Image editor with plug-in capability for editing images in a mobile communication device

• US 20060181540A1
• Filed: 01/17/2006
• Published: 08/17/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 02/12/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Avago Technologies General IP PTE Limited (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Avago Technologies General IP PTE Limited (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Inventors: Loo, Patrick
• Application Number:
  US11/333,159
• Publication Number:
  US 20060181540A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/551
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/034 on discs G11B27/036, G11B27/038 take precedence

Abstract

A method and system for image editing in a mobile multimedia processor utilizing an image editor with plug-in capabilities. The processing of information may include editing image data within a mobile multimedia chip comprising an integrated image editor utilizing at least one plug-in that interfaces with the image editor. The at least one plug-in may be loaded in on-chip memory within the mobile multimedia chip comprising the integrated image editor. At least one image editing effect may be selected based on the loaded at least one plug-in. A read instruction and/or a write instruction may be communicated to the at least one plug-in that interfaces with the image editor.

Claims

1. A method for processing information in a communication device, the method comprising editing image data within a mobile multimedia chip comprising an integrated image editor, utilizing at least one plug-in that interfaces with said image editor.

2. The method according to claim 1, further comprising loading said at least one plug-in in on-chip memory within said mobile multimedia chip comprising said integrated image editor.

3. The method according to claim 2, further comprising selecting at least one image editing effect based on said loaded at least one plug-in.

4. The method according to claim 1, further comprising communicating at least one of the following:

a read instruction and a write instruction to said at least one plug-in that interfaces with said image editor.

5. The method according to claim 1, further comprising converting at least a portion of said image data from a native image format of said image data to an image format compliant with said editing of said image data.

6. The method according to claim 4, wherein said at least one plug-in accesses at least a portion of said image data based on said communicated read instruction.

7. The method according to claim 1, further comprising applying at least one image editing effect to said image data based on said at least one plug-in that interfaces with said image editor.

8. The method according to claim 1, further comprising storing said edited image data in at least one of the following:

an on-chip memory and an off-chip memory.

9. The method according to claim 1, further comprising acquiring status information from said at least one plug-in for said editing of said image data by said at least one plug-in that interfaces with said image editor.

10. The method according to claim 9, further comprising performing at least one of the following:

executing said at least one plug-in and resetting said at least one plug-in based on said acquired status information.

11. A machine-readable storage having stored thereon, a computer program having at least one code section for processing information in a communication device, the at least one code section being executable by a machine to perform steps comprising editing image data within a mobile multimedia chip comprising an integrated image editor, utilizing at least one plug-in that interfaces with said image editor.

12. The machine-readable storage according to claim 11, further comprising code for loading said at least one plug-in in on-chip memory within said mobile multimedia chip comprising said integrated image editor.

13. The machine-readable storage according to claim 12, further comprising code for selecting at least one image editing effect based on said loaded at least one plug-in.

14. The machine-readable storage according to claim 11, further comprising code for converting at least a portion of said image data from a native image format of said image data to an image format compliant with said editing of said image data.

15. The machine-readable storage according to claim 11, further comprising code for communicating at least one of the following:

a read instruction and a write instruction to said at least one plug-in that interfaces with said image editor.

16. The machine-readable storage according to claim 15, wherein said at least one plug-in accesses at least a portion of said image data based on said communicated read instruction.

17. The machine-readable storage according to claim 11, further comprising code for applying at least one image editing effect to said image data based on said at least one plug-in that interfaces with said image editor.

18. The machine-readable storage according to claim 11, further comprising code for storing said edited image data in at least one of the following:

an on-chip memory and an off-chip memory.

19. The machine-readable storage according to claim 11, further comprising code for acquiring status information from said at least one plug-in for said editing of said image data by said at least one plug-in that interfaces with said image editor.

20. The machine-readable storage according to claim 19, further comprising code for performing at least one of the following:

executing said at least one plug-in and resetting said at least one plug-in based on said acquired status information.

21. A system for processing information in a communication device, the system comprising an image editor integrated within a mobile multimedia chip that enables editing of image data utilizing at least one plug-in that interfaces with said image editor.

22. The system according to claim 21, wherein said image editor integrated within said mobile multimedia chip enables loading of said at least one plug-in in on-chip memory within said mobile multimedia chip comprising said integrated image editor.

23. The system according to claim 22, wherein said image editor integrated within said mobile multimedia chip enables selection of at least one image editing effect based on said loaded at least one plug-in.

24. The system according to claim 21, wherein said image editor integrated within said mobile multimedia chip enables conversion of at least a portion of said image data from a native image format of said image data to an image format compliant with said editing of said image data.

25. The system according to claim 21, wherein said image editor integrated within said mobile multimedia chip enables communication of at least one of the following:

a read instruction and a write instruction to said at least one plug-in that interfaces with said image editor.

26. The system according to claim 25, wherein said image editor integrated within said mobile multimedia chip enables access by said at least one plug-in to at least a portion of said image data based on said communicated read instruction.

27. The system according to claim 21, wherein said image editor integrated within said mobile multimedia chip enables applying of at least one image editing effect to said image data based on said at least one plug-in that interfaces with said image editor.

28. The system according to claim 21, wherein said image editor integrated within said mobile multimedia chip enables storing of said edited image data in at least one of the following:

an on-chip memory and an off-chip memory.

29. The system according to claim 21, wherein said image editor integrated within said mobile multimedia chip enables acquiring of status information from said at least one plug-in for said editing of said image data by said at least one plug-in that interfaces with said image editor.

30. The system according to claim 29, wherein said image editor integrated within said mobile multimedia chip enables performing of at least one of the following:

executing said at least one plug-in and resetting said at least one plug-in based on said acquired status information.