Automated creation of media asset illustration collage

• US 7,478,323 B2
• Filed: 03/11/2005
• Issued: 01/13/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 10/25/2004
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Dowdy, Thomas
• Primary Examiner(s): Hutton; Doug
• Assistant Examiner(s): Hillery; Nathan
• Application Number:
  US11/078,583
• Publication Number:
  US 20060206811A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,404 Days
• Field of Search: 715/526, 715/527, 715/528, 382/162, 382/168, 345589-598
• US Class Current: 715/253
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 23/00 Advertising on or in specific articles, e.g. ashtrays, letter-boxes on or in vehicles G09F21/00

Abstract

Techniques for producing a media asset illustration collage are disclosed. These techniques involve, for instance, obtaining a media asset list containing media asset information, obtaining one or more media asset illustrations associated with the media asset list, determining a color scheme based on the one or more media asset illustrations, and producing a media asset illustration collage according to the color scheme. Further, these techniques involve analyzing the one or more media asset illustrations, determining, based on the analysis, one or more dominant colors for each of the media asset illustrations, determining, based on one or more of the dominant colors, one or more alternate colors for each of the media asset illustrations, prioritizing the one or more media asset illustrations based on the media asset list, selecting one or more the of the determined dominant colors from the media asset illustration having the highest priority, and creating the color scheme for the media asset illustration collage based on the selected dominant color.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for producing a media asset illustration collage, comprising:

obtaining a media asset list containing media asset information;

obtaining a plurality of media asset illustrations associated with the media asset list;

determining a color scheme based on the plurality of media asset illustrations; and

producing a media asset illustration collage according to the color scheme,

wherein the determining of the color scheme comprises;

analyzing each of the plurality of media asset illustrations;

determining, based on the analysis, one or more dominant colors for each of the media asset illustrations;

prioritizing each of the media asset illustrations based on the media asset list, the media asset illustration having the highest priority being most representative of the media asset illustrations associated with the media asset list;

selecting one or more the of the determined dominant colors from the media asset illustration having the highest priority; and

creating the color scheme for the media asset illustration collage based on the selected dominant color.

2. A computer-implemented method as recited in claim 1, further comprising:

printing the media asset illustration collage.

3. A computer-implemented method as recited in claim 1, further comprising:

producing a track listing containing media asset information from the media asset list; and

incorporating the track listing into the media asset illustration collage.

4. A computer-implemented method as recited in claim 3, further comprising printing the media asset illustration collage.

5. A computer-implemented method as recited in claim 4, wherein the media asset illustration collage is a jewel case insert.

6. A computer-implemented method as recited in claim 4, wherein the media asset illustration collage is a DVD case insert.

7. A computer-implemented method as recited in claim 1, wherein the determining of the color scheme comprises:

determining, based on the one or more of the dominant colors, one or more alternate colors for at least the media asset illustration having the highest priority.

8. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the priority for the media asset illustrations is determined by counting the number of media assets on the media asset list that are associated with each of the media asset illustrations and assigning the highest priority to the media asset illustration having the greatest number of associated media assets.

9. A computer-implemented method as recited in claim 1, wherein the processing of the media asset illustrations comprises generating a histogram of the colors contained in each of the media asset illustrations.

10. A computer-implemented method as recited in claim 9, wherein the dominant color is determined by selecting one or more of the tallest peaks on the histogram.

11. A computer-implemented method as recited in claim 8, wherein the color scheme is formulated by selecting one or more shades of the dominant color of the highest priority illustration.

12. A computer-implemented method as recited in claim 8, wherein the track listing is printed using an alternate color of the dominant color of the highest priority illustration.

13. A computer-implemented method as recited in claim 1, wherein the media asset illustration collage comprises a first panel and a second panel.

14. A computer-implemented method as recited in claim 1, wherein the determination of one or more of the alternate colors comprises choosing a complement color of a dominant color.

15. A computer-implemented method as recited in claim 1, wherein the determination of one or more of the alternate colors comprises choosing a shade of a dominant color.

16. A computer-implemented method as recited in claim 1, wherein the determination of one or more of the alternate colors comprises choosing a tint of a dominant color.

17. A computer-implemented method as recited in claim 1, wherein the determination of one or more of the alternate colors comprises choosing the split complements of a dominant color.

18. A computer-implemented method as recited in claim 1, wherein the determination of one or more of the alternate colors comprises choosing the alternate complements of a dominant color.

19. A computer-implemented method as recited in claim 1, wherein the determination of one or more of the alternate colors comprises choosing the tetrads of a dominant color.

20. A computer-implemented method as recited in claim 1, wherein the color scheme is formulated by selecting one or more tints of the dominant color of the highest priority illustration.

21. A computer-implemented method as recited in claim 13, wherein the first panel comprises a mosaic of all the media asset illustrations associated with the media asset list.

22. A computer-implemented method as recited in claim 13, wherein the second panel comprises the mosaic reproduced using only the colors in the color scheme.

23. A computer-implemented method as recited in claim 13, wherein the second panel is produced using the dominant color.

24. A computer-implemented method as recited in claim 21, wherein the mosaic of media asset illustrations contains blank spaces, and wherein the blank spaces are filled with the selected dominant color.

25. A computer-implemented method as recited in claim 22, wherein the color scheme is a monochromatic color scheme based on the selected dominant color.

26. A computer-implemented method as recited in claim 23, wherein the monochromatic color scheme comprises shades of the selected dominant color.

27. A computer-implemented method as recited in claim 26, wherein the second panel further comprises a track listing produced using an alternate color.

28. A computer-implemented method as recited in claim 26, wherein the monochromatic color scheme further comprises tints of the dominant color.

29. A computer-implemented method as recited in claim 27, wherein the alternate color is the complement of the selected dominant color.

30. A computer-implemented method as recited in claim 23, wherein the second panel further comprises a track listing produced using an alternate color.

31. A computer-implemented method as recited in claim 30, wherein the alternate color is the complement of the selected dominant color.

32. A computer-implemented method for producing a media asset illustration collage, comprising:

obtaining a playlist containing media asset information for a plurality of media assets;

obtaining a plurality of media asset illustrations associated with the playlist;

analyzing the media asset illustrations;

determining, based on the analysis, one or more dominant colors for each of the media asset illustrations;

determining, based on one or more of the dominant colors, one or more alternate colors for each of the media asset illustrations;

prioritizing the media asset illustrations based on how many of the media assets in the playlist correspond to the each of the media asset illustrations;

selecting one or more the of the determined dominant colors from the media asset illustration having the highest priority;

creating a color scheme for the media asset illustration collage based on the selected dominant color; and

producing a media asset illustration collage according to the color scheme.

33. A computer readable medium including at least executable software code tangibly stored thereon for producing a media asset illustration collage, the computer readable medium comprising:

software code for obtaining media asset list containing media asset information;

software code for obtaining a plurality of media asset illustrations associated with the media asset list;

software code for determining a color scheme based on the plurality of media asset illustrations; and

software code for producing a media asset illustration collage according to the color scheme,

wherein said software code for determining of the color scheme includes at least

software code for prioritizing each of the media asset illustrations in the media asset list based on the frequency of occurrence of the media asset illustration in media asset list;

software code for determining a dominant color for at least the media asset illustration having the highest priority;

software code for determining, based on the dominant color, an alternate color for the media asset illustration having the highest priority; and

software code for creating the color scheme for the media asset illustration collage based on the determined alternate color.

34. The computer readable medium as recited in claim 33, wherein wherein the color scheme produced by said software code for producing the media asset illustration collage according to the color scheme includes a background color in the determined alternate color.