IMAGE EDITING SYSTEM AND METHOD

• US 20080181512A1
• Filed: 01/29/2008
• Published: 07/31/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 01/29/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: MySpace Incorporated (Capital V LLC)
• Original Assignee: MySpace Incorporated (Capital V LLC)
• Inventors: Gavin, Andrew, Shumaker, Scott, Stragnell, Ben
• Granted Patent: US 8,218,830 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 382/209
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/60 Editing figures and text; Combining figures or text
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/3873 defined only by a limited number of coordinate points or parameters, e.g. corners, centre; for trimming

Abstract

An image editing system for use with a web-based video editing system is provided. The image editing system comprises: a detection system configured to receive image data; detect regions of the image representing faces; store the data representing the coordinates of the faces as points of interest; and receive user input adding additional points of interest, modifying the points of interest, or deleting the pre-selected points of interest; and a cropping subsystem configured to determine the portion of the image containing the maximum number of points of interest that will fit within the crop area; and crop the image.

Claims

1. A system for editing images comprising:

a processor that receives data representative of an image, the processor coupled to a display; and

a user input connected to the processor;

wherein the processor is configured to;

detect regions of the image representing faces;

store data representing coordinates of any regions detected as representing faces as points of interest;

cause the display of the image on the display with an indication of the regions with coordinates stored as points of interest;

when data indicative of adding a user selected region of the image as an additional point of interest is received through the user input, store data representing the coordinates of the user selected region as a point of interest;

when data indicative of deleting a region corresponding to an indication of a point of interest on the display is received through the user input, remove data representing the coordinates of the region corresponding to the indication of a point of interest on the display;

determine a crop area for the image, the crop area having predetermined dimensional characteristics, such that the crop area will best preserve points of interest according to a predetermined set of rules, and

cause the display of an indication of the determined crop area on the display.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein the predetermined set of rules includes maximizing the number of points of interest in the crop area.

3. The system of claim 2 wherein the predetermined set of rules includes minimizing the intersection of borders of the crop area with stored points of interest.

4. The system of claim 1 wherein the predetermined set of rules includes minimizing the intersection of borders of the crop area with stored points of interest.

5. The system of claim 1 wherein the predetermined dimensional characteristics of the crop area are determined based on data received by the processor from the user input.

6. The system of claim 1 wherein the predetermined set of rules are determined, at least in part, based on data received by the processor from the user input.

7. A method for editing images using a processor that receives data representative of an image, the processor coupled to a display and a user input connected to the processor, the method comprising the processor:

detecting regions of the image representing faces;

storing data representing the coordinates of any regions detected as representing faces as points of interest;

causing the display of the image on the display with an indication of the regions with coordinates stored as points of interest;

when data indicative of adding a user selected region of the image as an additional point of interest is received through the user input, storing data representing the coordinates of the user selected region as a point of interest;

when data indicative of deleting a region corresponding to an indication of a point of interest on the display is received through the user input, removing data representing the coordinates of the region corresponding to the indication of a point of interest on the display; and

determining a crop area for the image, the crop area having predetermined dimensional characteristics, such that the crop area will best preserve points of interest according to a predetermined set of rules,

causing the display of an indication of the determined crop area on the display.

8. The method of claim 7 wherein the predetermined set of rules includes maximizing the number of points of interest in the crop area.

9. The method of claim 8 wherein the predetermined set of rules includes minimizing the intersection of borders of the crop area with stored points of interest.

10. The method of claim 7 wherein the predetermined set of rules includes minimizing the intersection of borders of the crop area with stored points of interest.

11. The method of claim 7 wherein the predetermined dimensional characteristics of the crop area are determined based on data received by the processor from the user input.

12. The method of claim 7 wherein the predetermined set of rules are determined, at least in part, based on data received by the processor from the user input.