Method and apparatus for embedding features into image data

• US 10,453,222 B2
• Filed: 12/15/2017
• Issued: 10/22/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 02/09/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hisense Mobile Communications Technology Co., Ltd. (Qingdao Huatong State-Owned Capital Operation (Group) Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Hisense Mobile Communications Technology Co., Ltd. (Qingdao Huatong State-Owned Capital Operation (Group) Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Du, Wenjuan
• Primary Examiner(s): Doan, Phuc N
• Application Number:
  US15/843,971
• Publication Number:
  US 20180108152A1
• Time in Patent Office: 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 2203/04804 Transparency, e.g. transparent or translucent windows
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/00 2D [Two Dimensional] image generation

Abstract

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method and apparatus for processing image data, the method including: generating a first window and a second window; loading preview image data in the first window; acquiring at least one of a feature image, current time information and geographical location information; loading at least one of the feature image, the time information and the geographical location information in the second window; and when receiving a generation instruction of the image data, embedding the at least one of the feature image, the time information and the geographical location information into generated target image data according to a first coordinate position, the first coordinate position being a coordinate of the at least one of the feature image, the time information and the geographical location information in the second window relative to the preview image data. The embodiments of the present disclosure achieve automation of post processing of the image data, greatly increase simplicity of operation, lower the operation threshold, and reduce the processing time.

Claims

1. An electronic device, comprising:

a display screen;

an image sensor;

a cache for storing a preview image of a scene taking in real time by the image sensor;

a memory storing instructions for an image application; and

a processor in communication with the display screen, the memory, the image sensor, and the cache, wherein the processor, when executing the instructions, is configured to;

generate a first window and a second window associated with a same process of the image application on the display screen wherein the second window is transparent and overlays above the first window and wherein the first window and second window are displayed on the display screen simultaneously;

display the preview image from the cache in the first window viewable through the second window, wherein the preview image has a first length-width ratio;

acquire a target feature including at least one of a feature image, current time information, and geographical location information of the electronic device;

load the target feature in the second window wherein the target feature is movable by a user within the second window while both the first window and second window are displayed and while the preview image is displayed in the first window;

determine a first displayed pixel coordinate of the target feature relative to the preview image with respect to the display screen; and

upon receiving an image generation instruction triggered via a user click of a control button while both the first window and second window are displayed and while the target feature is displayed in the second window;

generate a target image data of the preview image from the image sensor wherein the target image data comprises a second length-width ratio different from the first length-width ratio;

determine a second image data coordinate relative to the target image data based on the first displayed pixel coordinate, the first length-width ratio, and the second length-width ratio;

embed the target feature into the target image data at the second image data coordinate relative to the target image data to obtain a composite image data; and

store the composite image data in an image storage of electronic device.

2. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein to acquire the target feature, the processor is configured to:

receive a select instruction; and

perform at least one of;

extract the feature image corresponding to the select instruction;

read the current time information from an operating system of the electronic device; and

acquire current geographical coordinate information of the electronic device and query for the geographical location information corresponding to the current geographical coordinate information.

3. The electronic device according to claim 2, wherein the current geographic coordinate information comprises a latitude and a longitude and the geographical location information comprises address information.

4. The electronic device according to claim 1, the processor is configured to:

receive a move instruction;

alter a position of the target feature in the second window according to the move instruction.

5. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to load one or more controls into the second window, and the image generation instruction is triggered by the one or more controls.

6. A method for processing image data by a processor in an electronic device comprising the processor, an image sensor, a display screen, a cache for storing a preview image of a scene taking in real time by the image sensor, and an image storage, the method comprising:

generating a first window and a second window associated with a same process of an image application on the display screen wherein the second window is transparent and overlays above the first window and wherein the first window and second window are displayed on the display screen simultaneously;

displaying, on the display screen, the preview image from the cache in the first window viewable through the second window, wherein the preview image has a first length-width ratio;

acquiring a target feature including at least one of a feature image, current time information, and geographical location information of the electronic device;

loading the target feature in the second window wherein the target feature is movable by a user within the second window while both the first window and second window are displayed and while the preview image is displayed in the first window;

determining a first displayed pixel coordinate of the target feature relative to the preview image with respect to the display screen; and

upon receiving an image generation instruction triggered via a user click of a control button while both the first window and second window are displayed and while the target feature is displayed in the second window;

generating a target image data of the preview image from the image sensor wherein the target image data comprises a second length-width ratio different from the first length-width ratio;

determining a second image data coordinate relative to the target image data based on the first displayed pixel coordinate, the first length-width ratio, and the second length-width ratio;

embedding the target feature into the target image data at the second image data coordinate relative to the target image data to obtain a composite image data; and

storing the composite image data in the image storage.

7. The method according to claim 6, wherein acquiring the target feature comprises:

receiving a select instruction; and

performing at least one of;

extracting the feature image corresponding to the select instruction;

reading the current time information from an operating system of the electronic device; and

acquiring current geographical coordinate information of the electronic device and query for the geographical location information corresponding to the current geographical coordinate information.

8. The method according to claim 7, wherein the current geographic coordinate information comprises a latitude and a longitude and the geographical location information comprises address information.

9. The method according to claim 6, further comprising:

receiving a move instruction;

altering a position of the target feature in the second window according to the move instruction.

10. The method according to claim 6, further comprising loading one or more controls into the second window, wherein the image generation instruction is triggered by the one or more controls.

11. A computer-readable non-transitory storage medium for storing a set of instructions, wherein the set of instructions, when executed by a processor of an electronic device comprising the processor, an image sensor, a display screen, a cache for storing a preview image of a scene taking in real time by the image sensor, and an image storage, direct the processor to:

generate a first window and a second window associated with a same process of an image application on the display screen wherein the second window is transparent and overlays above the first window and wherein the first window and second window are displayed on the display screen simultaneously;

display, on the display screen, the preview image from the cache in the first window viewable through the second window, wherein the preview image has a first length-width ratio;

acquire a target feature including at least one of a feature image, current time information, and geographical location information of the electronic device;

load the target feature in the second window wherein the target feature is movable by a user within the second window while both the first window and second window are displayed and while the preview image is displayed in the first window;

determine a first displayed pixel coordinate of the target feature relative to the preview image with respect to the display screen; and

upon receiving an image generation instruction triggered via a user click of a control button while both the first window and second window are displayed and while the target feature is displayed in the second window;

generate a target image data of the preview image from the image sensor, wherein the target image data comprises a second length-width ratio different from the first length-width ratio;

determine a second image data coordinate relative to the target image data based on the first displayed pixel coordinate, the first length-width ratio, and;

embed the target feature into the target image data at the second image data coordinate relative to the target image data to obtain a composite image data; and

store the composite image data in the image storage.

12. The computer-readable non-transitory storage medium according to claim 11, wherein the set of instructions, when executed by the processor to acquire the target feature, direct the processor to:

receive a select instruction; and

perform at least one of;

extract the feature image corresponding to the select instruction;

read the current time information from an operating system of the electronic device; and

acquire current geographical coordinate information of the electronic device and query for the geographical location information corresponding to the current geographical coordinate information.

13. The computer-readable non-transitory storage medium according to claim 11, wherein the set of instructions, when executed by the processor to load of the target feature in the second window, direct the processor to:

receive a move instruction;

alter a position of the target feature in the second window according to the move instruction.