Method and apparatus for applying graphic effect in electronic device

• US 10,134,161 B2
• Filed: 07/10/2014
• Issued: 11/20/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 07/10/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Kang, Jaehyeon, Song, Sejun, Han, Youngeun
• Primary Examiner(s): Xiao, Ke
• Assistant Examiner(s): Liu, Gordon
• Application Number:
  US14/890,797
• Publication Number:
  US 20160086364A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,594 Days
• Field of Search: 345589
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/40 Filling a planar surface by adding surface attributes, e.g. colour or texture
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/60 Editing figures and text; Combining figures or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/80 Creating or modifying a manually drawn or painted image using a manual input device, e.g. mouse, light pen, direction keys on keyboard

Abstract

A method for applying a graphic effect in an electronic device is provided. The method includes receiving an input of a filling line that indicates attribute information of a graphic effect to be applied to at least a partial area of an image displayed in a screen, identifying an attribute of the received filling line, and applying the graphic effect corresponding to the identified attribute of the filling line to at least the partial area of the image.

Claims

1. A method for applying a graphic effect in an electronic device, the method comprising:

receiving an input of a filling line drawn on an image displayed on a screen of the electronic device, the filling line indicating attribute information of a graphic effect to be applied to at least a partial area of the displayed image;

identifying an attribute of the filling line based on a density of the filling line drawn on the displayed image; and

applying the graphic effect corresponding to the identified attribute of the filling line to at least the partial area of the displayed image,

wherein the applying of the graphic effect comprises applying a first brightness value to all pixels within a first area of the displayed image in which the density of the filing line is a first density value and applying a second brightness value different from the first brightness value to all pixels within a second area of the displayed image in which the density of the filing line is a second density value different from the first density value.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the applying of the graphic effect further comprises applying a gradation effect to at least the partial area of the displayed image.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the identifying of the attribute of the filling line further comprises identifying a slope of the filling line.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

identifying an object from the displayed image; and

receiving a selection of a specific object from the displayed image,

wherein the applying of the graphic effect to at least the partial area of the displayed image comprises applying the graphic effect corresponding to the filling line only to the selected specific object.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving an input of another filling line from an area displayed with a text;

identifying an attribute of the other filling line; and

applying a graphic effect corresponding to the identified attribute of the other filling line to the text.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

dividing an area according to an outline of the received filling line; and

applying the graphic effect to the divided area.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the applying of the graphic effect is performed when a predefined command is input after receiving the input of the filling line, or is automatically performed after a predetermined time elapses if the filling line is input in the state of activating a graphic effect apply mode.

8. The method of claim 1,

wherein the identifying of the attribute of the filling line further comprises identifying a color of the filling line, and

wherein the applying of the gradation effect comprises:

receiving an input of at least two filling lines each having different colors than each other, and

applying the gradation effect by changing the color based on a boundary of the at least two filling lines.

9. An apparatus for applying a graphic effect in an electronic device, the apparatus comprising:

a display configured to display an image;

an inputter configured to input a filling line drawn on the displayed image, the filling line indicating attribute information of a graphic effect to be applied to at least a partial area of the displayed image; and

at least one processor configured to;

identify an attribute of the input filling line based on a density of the filling line drawn on the displayed image,

apply the graphic effect corresponding to the attribute of the filling line to at least the partial area of the displayed image,

apply a first brightness value to all pixels within a first area of the displayed image in which the density of the filing line is a first density value, and

apply a second brightness value different from the first brightness value to all pixels within a second area of the displayed image in which the density of the filing line is a second density value different from the first density value.

10. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the graphic effect further comprises a gradation effect.

11. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to identify the attribute of the filling line by identifying a slope of the filling line.

12. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

receive a selection of a specific object from the displayed image, and

apply the graphic effect corresponding to the filling line only to the selected specific object, if the selection of the specific object is received from the displayed image.

13. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to apply, if the filling line is input on a text included in the displayed image, the graphic effect corresponding to the identified attribute of the filling line to the text.

14. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

divide an area according to an outline of the received filling line, and

apply the graphic effect to the divided area.

15. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein, if an input of the at least two filling lines respectively having different colors is received, the at least one processor is further configured to:

identify the attribute of the filling line by identifying a color of the filing line, and

apply a gradation effect by changing a color based on a boundary of at least two filling lines.