Shared image device resolution transformation

• US 20060174204A1
• Filed: 05/13/2005
• Published: 08/03/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 01/31/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: The Invention Science Fund I, L.L.C. (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Original Assignee: The Invention Science Fund I, L.L.C. (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Lord, Robert W., Jung, Edward K.Y., Levien, Royce A., Malamud, Mark A., Rinaldo, John D. Jr.
• Granted Patent: US 9,489,717 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/751
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 3/4092 Image resolution transcoding, e.g. by using client-server architectures
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00127 Connection or combination of a still picture apparatus with another apparatus, e.g. for storage, processing or transmission of still picture signals or of information associated with a still picture
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00129 with a display device, e.g. CRT or LCD monitor with a television apparatus H04N1/00283; arrangements for control of display devices G09G
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00204 with a digital computer or a digital computer system, e.g. an internet server programmed control between transmitter and receiver or between image input and image output device H04N1/32561
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00244 with a server, e.g. an internet server fax-servers or the like for store and forward H04N1/324
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00347 with another still picture apparatus, e.g. hybrid still picture apparatus circuits or arrangements for control or supervision between image input and image output device H04N1/32
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/01 Conversion of standards , e.g. involving analogue television standards or digital television standards processed at pixel level
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/0125 one of the standards being a high definition standard

Abstract

A mechanism or technique able to convert the resolution of at least a portion of an image at least partially at a shared image device, and the shared image device can share the at least the portion of the image.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

processing image information at least partially at a shared image device to at least partially derive processed image information, wherein the image information corresponds to, but has a different resolution than, the processed image information; and

transmitting the processed image information from the shared image device to effect sharing the processed image information.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the processing image information at least partially at a shared image device to at least partially derive processed image information comprises:

converting the image information to a higher resolution image to at least partially derive the processed image information.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the processing image information at least partially at a shared image device to at least partially derive processed image information comprises:

converting the image information to a higher resolution image to at least partially derive the processed image information, at least in part, by employing one or more first pixel values from one or more images with one or more second pixel values from at least one portion of an at least one other image to at least partially derive the higher resolution image.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the processing image information at least partially at a shared image device to at least partially derive processed image information comprises:

converting the image information to a higher resolution image to at least partially derive the processed image information, at least in part, by performing a mathematical operation relative to at least some existent pixel values of one or more images to derive at least some computed pixel values.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the processing image information at least partially at a shared image device to at least partially derive processed image information comprises:

converting the image information to a lower resolution image to at least partially derive the processed image information.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the processing image information at least partially at a shared image device to at least partially derive processed image information comprises:

processing at least some pixel information.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the processing image information at least partially at a shared image device to at least partially derive processed image information comprises:

processing at least some still-image information.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the processing image information at least partially at a shared image device to at least partially derive processed image information comprises:

processing at least some moving-image information.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the processing image information at least partially at a shared image device to at least partially derive processed image information comprises:

processing at least some audio information.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

detecting at the shared image device a presence of at least another shared image device that is capable of sharing.

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12. A method, comprising:

receiving at least some shared image information at a shared image device;

processing the at least some shared image information at least partially at the shared image device to derive at least some processed shared image information that corresponds to, but has a different resolution than, the at least some shared image information.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the processing the at least some shared image information at least partially at the shared image device to derive at least some processed shared image information that corresponds to, but has a different resolution than, the at least some shared image information comprises:

deriving at least one higher resolution image.

14. The method of claim 12, wherein the processing the at least some shared image information at least partially at the shared image device to derive at least some processed shared image information that corresponds to, but has a different resolution than, the at least some shared image information comprises:

deriving at least one higher resolution image, at least in part, by employing one or more first pixel values from one or more images with one or more second pixel values from at least one portion of an at least one other image to at least partially derive the higher resolution image.

15. The method of claim 12, wherein the processing the at least some shared image information at least partially at the shared image device to derive at least some processed shared image information that corresponds to, but has a different resolution than, the at least some shared image information comprises:

deriving at least one higher resolution image, at least in part, by performing a mathematical operation relative to at least some existent pixel values of one or more images to derive at least some computed pixel values.

16. The method of claim 12, wherein the processing the at least some shared image information at least partially at the shared image device to derive at least some processed shared image information that corresponds to, but has a different resolution than, the at least some shared image information comprises:

deriving at least one lower resolution image.

17. The method of claim 12, wherein the processing the at least some shared image information at least partially at the shared image device to derive at least some processed shared image information that corresponds to, but has a different resolution than, the at least some shared image information comprises:

processing at least some pixel information.

20. The method of claim 12, wherein the processing the at least some shared image information at least partially at the shared image device to derive at least some processed shared image information that corresponds to, but has a different resolution than, the at least some shared image information comprises:

processing at least some audio information.

21. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

detecting a presence of at least one other shared image device that is interested in sharing.

22. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

producing the at least some shared image information at the shared image device.

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23. A first shared image device comprising:

an image capture portion configurable to capture at least a portion of an at least one image;

a resolution conversion portion configurable to convert a resolution of the at least the portion of the at least one image; and

a sharing portion configurable to transfer the at least the portion of the at least one image at the first shared image device with respect to a second shared image device.

24. The first shared image device of claim 23, wherein the sharing portion configurable to transfer the at least the portion of the at least one image at the first shared image device with respect to a second shared image device comprises:

a transfer portion configurable to transfer the at least the portion of the at least one image at the first shared image device in a manner that can be received by the second shared image device.

25. The first shared image device of claim 23, wherein the sharing portion configurable to transfer the at least the portion of the at least one image at the first shared image device with respect to a second shared image device comprises:

a receiving portion configurable to receive the at least the portion of the at least one image at the first shared image device in a manner that can be transmitted by the second shared image device.

26. The first shared image device of claim 23, wherein the resolution conversion portion configurable to convert a resolution of the at least the portion of the at least one image comprises:

a higher resolution conversion portion configurable to convert the at least the portion of the at least one image to a higher resolution.

27. The first shared image device of claim 23, wherein the resolution conversion portion configurable to convert a resolution of the at least the portion of the at least one image comprises:

a lower resolution conversion portion configurable to convert the at least the portion of the at least one image to a lower resolution.

28. The first shared image device of claim 23, wherein the image capture portion configurable to capture at least a portion of an at least one image comprises:

a single image capture portion of the first shared image device configurable to capture at least one still image.

29. The first shared image device of claim 23, wherein the image capture portion configurable to capture at least a portion of an at least one image comprises:

a motion image capture portion of the first shared image device configurable to capture at least one motion image.

30. The first shared image device of claim 23, wherein the first shared image device comprises:

a digital camera.

31. The first shared image device of claim 23, wherein the first shared image device comprises:

a camcorder.

32. The first shared image device of claim 23, wherein the first shared image device further comprises:

an image conversion energy indicator operatively coupled to the first shared image device configurable to indicate whether the first shared image device has a sufficient energy, based at least in part on an energy level of the first shared image device, to convert the resolution of the at least the portion of the at least one image.

33. The first shared image device of claim 23, wherein the first shared image device comprises:

an image capturing operating device configurable to operate an image capturing device.

34. The first shared image device of claim 23, wherein the first shared image device comprises:

an image editing device configurable to edit images.

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36. A system, comprising:

means for converting a resolution of at least a portion of an image at least partially at a shared image device; and

means for transferring the at least the portion of the image at the shared image device with respect to at least one other shared image device.

37. The system of claim 36, wherein the means for transferring the at least the portion of the image at the shared image device with respect to at least one other shared image device comprises:

means for transmitting the at least the portion of the image at the shared image device to at least one other shared image device.

38. The system of claim 36, wherein the means for transferring the at least the portion of the image at the shared image device with respect to at least one other shared image device comprises:

means for receiving the at least the portion of the image at the shared image device from at least one other shared image device.

39. The system of claim 36, wherein the means for converting a resolution of at least a portion of an image at least partially at a shared image device comprises:

means for converting the at least the portion of the image to a higher resolution image.

40. The system of claim 36, wherein the means for converting a resolution of at least a portion of an image at least partially at a shared image device comprises:

means for converting the at least the portion of the image to a higher resolution image at least in part, by employing one or more first pixel values from one or more images with one or more second pixel values from at least one portion of an at least one other image to at least partially derive the higher resolution image.

41. The system of claim 36, wherein the means for converting a resolution of at least a portion of an image at least partially at a shared image device comprises:

means for converting the at least the portion of the image to a higher resolution at least in part, by performing a mathematical operation relative to at least some existent pixel values of one or more images to derive at least some computed pixel values.

42. The system of claim 36, wherein the means for converting a resolution of at least a portion of an image at least partially at a shared image device comprises:

means for converting the at least the portion of the image to a lower resolution image.

43. The system of claim 36, wherein the means for converting a resolution of at least a portion of an image at least partially at a shared image device comprises:

means for converting pixels from the at least the portion of the image.

47. The system of claim 36, further comprising:

means for detecting at the shared image device a presence of at least another shared image device that is interested in sharing.

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49. Circuitry for processing, comprising:

a resolution-transforming portion configurable to change a resolution at a shared image device of at least a portion of an image; and

a transferring portion configurable to transfer the at least the portion of the image from the shared image device to effect sharing the image.

50. The circuitry of claim 49, further comprising:

an image conversion energy indicator portion configurable to indicate whether the shared image device has a sufficient energy, based at least in part on an energy level of the shared image device, to change the resolution at the shared image device of the at least the portion of the image.

51. The circuitry of claim 49, further comprising:

an image capturing operating device portion configurable to operate an image capturing device.