Method for image animation using image value rules
First Claim
1. A method for image presentation comprising the steps of:
- acquiring at least one set of images for presentation;
generating a presentation area image for presentation on a display having a plurality of separate presentation objects in the presentation area;
determining an image value for each of the acquired images by analyzing the images according to an image value metric;
presenting the presentation area image with one of the acquired images in each of the presentation objects with the presented images being selected such that there will be at least a range of different image values for the images presented at any one moment in time;
animating the presentation objects within the presentation area image by moving the presentation objects relative to each other in a manner that attracts more attention to presentation objects that are used to present images having a higher image value than presentation objects that are used to simultaneously present images having a lower image value; and
extracting salient shapes from the images and wherein the salient shapes are used as shapes to form the presentation objects for the presentation images that are used to present portions of the images.
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Abstract
A method for image presentation are provided, in which at least one theme for image presentation is obtained; at least one set of images is acquired for presentation in association with each theme; and a presentation area image is generated for presentation on a display with a plurality of separate presentation objects in the presentation area image; an image value for each of the acquired images is determined; an emphasis score is determined for each of the acquired images. The presentation area image is presented with one of the acquired images in each of the presentation objects; and the presentation objects are animated by moving the presentation objects relative to each other in a manner that attracts more attention to presentation objects that are used to present images having a higher emphasis score than presentation objects that are used to simultaneously present images having a lower emphasis score.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for image presentation comprising the steps of:
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acquiring at least one set of images for presentation; generating a presentation area image for presentation on a display having a plurality of separate presentation objects in the presentation area; determining an image value for each of the acquired images by analyzing the images according to an image value metric; presenting the presentation area image with one of the acquired images in each of the presentation objects with the presented images being selected such that there will be at least a range of different image values for the images presented at any one moment in time; animating the presentation objects within the presentation area image by moving the presentation objects relative to each other in a manner that attracts more attention to presentation objects that are used to present images having a higher image value than presentation objects that are used to simultaneously present images having a lower image value; and extracting salient shapes from the images and wherein the salient shapes are used as shapes to form the presentation objects for the presentation images that are used to present portions of the images. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for image presentation comprising the steps of:
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acquiring at least one set of images for presentation; generating a presentation area image for presentation on a display having a plurality of separate presentation objects in the presentation area; determining an image value for each of the acquired images by analyzing the images according to an image value metric; presenting the presentation area image with one of the acquired images in each of the presentation objects with the presented images being selected such that there will be at least a range of different image values for the images presented at any one moment in time; animating the presentation objects within the presentation area image by moving the presentation objects relative to each other in a manner that attracts more attention to presentation objects that are used to present images having a higher image value than presentation objects that are used to simultaneously present images having a lower image value; determining a theme wherein the at least one set of images is acquired based upon the theme, wherein the presentation objects have shapes that are related to the theme so as to visually suggest a context based upon the theme; and determining from the shape of the presentation object, a clear context for the movement of the object.
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20. A method for image presentation comprising the steps of:
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acquiring at least one set of images for presentation; generating a presentation area image for presentation on a display having a plurality of separate presentation objects in the presentation area; determining an image value for each of the acquired images by analyzing the images according to an image value metric; presenting the presentation area image with one of the acquired images in each of the presentation objects with the presented images being selected such that there will be at least a range of different image values for the images presented at any one moment in time; animating the presentation objects within the presentation area image by moving the presentation objects relative to each other in a manner that attracts more attention to presentation objects that are used to present images having a higher image value than presentation objects that are used to simultaneously present images having a lower image value; determining a theme wherein the at least one set of images is acquired based upon the theme; determining a background image based upon the theme, wherein the presentation area image has the background image, and; automatically segmenting the background image into at least an animation segment and a non-animation segment said animation segment containing image information related to the theme and wherein and the presentation objects are animated only within the animation segment.
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