Architecture For Exporting Digital Images

• US 20140223337A1
• Filed: 04/10/2014
• Published: 08/07/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 09/22/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Seely, Blake R.
• Granted Patent: US 9,547,426 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/753
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/182 Distributed file systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/583 using metadata automatically derived from the content
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04845 for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1253 Configuration of print job parameters, e.g. using UI at the client
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/031 Electronic editing of digitised analogue information signals, e.g. audio or video signals
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/034 on discs G11B27/036, G11B27/038 take precedence

Abstract

A method and apparatus for allowing applications to access edited image data from an image editing application are disclosed herein. When the user desires to export edited images, the user causes the image editing application to display a plug-in user interface (UI). The plug-in UI may allow the user to enter exporting parameters, although this is not required. After the user selects an “export” button in the plug-in UI, the image editing application confirms with the plug-in on an image-by-image basis which of the images should be exported. The image editing application then generates an export version of the image. If necessary, the image editing application applies image adjustments to the master image to generate the export version. The image editing application then makes the export version available to the plug-in.

Claims

1. One or more non-transitory machine-readable media storing instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause:

select a digital image for export to an online service;

receive input selecting adjustments to be applied to the selected digital image;

apply the selected adjustments non-destructively to the selected digital image;

automatically apply export parameters associated with the online service to the adjusted selected digital image; and

export the adjusted selected digital image to the online service.

2. The non-transitory machine-readable media of claim 1, wherein the export parameters comprise:

dimensions of a digital image to be uploaded.

3. The non-transitory machine-readable media of claim 1, wherein the adjustments to be applied to the selected digital image comprise color adjustments.

4. The non-transitory machine-readable media of claim 1, wherein the adjustments to be applied to the selected digital image comprise adding annotations to the selected digital image.

5. The non-transitory machine-readable media of claim 1, wherein the adjustments to be applied to the selected digital image comprise changing contrast and brightness.

6. The non-transitory machine-readable media of claim 1, wherein the adjustments to be applied to the selected digital image comprise cropping.

7. The non-transitory machine-readable media of claim 1, wherein the adjustments to be applied to the selected digital image comprise exposure adjustments.

8. The non-transitory machine-readable media of claim 1, wherein the export parameters comprise image format.

9. The non-transitory machine-readable media of claim 1, wherein the export parameters comprise image metadata.

10. A computer system, comprising:

a processor;

a communication interface;

coupled to the processor; and

a memory, coupled to the processor, on which are stored instructions for manipulating digital images, which when executed cause the processor to;

apply non-destructive image adjustments to a digital image;

automatically apply export parameters to the adjusted digital image, wherein the export parameters are associated with an online service;

export the adjusted digital image to the online service via the communication interface.

11. The computer system of claim 10, wherein the communication interface is configured for communication over a wireless link.

12. The computer system of claim 10, wherein the instructions that when executed cause the processor to export the adjusted digital image to the online service comprise instructions to export the adjusted digital image to a website associated with the online service.

13. The computer system of claim 10, wherein the instructions that when executed cause the computer system to apply non-destructive image adjustments to the digital image comprise instructions that when executed cause the processor to modify one or more of color, exposure, contrast, brightness, size, and orientation characteristics of the digital image.

14. The computer system of claim 10, wherein the export parameters comprise one or more of image format, image size, and image metadata requirements.

15. The computer system of claim 10, wherein the export parameters comprise privacy settings for the digital image on the online service.

16. The computer system of claim 10, wherein the export parameters comprise location information corresponding to the digital image.

17. The computer system of claim 10, wherein the export parameters comprise tags to associate with the digital image on the online service.

18. A method, comprising:

receiving a request to export a digital image to an online service;

determining export parameters associated with the online service;

generating, by an image editing application of a computer system, an export version of the digital image based on the export parameters;

adjusting, by the image editing application, image characteristics of the export version of the digital image; and

exporting, by the image editing application, the export version of the digital to online service.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein the export parameters comprise one or more of privacy settings, a title, a description, whether to replace an existing digital image on the online service, location information, and tags to associate with the digital image on the online service.

20. The method of claim 18, wherein the image characteristics adjusted by the image editing application comprise one or more of color, contrast, brightness, cropping, and exposure.