METHOD FOR IMAGE ANIMATION USING IMAGE VALUE RULES
First Claim
1. A method for image presentation comprising the steps of:
- acquiring at least one set of images for presentation;
generating a presentation area image for presentation on a display having a plurality of separate presentation objects in the presentation area;
determining an image value for each of the acquired images by analyzing the images according to an image value metric;
presenting the presentation area image with one of the acquired images in each of the presentation objects with the presented images being selected such that there will be at least a range of different image values for the images presented at any one moment in time; and
animating the presentation objects within the presentation area image by moving the presentation objects relative to each other in a manner that attracts more attention to presentation objects that are used to present images having a higher image value than presentation objects that are used to simultaneously present images having a lower image value.
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Abstract
A method for image presentation are provided, in which at least one theme for image presentation is obtained; at least one set of images is acquired for presentation in association with each theme; and a presentation area image is generated for presentation on a display with a plurality of separate presentation objects in the presentation area image; an image value for each of the acquired images is determined; an emphasis score is determined for each of the acquired images. The presentation area image is presented with one of the acquired images in each of the presentation objects; and the presentation objects are animated by moving the presentation objects relative to each other in a manner that attracts more attention to presentation objects that are used to present images having a higher emphasis score than presentation objects that are used to simultaneously present images having a lower emphasis score.
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25 Claims
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1. A method for image presentation comprising the steps of:
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acquiring at least one set of images for presentation; generating a presentation area image for presentation on a display having a plurality of separate presentation objects in the presentation area; determining an image value for each of the acquired images by analyzing the images according to an image value metric; presenting the presentation area image with one of the acquired images in each of the presentation objects with the presented images being selected such that there will be at least a range of different image values for the images presented at any one moment in time; and animating the presentation objects within the presentation area image by moving the presentation objects relative to each other in a manner that attracts more attention to presentation objects that are used to present images having a higher image value than presentation objects that are used to simultaneously present images having a lower image value. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method for concurrently presenting a plurality images, the method comprising the steps of:
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determining a theme which governs strata visibility and image promotion; selecting a stratification scheme for presenting, at one time, a plurality of presentation objects in a plurality of ordered layers within a presentation space said selection being made according to the determined theme with each of the ordered layers being associated with a manner of moving presentation objects associated with the respective layer in a manner that is calculated to attract a different level of a viewer'"'"'s attention than presentation objects that are presented in other ones of the ordered layers; generating a presentation area image having an object with a plurality of separate presentation objects in the presentation area; determining an image value for each of the acquired images by analyzing the images according to an image value metric and based upon a degree of correspondence to the theme; dividing the plurality of images into groups of images having different image values; and presenting images from each group for using presentation objects for images in ordered layers that attract higher levels of attention having relatively higher image values while presenting images from each group having lower image values using presentation objects in ordered layers that attract lower levels of attention.
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23. A presentation system comprising:
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a display; a source of images; a processor adapted to acquiring at least one set of images for presentation;
to generate a presentation area image having an object with a plurality of separate presentation objects in the presentation area image, to determine image value for each of the acquired images by analyzing the images according to an image value metric; and
to present the presentation area image with one of the acquired images in each of the presentation objects with the presented images being selected such that there will be at least a range of different image values for the images presented at any one moment in time,wherein the processor animates the presentation objects by moving the presentation objects relative to each other in a manner that attracts more attention to presentation objects that are used to present images having a higher image value than presentation objects that are used to simultaneously present images having a lower image value. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25)
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