METHOD AND SOFTWARE FOR CREATING AN IMAGE FILE INCLUDING MULTIPLE STILL IMAGES AND SPECIAL EFFECTS

• US 20080250321A1
• Filed: 04/03/2008
• Published: 10/09/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 04/04/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: NHN Corporation
• Original Assignee: NHN Corporation
• Inventors: Park, Dong Ho, Kwon, Soon Ho, Chang, Joon-kee, So, Soon Sik, Lee, Kyung Ran, Jang, HoJin
• Granted Patent: US 9,123,181 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/719
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 13/80 2D [Two Dimensional] animation, e.g. using sprites
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/034 on discs G11B27/036, G11B27/038 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/34 Indicating arrangements indicating means incorporated in magazine or cassette G11B23/046 and G11B23/0875; indicating measured values in general G01D

Abstract

Disclosed is a method of creating a pleasure image file comprising a plurality of images. The method comprises providing a plurality of still image files for use in creating a pleasure image file comprising a plurality of still images from the plurality of still image files and receiving an input indicative of a sequence for displaying the plurality of still images when playing the pleasure image file. Incorporating some effects for each still image in creating the image file comprises assigning a period during which each still image is to be displayed on a screen, adding a display special effect to be used while displaying the at least one still image, and creating the pleasure image file configured to display the plurality of still images on a screen in accordance with the sequence each for the assigned period, wherein the at least one still image is to be displayed with the display special effect.

Claims

1. A method of creating a pleasure image file comprising a plurality of images, the method comprising:

providing a plurality of still image files for use in creating a pleasure image file comprises a plurality of still images from the plurality of still image files;

receiving an input indicative of a sequence for displaying the plurality of still images when playing the pleasure image file;

assigning, to each of the plurality of still images, a period during which each still image is to be displayed on a screen;

adding, to at least one of the plurality of still images, a display special effect to be used while displaying the at least one still image; and

creating the pleasure image file configured to display the plurality of still images on a screen in accordance with the sequence each for the assigned period, wherein the at least one still image is to be displayed with the display special effect.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising determining if each of the plurality of images is a still image.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the special image comprises moving at least part of the still image being displayed to move from one position to another on the screen.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving the input comprises monitoring a sequence of providing the plurality of still image files.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving the input comprises receiving a desired sequence from a user.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the same period is assigned to each of the plurality of still images.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein a length of the period is predetermined.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein assigning the period comprises receiving an input of a desired period.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein at least one of the plurality of still images is assigned a different length of the period.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein adding the display special effect comprises selecting at least one from the group consisting of:

moving a whole still image from one position to another on the screen, enlarging at least part of a still image, reducing the size of at least part of a still image, and a combination of at least one of the forgoing.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein one of the display special effects is randomly selected for each of the plurality of images.

12. The method of claim 1, further adding, to at least one of the plurality of still images, a transition special effect to be used while transitioning between two of the plurality of still images.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the transition special effect comprises at least one from the group consisting of a fade effect, a dissolve effect, a blind effect, a mosaic effect, a page turning-over effect.

14. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

providing at least one video file, each comprising a video image; and

incorporating the at least one video image into the pleasure image file;

15. The method of claim 1, further comprising encoding the pleasure image file into a desired format.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the desired format is a format required by a website, wherein the method further comprises uploading the encoded format to the website.

17. A computer executable program for creating a pleasure image file comprising a plurality of images, the program comprising:

a selection module configured to recognize a plurality of user selected still image files for use in creating a pleasure image file comprises a plurality of still images from the plurality of still image files;

a sequence module configured to receive an input indicative of a sequence for displaying the plurality of still images when playing the pleasure image file;

a display period module configured to assign, to each of the plurality of still images, a period during which each still image is to be displayed on a screen;

a special effect module configured to add, to at least one of the plurality of still images, a display special effect to be used while displaying the at least one still image; and

a incorporation module configured to create the pleasure image file configured to display the plurality of still images on a screen in accordance with the sequence each for the assigned period, wherein the at least one still image is to be displayed with the display special effect.

18. The program of claim 17, further comprising a still image determining module configured to determine if each of the plurality of images is a still image.

19. The program of claim 17, further comprising an encoding module configured to encode the pleasure image file into a format.

20. A computer executable program for creating a pleasure image file comprising a plurality of images, wherein when executed the program is configured to have a computer to perform a method comprising:

recognizing a plurality of user selected still image files for use in creating a pleasure image file comprises a plurality of still images from the plurality of still image files;

receiving an input indicative of a sequence for displaying the plurality of still images when playing the pleasure image file;

assigning, to each of the plurality of still images, a period during which each still image is to be displayed on a screen;

adding, to at least one of the plurality of still images, a display special effect to be used while displaying the at least one still image; and

creating the pleasure image file configured to display the plurality of still images on a screen in accordance with the sequence each for the assigned period, wherein the at least one still image is to be displayed with the display special effect.