Method for optimizing a captured photo or a recorded multi-media and system and electric device therefor

• US 10,235,032 B2
• Filed: 08/05/2015
• Issued: 03/19/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 08/05/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: HTC Corporation
• Original Assignee: HTC Corporation
• Inventors: Chen, Shih-Jay
• Primary Examiner(s): Bashore, William L
• Assistant Examiner(s): Shrewsbury, Nathan K
• Application Number:
  US14/819,203
• Publication Number:
  US 20170038949A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,322 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04803 Split screen, i.e. subdividing the display area or the window area into separate subareas
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04845 for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/60 Editing figures and text; Combining figures or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2200/24 involving graphical user interfaces [GUIs]
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/60 Colour correction or control H04N1/54 takes precedence

Abstract

A method for optimizing a captured photo is provided. In step (a), an original photo is provided. In step (b), the original photo is adjusted according to two sets of parameters to generate two test photos. In step (c), the two test photos are shown on a display of an electric device for selection. In step (d), a user'"'"'s preference is generated accordingly. In step (e), the captured photo is adjusted according to the user'"'"'s preference.

Claims

1. A method for optimizing a captured photo, comprising:

(a) providing an original photo;

(b) adjusting the original photo according to two sets of parameters to generate two test photos;

(c) showing the two test photos on a display of an electric device for selection;

(d) generating a user'"'"'s preference according to the set of parameters of the selected test photo;

(e) providing another two sets of parameters according to the user'"'"'s preference;

(f) adjusting the original photo according to the another two sets of parameters;

(g) showing the another two test photos on the display of the electric device for selection;

(h) updating the user'"'"'s preference according to the another set of parameters of the another selected test photo;

(i) determining whether the sets of parameters of previously and currently selected test photos are maintained at substantially the same value;

(j) when the sets of parameters of previously and currently selected test photos are maintained at substantially the same value, determining that the user'"'"'s preference is stable;

(k) when the sets of parameters of previously and currently selected test photos are not maintained at substantially the same value, determining that the user'"'"'s preference is not stable;

(l) repeating the steps of (e)-(k) until the user'"'"'s preference is determined to be stable; and

(m) adjusting the captured photo according to the stable user'"'"'s preference.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein each set of parameters comprising at least one parameter, each parameter comprises one of a parameter of color, a parameter of sharpness, a parameter of brightness, a parameter of saturation, a parameter of contrast, and a parameter of high dynamic range (HDR).

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein after step (l) and before step (m), the method further comprises:

(11) generating a sample photo according to the stable user'"'"'s preference to test whether the stable user'"'"'s preference is satisfied;

(12) when the stable user'"'"'s preference is satisfied, storing the stable user'"'"'s preference; and

(13) when the stable user'"'"'s preference is not satisfied, updating the two sets of parameters according to the user'"'"'s preference and repeating steps (b) to (l), (11) to (13) until the user'"'"'s preference is satisfied.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the user'"'"'s preference is stored in at least one of a cloud server and the electric device, and in the step of (l), another original photo is selected from a plurality of database photos, and step (b) to (l) are repeated with the another original photo.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein in the step (m), the captured photo is captured by the electric device and the captured photo is adjusted further according to the type of the electric device.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein in the step (m), the captured photo is captured by the electric device, the captured photo is transmitted from the electric device to a cloud server, and the captured photo is adjusted by the cloud server.

7. A system for optimizing a captured photo, comprising:

a cloud server, for providing an original photo and adjusting the original photo according to two sets of parameters to generate two test photos; and

an electric device, comprising a display for showing the two test photos for selection;

wherein the cloud server generates a user'"'"'s preference according to the set of parameters of the selected test photo;

wherein the cloud server performs a procedure which comprises;

providing another two sets of parameters according to the user'"'"'s preference;

adjusting the original photo according to the another two sets of parameters;

showing the another two test photos on the display of the electric device for selection;

updating the user'"'"'s preference according to the another set of parameters of the another selected test photo;

determining whether the sets of parameters of previously and currently selected test photos are maintained at substantially the same value;

when the sets of parameters of previously and currently selected test photos are maintained at substantially the same value, determining that the user'"'"'s preference is stable; and

when the sets of parameters of previously and currently selected test photos are not maintained at substantially the same value, determining that the user'"'"'s preference is not stable;

wherein the procedure is performed repeatedly by the cloud server until the user'"'"'s preference is determined to be stable;

wherein the cloud server adjusts the captured photo according to stable user'"'"'s preference.

8. The system according to claim 7, wherein the cloud server is implemented by a cloud server and the electric device is implemented by an electric device.

9. The system according to claim 7, wherein the cloud server and the electric device are both implemented by an electric device.

10. The system according to claim 7, wherein each set of parameters comprising at least one parameter, each parameter comprises one of a parameter of color, a parameter of sharpness, a parameter of brightness, a parameter of saturation, a parameter of contrast, and a parameter of high dynamic range.

11. The system according to claim 7, wherein after the user'"'"'s preference is stable and before the captured photo is adjusted, the cloud server further generates a sample photo according to the stable user'"'"'s preference to test whether the stable user'"'"'s preference is satisfied;

wherein when the stable user'"'"'s preference is satisfied, the stable user'"'"'s preference is stored in at least one of the cloud server and the electric device;

wherein when the stable user'"'"'s preference is not satisfied, the procedure is performed repeatedly till the user'"'"'s preference is satisfied.

12. The system according to claim 7, wherein when the procedure is repeated, the repeated procedure is performed with another original photo-selected from a plurality of database photos.

13. The system according to claim 7, wherein the captured photo is captured by the electric device and the captured photo is adjusted further according to the type of the electric device.

14. The system according to claim 7, wherein the captured photo is captured by the electric device, the captured photo is transmitted from the electric device to the cloud server, and the captured photo is adjusted by the cloud server.

15. An electrical device, comprising:

a display; and

a processor containing at least one of unit, including;

a control unit;

wherein the display electrically connected to the control unit and controlled by the control unit;

wherein an original photo is provided and adjusted according to two sets of parameters to generate two test photos, the display shows the two test photos for selection, and a user'"'"'s preference is generated according to the set of parameters of the selected test photo;

wherein a procedure is performed with the electrical device and comprises;

providing another two sets of parameters according to the user'"'"'s preference;

adjusting the original photo according to the another two sets of parameters;

showing the another two test photos on the display of the electric device for selection;

updating the user'"'"'s preference according to the another set of parameters of the another selected test photo;

determining whether the sets of parameters of previously and currently selected test photos are maintained at substantially the same value;

when the sets of parameters of previously and currently selected test photos are maintained at substantially the same value, determining that the user'"'"'s preference is stable; and

when the sets of parameters of previously and currently selected test photos are not maintained at substantially the same value, determining that the user'"'"'s preference is not stable;

wherein the procedure is performed with the electrical device repeatedly until the user'"'"'s preference is determined to be stable;

wherein the captured photo is adjusted according to stable user'"'"'s preference;

wherein the control unit is operated under the control of the processor.

16. The electrical device according to claim 15, wherein each set of parameters comprising at least one parameter, each parameter comprises one of a parameter of color, a parameter of sharpness, a parameter of brightness, a parameter of saturation, a parameter of contrast, and a parameter of high dynamic range.

17. The electrical device according to claim 15, wherein after the user'"'"'s preference is stable and before the captured photo is adjusted, a sample photo is generated according to the stable user'"'"'s preference to test whether the stable user'"'"'s preference is satisfied;

wherein when the stable user'"'"'s preference is satisfied, the stable user'"'"'s preference is stored;

wherein when the stable user'"'"'s preference is not satisfied, the procedure is performed repeatedly till the user'"'"'s preference is satisfied.

18. The electric device according to claim 15, wherein the captured photo is adjusted further according to the type of the electric device.

19. The electric device according to claim 15, wherein when the procedure is repeated, the repeated procedure is performed with another original photo selected from a plurality of database photos.

20. The electric device according to claim 15, wherein the electric device further comprises a camera sensor, electrically connected to the control unit and controlled by the control unit, the captured photo is captured by the camera sensor, and the procedure is performed by a cloud server after the captured photo is transmitted to the cloud server except showing the two test photos on the display for selection.

21. A method for optimizing a recorded multi-media, comprising:

(a) providing an original multi-media;

(b) adjusting the original multi-media according to two sets of parameters to generate two test multi-media;

(c) playing the two test multi-media on an electric device for selection;

(d) generating a user'"'"'s preference according to the set of parameters of the selected test multi-media;

(e) providing another two sets of parameters according to the user'"'"'s preference;

(f) adjusting the original multi-media according to the another two sets of parameters;

(g) showing the another two test multi-media on the display of the electric device for selection;

(h) updating the user'"'"'s preference according to the another set of parameters of the another selected test photo;

(i) determining whether the sets of parameters of previously and currently selected test multi-media are maintained at substantially the same value;

(j) when the sets of parameters of previously and currently selected test multi-media are maintained at substantially the same value, determining that the user'"'"'s preference is stable;

(k) when the sets of parameters of previously and currently selected test multi-media are not maintained at substantially the same value, determining that the user'"'"'s preference is not stable;

(l) repeating the steps of (e)-(k) until the user'"'"'s preference is determined to be stable; and

(m) adjusting the recorded multi-media according to stable the user'"'"'s preference.

22. The method according to claim 21, wherein the multi-media comprises music.