality of output conditions, and calculate a color feature amount that is a change amount of color characteristics of each pixel from the input image data and the output image data before and after the image conversion. The circuitry calculates cost information indicating cost of the output image data corresponding to each of the plurality of output conditions, based on the plurality of output conditions and the output image data, and calculates cost effectiveness with reference to the color feature amount, the cost information, and a weighting table in which weights for items of the plurality of output conditions are set, to determine one output condition of the plurality of output conditions to be used for output.

An approach is provided for the presentation of guidance information for capturing media content by a mobile device. Location information of the mobile device is acquired. A presentation is initiated of guidance information for capturing media content by the mobile device as part of a sequence of media contents. The guidance information is based on the location information and specifies distance and directional angle for the capture of the media content according to the sequence of media contents. Whether there is a deviation from guidance information is determined. A signal is generated to provide feedback relating to the determined deviation.

A system and method are provided. The method comprises obtaining a camera live stream from a camera in a user device, the camera live stream including image data of a particular product; determining one or more image features common to images of one or more products based at least on image analysis of image data of the images of the one or more products; comparing the one or more image features to one or more image features of the image data of the particular product to generate one or more potential adjustments to the one or more image features of the image data of the particular product; and providing, for presentation together with the camera live stream on the user device, at least one indication based on the one or more potential adjustments to the one or more image features of the image data of the particular product.