METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CONTENT PROCESSING

• US 20140169686A1
• Filed: 08/27/2013
• Published: 06/19/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 08/19/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Digimarc Corporation
• Original Assignee: Digimarc Corporation
• Inventors: Conwell, William Y., Rodriguez, Tony F., Rhoads, Geoffrey B.
• Granted Patent: US 9,208,384 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 382/218
• 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 16/583 using metadata automatically derived from the content
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/587 using geographical or spatial information, e.g. location
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9535 Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9536 Search customisation based on social or collaborative filtering
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 18/22 Matching criteria, e.g. proximity measures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 18/24 Classification techniques
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 18/40 Software arrangements specially adapted for pattern recognition, e.g. user interfaces or toolboxes therefor
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2207/10016 Video; Image sequence
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2215/00 Indexing scheme for image rendering
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 3/00 Geometric image transformations in the plane of the image
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 10/24 Aligning, centring, orientation detection or correction of the image
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 10/945 User interactive design; Environments; Toolboxes
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 20/13 Satellite images
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 30/142 using hand-held instruments; Constructional details of the instruments
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00307 with a mobile telephone apparatus constructional features of portable telephone sets H04M1/0202; mobile radio systems H04W84/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2101/00 Still video cameras
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3278 Transmission
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/611 where the recognised objects include parts of the human body

Abstract

Cell phones and other portable devices are equipped with a variety of technologies by which existing functionality can be improved, and new functionality can be provided. Some relate to visual search capabilities, and determining appropriate actions responsive to different image inputs. Others relate to processing of image data. Still others concern metadata generation, processing, and representation. Yet others relate to coping with fixed focus limitations of cell phone cameras, e.g., in reading digital watermark data. Still others concern user interface improvements. A great number of other features and arrangements are also detailed.

Claims

1. A method of presenting information on the screen of a cell phone, comprising the acts:

defining two or more dimensions of information relating to a subject;

displaying a sequence of screens presenting information relating to the subject in a first dimension when a first user interface control is operated;

displaying a sequence of screens presenting information relating to the subject in a second dimension when a second user interface control is operated.

2. The method of claim 1 that includes changing said subject to a subject represented by one of the displayed screens, responsive to operation of a third user interface control while that screen is displayed.

3. The method of claim 1 in which:

the subject is an image of an object;

the first dimension is similarity to said object in one of (1) geolocation, (2) appearance, or (3) content descriptive metadata; and

the second dimension is similarity to said object in another of said (1), (2) or (3).

4. The method of claim 1 in which:

the subject is an image of an object;

the first dimension is similarity to said image in one of (1) geolocation, (2) content descriptive metadata, or (3) price; and

the second dimension is color.

5. A cell phone including a camera, a memory, a processor, a screen, and software in the memory for causing the processor to present a display indicating data comprising at least one of (1) a rotation from horizontal, (2) a rotation since an earlier time;

and (3) a scale change since an earlier time, the processor determining said data by reference to information from the camera.

6. An image processing method comprising:

receiving an image, and metadata related thereto;

storing image data in at least one plane of a plural-plane data structure;

generating a graphical representation of the metadata; and

storing the metadata in another plane of said data structure.