Manipulating digital images based on a user profile

• US 20040135887A1
• Filed: 01/09/2003
• Published: 07/15/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 01/09/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Inventors: Haas, William R, Tecu, Kirk S.
• Granted Patent: US 7,224,383 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/207.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/0097 Storage of instructions or parameters, e.g. customised instructions or different parameters for different user IDs
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/32122 in a separate device, e.g. in a memory or on a display separate from image data
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3242 of processing required or performed, e.g. for reproduction or before recording H04N2201/3256 and subgroups take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3276 of a customised additional information profile, e.g. a profile specific to a user ID
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/262 Studio circuits, e.g. for mixing, switching-over, change of character of image, other special effects ; Cameras specially adapted for the electronic generation of special effects

Abstract

One embodiment of the present invention provides a method of applying user preferences to attributes associated with a digital image, comprising receiving a first digital image from an imaging device, updating attributes contained in a user profile based on user manipulations to the first digital image to create an updated user profile, and applying the attributes contained in the updated user profile to a second digital image.

Claims

1. A method of applying user preferences to attributes associated with a digital image, comprising:

receiving a first digital image from an imaging device;

updating attributes contained in a user profile based on user manipulations to the first digital image to create an updated user profile; and

applying said attributes contained in said updated user profile to a second digital image.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said applying said attributes contained in said updated user profile to said second digital image is during acquisition of said second image by said imaging device.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein said applying said attributes contained in said updated user profile to said second digital image is after acquisition of said second image by said imaging device.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

transmitting said updated user profile to said imaging device.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein at least one user profile is stored in a storage device, and further comprising:

selecting the at least one user profile from the storage device; and

manipulating said first digital image based on user preferences of said at least one user profile.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

placing the first digital image in a queue associated with software.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining whether said first digital image is acceptable before manipulation; and

if it is determined that said first digital image is not acceptable;

manipulating said first digital image based on user preferences; and

updating attributes contained in the user profile to include the user preferences.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein said updating attributes contained in the user profile comprises updating the user profile to include new user preferences.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

saving said first digital image in a storage device.

10. A method of applying user preferences to images acquired from a digital imaging device, wherein the digital imaging device includes a user profile, said method comprising:

acquiring an image from a digital imaging device; and

manipulating attributes of said image after acquisition thereof consistent with user preferences of the user profile of the digital imaging device.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

acquiring said user profile from said digital imaging device.

12. The method of claim 10;

further comprising;

displaying said image with said manipulated attributes.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein displaying said image with said manipulated attributes comprises:

displaying said image in a viewfinder associated with the digital imaging device.

14. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

determining whether said image is acceptable and, if said image is acceptable, storing said image in a storage device;

determining whether said image is acceptable and, if said image is not acceptable;

updating a user profile based on user manipulations to the image; and

applying said attributes contained in said updated user profile to a second image.

15. The method of claim 14, further comprising:

transmitting said updated user profile to the digital imaging device.

16. The method of claim 10, wherein said user profile contains user preferences, said manipulating attributes of said image comprising:

manipulating said image based on the user preferences.

17. A system for applying user preferences to attributes associated with a digital image, comprising:

means for receiving a first digital image from a digital imaging device;

means for updating attributes contained in a user profile based on user manipulations to the first digital image to create an updated user profile;

means for transmitting said updated user profile to the digital imaging device; and

means for applying said attributes contained in said updated user profile to a second image.

18. The system of claim 17, further comprising:

means for storing data, wherein at least one user profile is stored in the means for storing data;

means for selecting the at least one user profile from the means for storing data; and

means for manipulating said first digital image based on user preferences of the at least one user profile.

19. The system of claim 17, further comprising:

means for queuing digital images, wherein said means for queuing digital images contains the first digital image.

20. The system of claim 17, further comprising:

means for determining whether said first digital image is acceptable before manipulation; and

if the means for determining ascertains that said first digital image is not acceptable;

means for manipulating said first digital image based on user preferences; and

means for updating attributes contained in the user profile to include the user preferences.

21. The system of claim 17, wherein the updating means further updates the user profile to include new user preferences.

22. The system of claim 17, further comprising:

means for acquiring digital images, wherein said means for acquiring digital images comprises means for manipulating attributes associated with a second digital image based on user preferences associated with the user profile.