Method and apparatus for sizing an image on a display

• US 20070052851A1
• Filed: 08/22/2005
• Published: 03/08/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 08/22/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Inventors: Taft, Frederick, Ochs, David
• Granted Patent: US 7,760,269 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/556
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4312 involving specific graphical features, e.g. screen layout, special fonts or colors, blinking icons, highlights or animations
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4316 for displaying supplemental content in a region of the screen, e.g. an advertisement in a separate window
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/440272 for performing aspect ratio conversion
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/443 OS processes, e.g. booting an STB, implementing a Java virtual machine in an STB or power management in an STB
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47 End-user applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4858 for modifying screen layout parameters, e.g. fonts, size of the windows
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/0122 the input and the output signals having different aspect ratios

Abstract

Methods and apparatuses are provided for sizing an image on a display screen. A user is provided the ability to display an image, display graphical objects, navigate, highlight, and activate one of the graphical objects on a display screen thereby sizing the image to the display screen.

Claims

1. A method for sizing an image on a display, comprising:

providing a mechanism to display the image on a screen on the display;

providing a processing device to display a set of graphical objects on the screen, each graphical object indicative of how the image would be sized if activated by an activation event to activate one graphical object from the set of graphical objects; and

allowing the processing device to size the image based on the activated graphical object.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein allowing the processing device to size the image includes nonuniformly sizing the image.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein providing a processing device to display a set of graphical objects on the screen includes allowing the highlight of one of the graphical objects.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein providing a processing device to display a set of graphical objects on the screen includes allowing a rendering of the graphical object as a thumbnail of the image.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein providing a processing device to display a set of graphical objects on the screen includes allowing a rendering of the graphical object as a non-textual icon predictive of the sizing if actuated.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein providing the set of graphical objects on the screen is determined based on detecting a format of an image signal and an aspect ratio of the display.

6. The method of claim I, wherein providing an activation event further includes providing an input device to activate the graphical object.

8. A method for sizing an image on a display, comprising:

displaying the image on the screen on the display;

displaying a set of graphical objects on a screen;

activating one graphical object from the set of graphical objects; and

sizing the image based on the activated graphical object.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein sizing of the image based on the activated graphical object includes nonuniformly sizing the image.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein displaying a set of graphical objects on the screen, includes highlighting one of the graphical objects.

11. The method of claim 8, wherein displaying a set of graphical objects on the screen includes rendering a graphical object as a thumbnail of the image.

12. The method of claim 8, wherein displaying a set of graphical objects on the screen includes rendering a graphical object as a non-textual icon predictive of the sizing if activated.

13. The method of claim 8, wherein activating one graphical object from the set of graphical objects includes activating the graphical object by an input device.

14. The method of claim 8, further includes displaying the set of graphical objects on the screen where the set of graphical objects is determined based on detecting a format of an image signal and an aspect ratio of the display.

15. A display, comprising:

a processor;

a screen displaying an image and a set of graphical objects, each graphical object indicative of how the image would be sized if activated; and

a memory having instructions readable by the processor to cause the processor to perform acts of;

displaying the image on the screen;

displaying the set of graphical objects on the screen;

activating one of the graphical objects; and

sizing the image.

16. The display of claim 15, wherein the set of graphical objects are arranged in an object area.

17. The display of claim 15, further comprising an input device wherein the processor accepts inputs from the input device.

18. The display of claim 15, wherein one of the set of graphical objects is highlighted.

19. The display of claim 15, wherein the displayed image is nonuniformly sized.

20. The display of claim 15, wherein one or more of the set of graphical objects is a thumbnail of the image.

21. The display of claim 15, wherein one or more of the set of graphical objects is a non-textual icon predictive of the sizing if activated.

22. The display of claim 15 wherein the display of the set of graphical objects on the screen is determined based on a detected format of an image signal and a format of the display.

23. A display, comprising:

means for displaying a set of graphical objects on the display, each graphical object indicative of how an image will be sized if activated;

means for activating one of the graphical objects, and

means for sizing the image based on the selected graphical object.

24. The display of claim 23, wherein the means for displaying a set of graphical objects on the display includes a means for highlighting one of the graphical objects.

25. The display of claim 23, wherein the means for activating one of the graphical objects includes a means for receiving a command from an input device.

26. The display of claim 23, wherein the means for sizing the image based on the selected graphical object includes a means for nonuniformly sizing the image.

27. The display of claim 23, wherein the means for displaying a set of graphical objects on the display includes a means for rendering at least one of the graphical objects as a thumbnail of the image.

28. The display of claim 23, wherein the means for displaying a set of graphical objects on the display includes a means for rendering at least one of the graphical object as a non-textual icon predictive of the sizing if actuated.

29. The display of claim 23, wherein the means for displaying a set of graphical objects on the display is based on a means for detecting a format of an image signal and an aspect ratio of the display.

30. A processor readable medium, comprising:

stored information organized to perform acts to;

provide an image on a screen provide a set of graphical objects on the screen, each graphical object indicative of how the image will be sized if activated;

activate one graphical object; and

resize the image based on the activated graphical object.

31. The processor readable medium of claim 30, wherein the stored information is processed to perform the act to arrange one of the set of graphical objects in an object area.

32. The processor readable medium of claim 30, wherein the stored information further comprises information to perform the act to accept inputs from an input device.

33. The processor readable medium of claim 30, wherein the stored information is processed to perform the act to highlight one of a set of graphical objects.

34. The processor readable medium of claim 30, wherein the stored information is processed to perform the act to nonuniformly size the image.

35. The processor readable medium of claim 30, wherein the stored information is processed to perform the act to display one of a set of graphical objects as a thumbnail of the image.

36. The processor readable medium of claim 30, wherein the stored information is processed to perform the act to display one of a set of graphical objects as a non- textual icon predictive of the sizing if actuated.

37. The processor readable medium of claim 30, wherein the stored information is processed to perform the act to display the set of graphical objects on the display and the act to display the set of graphical objects is based on a detected format of the image signal and an aspect ratio of the display.