Method for orienting a digital image on a display of an image display device

• US 6,999,124 B2
• Filed: 11/19/2002
• Issued: 02/14/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 11/19/2002
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Monument Peak Ventures, LLC (Dominion Harbor Enterprises, LLC)
• Original Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
• Inventors: Woodworth, Duane A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Tran, Thai
• Assistant Examiner(s): JERABEK, KELLY L
• Application Number:
  US10/299,384
• Publication Number:
  US 20040095498A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,183 Days
• Field of Search: 348/222.1, 348/333.01, 348/333.03, 348/333.12, 348/583, 348/333.02, 345649-659, 345/556, 345/173, 382/296
• US Class Current: 348/333.01
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04845 for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/631 Graphical user interfaces [GUI] specially adapted for controlling image capture or setting capture parameters

Abstract

A method of orienting a digital image for viewing on a display of a digital imaging device. The method comprises the steps of: accessing the digital image, the digital image being defined by a plurality of sides, each of the plurality of sides being substantially linear; displaying the digital image in a first orientation on the display of the digital imaging device, the display having a top edge; providing a selection member for selecting one of the plurality of sides; and automatically displaying the digital image in a second orientation responsive to the selecting of the one of the plurality of sides, the second orientation configured such that the selected one of the plurality of sides is disposed in a substantially horizontal orientation and is disposed closer to the top edge of the display than the other of the plurality of sides.

Claims

1. A method of orienting a digital image for viewing on a display of a digital imaging device wherein the orientation of the content of the digital image is not known, the digital image having a curved shape comprised of a plurality of portions, the method comprising the steps of:

accessing the digital image;

displaying the digital image in a first orientation on the display of the digital imaging device, the display having a top edge;

providing selection means for selecting a portion of the displayed digital image proximate one of the plurality of portions of the curved shape; and

automatically displaying the digital image in a second orientation responsive to the selecting of the one portion, the second orientation configured such that the selected one of the plurality of portions is disposed closest to the top edge of the display.

2. A method of orienting a digital image for viewing on a display of a digital imaging device, the boundary of the digital image being defined by a curved portion and a substantially linear portion, the method comprising the steps of:

accessing the digital image;

displaying the digital image in a first orientation on the display of the digital imaging device, the display having a top edge;

providing selection means for selecting the curved or linear portion;

determining whether the curved or linear portion was selected; and

automatically displaying the digital image in a second orientation responsive to the selecting of the curved or linear portion, the second orientation being configured such that (1) if the curved portion was selected, the selected curved portion being disposed closer to the top edge of the display than the linear portion, or (2) if the linear portion was selected, the selected linear portion being disposed in a substantially horizontal orientation and positioned closer to the top edge of the display than the curved portion.

3. A method of orienting a digital image having a plurality of sides, for viewing the digital image on a display provided with a top edge, the method comprising the steps of:

(a) accessing the digital image;

(b) displaying the digital image in a first orientation on the display which is not a proper orientation of such displayed image, and so that only one of the sides of the displayed image is closest to the ton edge of the display;

(c) selecting one of the plurality of sides of the displayed image which is not the one side of the displayed image that is closest to the ton edge of the display, by overlaying a visible object on the selected side of the displayed image; and

(d) determining a second orientation of the displayed image, using an indication of the selected side of the displayed image, which is the proper orientation of the displayed image, and so that the selected side of the displayed image would be closest to the toy edge of the display, and re-displaying the displayed image in the second orientation;

wherein the selected side of the displayed image is proximate a curved portion of the displayed image intended to be viewed opposite the top edge of the display.