ASSET CATALOG LAYERED IMAGE SUPPORT

• US 20160358356A1
• Filed: 09/30/2015
• Published: 12/08/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 06/05/2015
• Status: Active Application

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: HEYNEN, Patrick O., HESS, Jonathan J., SEELY, Blake R., TURNER, James T.
• Granted Patent: US 10,268,647 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 13/00 Bandages or dressings radioactive dressings A61N5/1029; Absorbent pads
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/51 Indexing; Data structures therefor; Storage structures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04845 for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/14 Digital output to display device ; Cooperation and interconnection of the display device with other functional units
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/109 Font handling; Temporal or kinetic typography
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/197 Version control for software G06F8/71
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/60 Editing figures and text; Combining figures or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2207/20221 Image fusion; Image merging
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 5/50 using two or more images, e.g. averaging or subtraction
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 7/97 Determining parameters from multiple pictures depth or shape recovery from multiple images G06T7/55; stereo camera calibration G06T7/85
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2370/022 Centralised management of display operation, e.g. in a server instead of locally
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 3/003 to produce spatial visual effects
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/005 Adapting incoming signals to the display format of the display terminal
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/377 for mixing or overlaying two or more graphic patterns G09G5/02, G09G5/397 take precedence

Abstract

Systems and methods are disclosed for authoring, deploying, and executing layer stack images for applications directed to a plurality of target devices. Resources to implement the layer stack images are compiled into an asset catalog database for each image in each layer stack image for each target device. Derivative resource products, such as a flattened version of the layer stack images and a “blurred” version of layer stack images can be generated and stored in the asset catalog at compile and build time. Three-dimensional effects implemented using the layer stack images can be implemented using an application programming interface that accepts legacy two dimensional images can be used to receive the layer stack images. An platform framework implements logic that detects the type of image requested via the API is a layer stack image or a conventional flat image. Third party layer stack images can be received and displayed at run-time or compile time. Images that make up a layer stack image can be locally-stored, externally referenced, or both. A layer stack image can, itself, refer to other layer stack images.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

authoring a layer stack image, wherein authoring a layer stack image comprises;

specifying a plurality of images that make up the layer stack image;

for each of the plurality of images, specifying a plurality of parameters and corresponding parameter values of the image;

compiling the layer stack image, wherein compiling the layer stack image comprises;

generating metadata that describes the layer stack image;

for each of the plurality of images, generating metadata that describes the plurality of parameters and corresponding parameter values for the layer and image;

storing the metadata and, for each image, storing at least a reference to the image or a copy of the image.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein specifying an image in the plurality of images comprises specifying a reference to an image that is stored at a remote location.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

specifying a layer of the layer stack image that comprises text, and wherein one or more of the plurality of parameters and corresponding values comprise the text of the layer and one or more font characteristics of the text.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein one or more of the plurality of parameters and corresponding parameter values of a layer in the plurality of layers includes a reference to one of an audio clip, a video clip, an audio/video clip, or an animation.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

specifying a plurality of target devices upon which the layer stack image is intended to be displayed.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising:

for at least one layer of the layer stack image, specifying a modified version of the image for the layer that corresponds to a particular target device in the plurality of target devices.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein, for at least one layer of the layer stack image, storing both a reference to the image of the layer and a copy of the image for the layer.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein compiling the layer stack image comprises compiling only a single layer stack image.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the metadata for the layer stack image, the metadata for each layer of the layer stack image, and the at least either a reference to an image for a layer or a copy of the image for the layer, are stored in an asset catalog database that can be accessed at run-time by an application that requests the layer stack image.

10. A non-transitory computer readable medium programmed with instructions that, when executed by a processing system, perform a method, comprising:

authoring a layer stack image, wherein authoring a layer stack image comprises;

specifying a plurality of images that make up the layer stack image;

for each of the plurality of images, specifying a plurality of parameters and corresponding parameter values of the image;

compiling the layer stack image, wherein compiling the layer stack image comprises;

generating metadata that describes the layer stack image;

for each of the plurality of images, generating metadata that describes the plurality of parameters and corresponding parameter values for the layer and image;

storing the metadata and, for each image, storing at least a reference to the image or a copy of the image.

11. The medium of claim 10, wherein specifying an image in the plurality of images comprises specifying a reference to an image that is stored at a remote location.

12. The medium of claim 10, further comprising:

specifying a layer of the layer stack image that comprises text, and wherein one or more of the plurality of parameters and corresponding values comprise the text of the layer and one or more font characteristics of the text.

13. The medium of claim 10, wherein one or more of the plurality of parameters and corresponding parameter values includes a reference to one of an audio clip, a video clip, an audio/video clip, or an animation.

14. The medium of claim 10, further comprising:

specifying a plurality of target devices upon which the layer stack image is intended to be displayed.

15. The medium of claim 14, further comprising:

for at least one layer of the layer stack image, specifying a modified version of the image for the layer that corresponds to a particular target device in the plurality of target devices.

16. The medium of claim 10, wherein, for at least one layer of the layer stack image, storing both a reference to the image of the layer and a copy of the image for the layer.

17. The medium of claim 10, wherein compiling the layer stack image comprises compiling only a single layer stack image.

18. The medium of claim 10, wherein the metadata for the layer stack image, the metadata for each layer of the layer stack image, and the at least either a reference to an image for a layer or a copy of the image for the layer, are stored in an asset catalog database that can be accessed at run-time by an application that requests the layer stack image.

19. A system comprising:

a processing system coupled to a memory programmed with executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system perform a method, comprising;

authoring a layer stack image, wherein authoring a layer stack image comprises;

specifying a plurality of images that make up the layer stack image;

for each of the plurality of images, specifying a plurality of parameters and corresponding parameter values of the image;

compiling the layer stack image, wherein compiling the layer stack image comprises;

generating metadata that describes the layer stack image;

for each of the plurality of images, generating metadata that describes the plurality of parameters and corresponding parameter values for the layer and image;

storing the metadata and, for each image, storing at least a reference to the image or a copy of the image.

20. The system of claim 19, wherein specifying an image in the plurality of images comprises specifying a reference to an image that is stored at a remote location.

21. The system of claim 19, further comprising:

specifying a layer of the layer stack image that comprises text, and wherein one or more of the plurality of parameters and corresponding values comprise the text of the layer and one or more font characteristics of the text.

22. The system of claim 19, wherein one or more of the plurality of parameters and corresponding parameter values includes a reference to an one of audio clip, a video clip, an audio/video clip, or an animation.

23. The system of claim 19, further comprising:

specifying a plurality of target devices upon which the layer stack image is intended to be displayed.

24. The system of claim 23, further comprising:

for at least one layer of the layer stack image, specifying a modified version of the image for the layer that corresponds to a particular target device in the plurality of target devices.

25. The system of claim 19, wherein, for at least one layer of the layer stack image, storing both a reference to the image of the layer and a copy of the image for the layer.

26. The system of claim 19, wherein compiling the layer stack image comprises compiling only a single layer stack image.

27. The system of claim 19, wherein the metadata for the layer stack image, the metadata for each layer of the layer stack image, and the at least either a reference to an image for a layer or a copy of the image for the layer, are stored in an asset catalog database that can be accessed at run-time by an application that requests the layer stack image.