METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CREATING A CONTEXT BASED CAMERA COLLAGE

• US 20140211065A1
• Filed: 01/29/2014
• Published: 07/31/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 01/30/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: SUDHEENDRA, Pavan, MANAV, Yogesh, BARUAH, Sumanta, NAGANUR, Rajaram
• Application Number:
  US14/167,452
• Publication Number:
  US 20140211065A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/333.02
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/2112 using still video cameras
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/631 Graphical user interfaces [GUI] specially adapted for controlling image capture or setting capture parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/64 Computer-aided capture of images, e.g. transfer from script file into camera, check of taken image quality, advice or proposal for image composition or decision on when to take image
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/2621 Cameras specially adapted for the electronic generation of special effects during image pickup, e.g. digital cameras, camcorders, video cameras having integrated special effects capability

Abstract

A method and a system for creating a context based dynamic collage while capturing images are provided. The method facilitates a user to create an image collage while capturing images. Each snapshot captured by the user shall be added sequentially to the collage based upon the context. In a case where the context changes, a snapshot will be added to the new context collage. The user can have an option to view the collages being created in real time.

Claims

1. A method for creating a context based collage dynamically while capturing images in a camera, the method comprising:

selecting the images to create the collage by a user;

invoking a User Interface (UI) to obtain an input from the user;

extracting a Region of Interest (ROI) for the images; and

creating the collage using the images based on a context criterion.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising obtaining the input from the user, wherein the input comprises at least one of a touch input, a keypad input, and a gesture interface input.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the context criterion comprises at least one of a time, a geo-location, and an image content.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein, if the context changes, the image collage belonging to a new context will be added to a new collage.

5. The method of claim 3, wherein the creating of the collage comprises grouping the images to create the collage based on parameters, wherein the parameters comprise at least one of a time proximity, a common background, a similar tag, a face detection, a face recognition, an object detection, a property of the image, and a user preference.

6. A system for creating a context based collage dynamically while capturing images in a camera, the system comprising:

a device file module, a remote content server module, a User Interface (UI) module, a display module, a camera module, a collage module, and an integrated circuit comprising at least one processor, and

at least one memory having a computer program code within the integrated circuit,

wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code along with the at least one processor cause the system to;

select the images to create the collage by a user using the UI module;

invoke an UI to obtain an input from the user using the UI module;

extract a Region of Interest (ROI) for the images using the camera module; and

create the collage using the collage module based on a context criterion.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the UI module is configured to interface with the camera module to obtain the captured image dynamically.

8. The system of claim 6, wherein the collage module further comprises at least one of an image ranking module, an ROI stitching module, an ROI selector module, an ROI placement module, and an ROI editor module.

9. The system of claim 6, wherein the remote content server module is configured to store the collage.

10. The system of claim 6, wherein the user interface module is configured to group the images to create the collage based on parameters, wherein the parameters comprise at least one of a time proximity, a common background, a similar tag, a face detection, a face recognition, an object detection, a property of the image, and a user preference.

11. The system of claim 6, wherein the user interface module is configured to interact with the display module to display the created collage by using at least one of capturing real time collage frame preview along with the UI module for launching the collage, using viewfinder along with the UI module for launching the collage, and using the viewfinder along with the UI module for launching real time collage frame preview.

12. The system of claim 6, wherein the user interface module is configured to allow the user a view of the collage upon selecting the corresponding ROI.

13. The system of claim 6, wherein the display module is configured to display a real time indication of progressive creation of the collage.

14. The system of claim 8, where the image ranking module is configured to provide a ranking score based on parameters, wherein the parameters comprise at least one of an image quality, and objects present in the images.

15. The system of claim 8, wherein the ROI selector module is configured to allow the user to select the ROI and the ROI placement module is configured to place the ROI on a rectangular canvas.

16. The system of claim 8, wherein the ROI placement module is configured to place the ROI based on parameters, wherein the parameters comprise at least one of an order of capture, an aspect ratio of the ROI, an ROI priority, and an ROI relationship.

17. The system of claim 8, wherein the ROI stitching module is configured to perform seamless blends between the ROI and the ROI editor module is configured to allow the user to edit any particular ROI.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein the ROI editor module is configured to perform at least one of an ROI swapping and an ROI resizing.

19. The system of claim 6, wherein the system is configured to obtain the input from the user, wherein the input comprises at least one of a touch input, a keypad input, and a gesture interface input.

20. A device for creating a context based collage dynamically while capturing images in a camera, the device comprising:

an integrated circuit comprising at least one processor; and

at least one memory having a computer program code within the integrated circuit,

wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code with the at least one processor cause the device to;

select the images to create the collage by a user;

invoke a User Interface (UI) to obtain an input from the user;

extract Region of Interest (ROI) for the images; and

create the collage based on a context criterion.