METHODS FOR BROWSING IMAGE DATA AND SYSTEMS USING THE SAME

• US 20100321317A1
• Filed: 06/09/2010
• Published: 12/23/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 06/19/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: HTC Corporation
• Original Assignee: HTC Corporation
• Inventors: CHEN, Hsueh-Chun
• Application Number:
  US12/796,724
• Publication Number:
  US 20100321317A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/173
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/58 Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures

Abstract

Methods for browsing image data and systems using the same are provided. First, all or a part of image data is browsed in a display unit. Each of the image data has attribute data. Then, one of the image data displayed in the display unit is determined, and the attribute data of the determined image data is obtained. The obtained attribute data is displayed in the display unit.

Claims

1. A method for browsing image data for use in an electronic device, comprising:

providing a plurality of image data, wherein each of the image data comprise attribute data;

browsing all or a part of the image data in a display unit;

determining one of the image data displayed in the display unit;

obtaining the attribute data of the determined image data; and

displaying the obtained attribute data in the display unit.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the determined image data is displayed at a specific position of the display unit.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the determined image data is the first image data displayed in the display unit.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the obtained attribute data is displayed at a position corresponding to a contact point of an object in the display unit.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the image data comprises photos, and thumbnails of photos.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the image data comprises videos, and representative figures corresponding to videos.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the attribute data comprises data information.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

filtering the image data according to the obtained attribute data; and

displaying all or a part of the filtered image data in the display unit.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the image data displayed in the display unit is first sorted according to a parameter, wherein the parameter comprises a name, and date information.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the display unit is a touch-sensitive display unit, and the method further comprises the steps of:

detecting a movement of an object on the touch-sensitive display unit; and

in response to the movement, browsing all or a part of the image data in the touch-sensitive display unit.

11. A system for browsing image data for use in an electronic device, comprising:

a storage unit comprising a plurality of image data, wherein each of the image data comprise attribute data;

a touch-sensitive display unit; and

a processing unit displaying all or a part of the image data in the display unit for browsing, determining one of the image data displayed in the display unit, obtaining the attribute data of the determined image data, and displaying the obtained attribute data in the display unit.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the determined image data is displayed at a specific position of the display unit.

13. The system of claim 11, wherein the determined image data is the first image data displayed in the display unit.

14. The system of claim 11, wherein the obtained attribute data is displayed at a position corresponding to a contact point of an object in the display unit.

15. The system of claim 11, wherein the image data comprises photos, and thumbnails of photos.

16. The system of claim 11, wherein the image data comprises videos, and representative figures corresponding to videos.

17. The system of claim 11, wherein the processing unit further filters the image data according to the obtained attribute data, and displays all or a part of the filtered image data in the display unit.

18. The system of claim 11, wherein the image data displayed in the display unit is first sorted according to a parameter, wherein the parameter comprises a name, and date information.

19. The system of claim 11, wherein the display unit is a touch-sensitive display unit, and the processing unit further detects a movement of an object on the touch-sensitive display unit, and in response to the movement, displays all or a part of the image data in the touch-sensitive display unit for browsing.

20. A machine-readable storage medium comprising a computer program, which, when executed, causes a device to perform a method for browsing image data, and the method comprises:

browsing all or a part of image data in a display unit, wherein each of the image data comprise attribute data;

determining one of the image data displayed in the display unit;

obtaining the attribute data of the determined image data; and

displaying the obtained attribute data in the display unit.