System and Method for Creating Custom Composite Images from Layered Images in a Client-Server Environment

• US 20130236119A1
• Filed: 03/08/2012
• Published: 09/12/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 03/08/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Adobe Systems Incorporated (Adobe Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Adobe Systems Incorporated (Adobe Inc.)
• Inventors: Campbell, Gabriel Matthew, Kaplan, Gregory Alan, Morgen, Andreas Martin
• Granted Patent: US 9,177,401 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 382/284
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/5866 using information manually generated, e.g. tags, keywords, comments, manually generated location and time information
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/951 Indexing; Web crawling techniques
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/60 Editing figures and text; Combining figures or text
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/01 Protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46

Abstract

In response to receiving a request from a client device, a first image can be determined based at least in part on an image identification in the request. The first image may be associated with a plurality of layers. A subset of the plurality of layers can be determined. Information configured to enable a selection of at least one layer in the subset may be sent to the client device. In response to receiving a request from a client device, a composite image can be obtained based at least in part on a selection of at least one layer of a plurality of layers of an image received in the request. The composite image may be dynamically generated or retrieved from a storage device. The composite image and/or information associated with the composite image can be sent to the client device.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

in response to receiving a first request from a device, determining a first image based at least in part on the image identifier, the first image having a plurality of layers;

determining a first subset of the plurality of layers; and

sending first information to the device, the first information corresponding to at least one of the layers in the first subset.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the first information is configured to enable a selection of at least one layer in the first subset

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a second request from the device, the second request comprising a selection of at least one layer in the first subset;

in response to receiving the second request, obtaining a composite image, the composite image based at least at least in part on the selection of the at least one layer in the first subset; and

sending second information to the device, the second information comprising the composite image.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein at least one of the first request or the second request is received over hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP).

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining a priority for a layer in the first subset; and

ordering the layers in the first subset based at least in part on the priority.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein determining the first image based at least in part on the image identifier comprises:

sending a query to a data store, the query comprising the image identifier; and

receiving a response from the data store, the response identifying the image.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the first information comprises a graphical representation of at least one layer in the first subset.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the graphical representation of at least one layer in the first subset comprises:

a first thumbnail corresponding with a first layer in the subset; and

a second thumbnail corresponding with a second layer in the subset.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the device comprises at least one of a tablet computer, a mobile phone, or a personal digital assistant (PDA).

10. A method, comprising:

receiving a request from a device, the request comprising a selection of at least one layer of an image, the image comprising a plurality of layers;

in response to receiving the request, determining that a composite image exists, the composite image based at least in part on the selection of the at least one layer of the image; and

sending information corresponding to the composite image to the device.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

determining that the composite image does not exist; and

in response to the determination that the composite image does not exist, generating the composite image.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein generating the composite image comprises:

obtaining images corresponding to each layer in of the received selection; and

combining the obtained images to create the composite image.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein generating the composite image comprises:

ordering the obtained images based at least in part on a priority for at least one of the layers in the plurality of layers;

14. The method of claim 10, wherein determining that the composite image exists comprises:

attempting to access a file location associated with the composite image;

if the attempt to access the file location is successful, determining that the composite image exists.

15. The method of claim 10 wherein sending information corresponding to the composite image comprises:

sending a low-resolution image corresponding to the composite image.

16. The method of claim 10 wherein sending information corresponding to the composite image comprises sending the composite image.

17. The method of claim 10 wherein sending information corresponding to the composite image comprises:

sending an electronic document, the electronic document referencing the composite image.

18. A method, comprising:

sending a first request, the first request comprising an image identifier;

receiving first information, the first information corresponding to a plurality of layers of an image;

receiving selection of a subset of the plurality of layers;

sending a second request, the second request corresponding to a request for a composite image, the second request indicating the selection of the subset of the plurality of layers; and

receiving the composite image, the composite image based at least in part on the selection of the subset of the plurality of layers.

19. The method of claim 18, further comprising:

displaying at least a portion of the first information on a display.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein displaying the at least the portion of the first information on the display comprises:

for each received layer in the plurality of layers of the image, displaying a low-resolution image corresponding to that layer.

21. The method of claim 18, wherein receiving selection of a subset of the plurality of layers comprises:

receiving input from an input device;

determining that the received input corresponds with at least one layer in the plurality of layers; and

in response to a determination that the received input corresponds with the at least one layer, determining that the at least one layer is selected.

22. The method of claim 18, wherein receiving the composite image comprises receiving an electronic file, the composite image being embedded within the electronic file.

23. The method of claim 18, wherein receiving the composite image comprises receiving an electronic file, the electronic file referencing the composite image.

24. A system comprising:

a memory;

a processor configured for executing instructions stored in the memory, the processor configured to;

receive a first request from a device, the first request comprising an image identifier;

in response to receiving the first request, determine a first image based at least in part on the image identifier, the first image associated with a plurality of layers;

determine a first subset of the plurality of layers;

send first information to the device, the first information corresponding to at least one of the layers in the first subset, the first information configured to enable a selection of at least one layer in the first subset;

receive a second request from the device, the second request comprising a selection of at least one layer in the first subset;

in response to receiving the second request, obtain a composite image, the composite image based at least at least in part on the selection of the at least one layer in the first subset; and

send second information to the device, the second information comprising the composite image.

25. A non-transitory computer-readable medium on which is encoded program code, the program code configured to:

receive a first request from a device, the first request comprising an image identifier;

in response to receiving the first request, determine a first image based at least in part on the image identifier, the first image corresponding with or comprising a plurality of layers;

determine a first subset of the plurality of layers;

send first information to the device, the first information corresponding to at least one of the layers in the first subset, the first information configured to enable a selection of at least one layer in the first subset;

receive a second request from the device, the second request comprising a selection of at least one layer in the first subset;

in response to receiving the second request, obtain a composite image, the composite image based at least at least in part on the selection of the at least one layer in the first subset; and

send second information to the device, the second information comprising the composite image.