System and method of creating multilayered digital images in real time
First Claim
1. A real-time method of creating a composite digital image within a digital photo device, said digital photo device having a display device integral thereto, said display device at least for displaying previews of digital images, wherein is provided a plurality of user-selectable templates and wherein is provided at least one template compatibility rule, comprising the steps of:
- a. within said digital photo device, choosing two or more templates from among said plurality of templates;
b. selecting one or more of said template compatibility rules;
c. using said selected template compatibility rules to determine whether said chosen two or more templates are compatible;
d. only if said selected templates are determined to be incompatible, requiring another selection according to step (b), else, determining that two or more compatible templates have been selected;
e. selecting a subject of said composite digital image;
f. simultaneously displaying in real-time a representation of said selected two or more compatible templates together with a representation of said subject on said preview display device while a user orients said photo device to include an image of the subject within the template as it appears in said preview display device;
g. activating said photo device to capture a composite digital image of said subject and said template, thereby creating said composite digital image; and
,h. storing said composite image on computer readable medium, thereby creating a composite photograph.
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Abstract
There is provided herein a system and method for enabling a digital photo device to create pictures that contain live images that have been combined with predefined templates in real time, wherein the user selects graphical or effect templates which have been provided by the software developer. Preferably the combination of the templates and subject image will be displayed in real-time so that the user will know exactly how the final product will appear before the image is captured. Preferably, a preview screen will be used to display the combined templates/subject image in real time and the final digital image is similarly captured, calculated, and stored in real time.
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17 Claims
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1. A real-time method of creating a composite digital image within a digital photo device, said digital photo device having a display device integral thereto, said display device at least for displaying previews of digital images, wherein is provided a plurality of user-selectable templates and wherein is provided at least one template compatibility rule, comprising the steps of:
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a. within said digital photo device, choosing two or more templates from among said plurality of templates; b. selecting one or more of said template compatibility rules; c. using said selected template compatibility rules to determine whether said chosen two or more templates are compatible; d. only if said selected templates are determined to be incompatible, requiring another selection according to step (b), else, determining that two or more compatible templates have been selected; e. selecting a subject of said composite digital image; f. simultaneously displaying in real-time a representation of said selected two or more compatible templates together with a representation of said subject on said preview display device while a user orients said photo device to include an image of the subject within the template as it appears in said preview display device; g. activating said photo device to capture a composite digital image of said subject and said template, thereby creating said composite digital image; and
,h. storing said composite image on computer readable medium, thereby creating a composite photograph. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A real-time method of creating a composite digital image within a digital photo device, said digital photo device having a display device integral thereto, said display device at least for displaying a preview of digital photos to be taken by said digital photo device, wherein is provided a plurality of user-selectable templates, wherein is provided at least one template compatibility rule, comprising the steps of:
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a. within said digital photo device, choosing two or more templates from among said plurality of templates; b. selecting one or more of said template compatibility rules; c. using said one or more selected template compatibility rules to determine whether said chosen two or more templates are compatible; d. if said selected templates are determined to be incompatible, requiring another selection according to steps (a) through (c), else, determining that said chosen two or more templates have been selected, thereby obtaining two or more compatible templates; e. combining said two or more compatible templates into a multi-layer template; f. selecting a subject of said composite digital image; g. simultaneously displaying in real-time a representation of said multi-layer template together with a representation of said subject on said preview display device while a user orients said photo device to include an image of the subject within the multi-layer template as it appears in said preview display device, h. activating said photo device to capture a composite digital image of said subject and said multi-layer template; and
,i. storing said composite image on a computer readable medium, thereby creating said composite digital image. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A real-time method of creating a composite digital image within a digital photo device, said digital photo device having a display device integral thereto, said display device at least for displaying previews of digital images taken by said digital photo device, comprising the steps of:
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a. storing a plurality of user-selectable templates within said digital photo device; b. storing at least one template compatibility rule within said digital photo device; c. within said digital photo device, choosing two or more templates from among said plurality of templates; d. using at least one of said at least one template compatibility rules to determine whether said chosen two or more templates are compatible or incompatible; e. if said selected templates are determined to be incompatible, requiring a further selection among said plurality of templates until at least two templates are chosen that are compatible according to said at least one of said at least one template compatibility rules; f. selecting a subject for photographing with said digital photo device; g. simultaneously displaying in real-time on said display device a representation of each of said plurality of compatible templates together with a representation of the subject while a user orients said photo device to include an image of the subject within the simultaneously displayed compatible templates; h. activating said photo device to capture a digital image of said subject together with said plurality of compatible templates, thereby obtaining a composite digital image; and
,i. storing said composite image in a compute readable medium, thereby creating a composite photograph.
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