Multi-frame display system with semantic image arrangement

• US 7,877,696 B2
• Filed: 01/05/2007
• Issued: 01/25/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 01/05/2007
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
• Original Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
• Inventors: Lawther, Joel S., McIntyre, Dale F., Telek, Michael J., Manico, Joseph A.
• Primary Examiner(s): NGUYEN, CAO H
• Application Number:
  US11/650,396
• Publication Number:
  US 20080235574A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,481 Days
• Field of Search: 715/700, 715/710, 715/748, 715/752, 715/744, 715/738, 715/723, 715/716, 715/733, 715/726, 715/776, 715/797, 715/810, 715/853, 725/105, 725/106
• US Class Current: 715/752
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1423 controlling a plurality of local displays, e.g. CRT and flat panel display
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1446 display composed of modules, e.g. video walls
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/147 using display panels
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/25891 being end-user preferences retrieval of video data in a video database based on user preferences G06F16/739; arrangements for recognizing users' preferences H04H60/46; user profiles in network data switching protocols H04L67/306; processing of user preferences or user profiles in wireless networks H04W8/18
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4122 additional display device, e.g. video projector digital output for controlling a plurality of local displays G06F3/1423
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/431 Generation of visual interfaces for content selection or interaction; Content or additional data rendering
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4316 for displaying supplemental content in a region of the screen, e.g. an advertisement in a separate window
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/44008 involving operations for analysing video streams, e.g. detecting features or characteristics in the video stream arrangements characterised by components specially adapted for monitoring, identification or recognition of video in broadcast systems H04H60/59
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4622 Retrieving content or additional data from different sources, e.g. from a broadcast channel and the Internet web site content organization and management for information retrieval from the Internet G06F16/958; transmission by internet of broadcast information H04H60/82; stock exchange data over packet-switching network H04L12/1804; push services including data channel over packet-switching network H04L12/1859
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47 End-user applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/84 Generation or processing of descriptive data, e.g. content descriptors systems specially adapted for using meta-information in broadcast systems H04H60/73
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/64 Constructional details of receivers, e.g. cabinets or dust covers furniture aspects of television cabinets A47B81/06

Abstract

Methods and systems for managing presentation of digital images using multiple separate digital media frames each positioned in a separate location and providing images that are viewable within a presentation space, the method comprising the steps of providing access to a source of a plurality of digital images; determining a semantic type defining at least one semantic element of the digital images to be presented; determining the number of the multiple separate digital media frames that are available to be used for presenting the digital images; determining the semantic content of the accessed digital images; selecting digital images for presentation having determined semantic content that corresponds to the determined semantic type; determining a manner for presenting the selected digital images using the determined number of number of digital media frames; and, presenting the selected digital images in the determined manner.

Claims

1. A method for managing presentation of digital images using an array of multiple separate digital media frames each separately positionable in a separate location and providing separate digital images to each frame that are viewable within a presentation space, the method comprising the steps of:

providing access to a source of a plurality of digital images and their associated metadata;

deriving additional metadata from analysis of the digital images;

determining the number, present positions, sizes, shapes or aspect ratios of the array of multiple separate digital media frames that are available to be used for presenting the digital images, the multiple separate digital media frames each including a display device separate from the other digital media frames, and further including determining the number of multiple separate digital media frames that are capable of presenting content that is observable from any position in a common viewing area;

using the associated and derived metadata to determine the semantic content of the accessed digital images;

selecting digital images for presentation based on the semantic content;

determining a manner for presenting the selected digital images based on the semantic content using the determined number, present positions, sizes, shapes or aspect ratios of the array of digital media frames such that each frame contains one digital image; and

presenting the selected digital images in the determined manner using the array of digital media frames.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the manner of presentation of the selected digital images is made such that an order, frequency duration, or type of inter-image transitions is determined from the semantic content.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the semantic content is matched to at least one physical characteristic of the individual frames and assigned for presentation on one of the plurality of digital media frames.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of determining a manner for presentation of a digital image comprises determining a manner for presentation based upon characteristics of the digital media frames and the digital image.

5. A method for managing presentation of digital images across an array of separate digital media frames each frame in the array having a processor, being in a separate location and providing separate images to each frame that are viewable within a presentation space, the method comprising the steps of:

accessing a source of digital images and their associated metadata;

deriving additional metadata from analysis of the digital images;

using the associated and derived metadata to determine the semantic content of the accessed digital images;

wherein the step of determining the number of the of array of multiple separate digital media frames that are available to be used for presenting the digital images comprises determining the number of multiple separate digital media frames that are capable of presenting content that is observable from any position in a common viewing area;

using the processor in each frame to select digital images in response to the semantic content so that each frame presents images having different content; and

presenting the selected digital images using the array of digital media frames.