System, method and medium organizing templates for generating moving images

• US 8,205,159 B2
• Filed: 09/10/2007
• Issued: 06/19/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 12/18/2006
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Lee, Hye-jeong, Park, Min-kyu, Chung, Ji-hye, Lee, Yong-beom
• Primary Examiner(s): HO, RUAY L
• Application Number:
  US11/898,206
• Publication Number:
  US 20080148153A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,744 Days
• Field of Search: 715200-277, 715700-867, 700701-866, 709201-229, 705 50- 79, 345 30-111, 348206-2319, 257/355
• US Class Current: 715/719
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/034 on discs G11B27/036, G11B27/038 take precedence

Abstract

A system, method and medium organizing a template, which enables a user to easily create moving images, are provided. The system includes a template controller to generate a time tab indicating when to display the moving image and to identify one or more scenes of the moving image by parsing a script in response to a user command, a scene controller to identify one or more objects included in each of the scenes and an execution module to define dynamic effects for each of the objects and to load the identified objects and the identified execution module, an object controller to create a control code for each of the identified objects based on the loaded objects and the loaded execution module, the control code controlling the identified objects according to the time tab, and a template storage unit to store the template that includes the script, the execution module, the objects, and the control code.

Claims

1. A system organizing a template for creating a moving image, the system comprising:

a template controller to generate a plurality of time tabs specifying regularly spaced time offsets according to a predetermined frame rate of the moving image and designate a time tab among the plurality of time tabs indicating when to display the moving image, wherein the template controller identifies one or more scenes of the moving image by parsing a script in response to a user command;

a scene controller to identify, by a processor, one or more objects included in each of the scenes and an execution module to define dynamic effects for each of the objects and to load the identified objects and the identified execution module;

an object controller to create a control code for each of the identified objects based on the loaded objects and the loaded execution module, the control code controlling the identified objects according to the designated time tab and specifying one or more attributes of each of the identified objects at each time tab during display of the moving image; and

a template storage unit to store the template that includes the script, the execution module, the objects, and the control code.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the control code includes an identifier and attributes for each of the objects.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the attributes include at least one of x- and y-axis coordinates, depth, rotation angle, width, height, and transparency.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the template controller receives an execute command from the user and controls the moving image to be executed in units of time tabs.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein the scene controller creates an integrated image for a predetermined time tab using a control code that is provided by the object controller for one or more objects in a current scene.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the dynamic effects comprise at least one of movement, enlargement, reduction, rotation, animation, transition, and camera work.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the script includes the scenes, the objects included in each of the scenes, and a uniform resource locator (URL) of the execution module.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the control code is recorded in the execution module or in an element including the execution module as a sub-element.

9. The system for claim 1, wherein an object includes the same attributes as an object directly located thereon.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein each of the objects includes an execution module that defines dynamic effects for a corresponding object.

11. The system of claim 1, further comprising a user interface that arranges one or more objects included in a scene selected by the user and comprises at least four distinct screen areas including:

a work zone which arranges one or more objects in a scene selected by the user and displays a screen for execution of the template;

a scene arrangement zone which enables the user to identify the configuration of scenes and change the order in which the scenes are arranged using a drag-and-drop method;

an object palette which enables the addition of new objects to the selected scene or modifies the objects in the selected scene; and

an object control zone which enables the organization of the selected scene or the attributes of the objects in the selected scene.

12. The system of claim 1, further comprising a user interface to receive the user commands for organizing the template.

13. A method of organizing a template for creating a moving image, the method comprising:

identifying one or more scenes of a moving image by parsing a script in response to a user command;

generating a plurality of time tabs specifying regularly spaced time offsets according to a predetermined frame rate of the moving image, and designating a time tab among the plurality of time tabs indicating when to display the moving image;

identifying, by a processor, one or more objects included in each of the scenes and an execution module that defines dynamic effects for each of the objects;

loading the identified objects and the identified execution module;

creating a control code for each of the identified objects based on the loaded objects and the loaded execution module, the control code controlling the identified objects according to the designated time tab and specifying one or more attributes of each of the identified objects at each time tab during display of the moving image; and

storing the template that includes the script, the execution module, the objects, and the control code.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the control code includes an identifier and attributes for each of the objects.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the attributes include at least one of x- and y-axis coordinates, depth, rotation angle, width, height, and transparency.

16. The method of claim 13, further comprising receiving an execute command from the user and controlling the moving image to be executed in units of time tabs.

17. The method of claim 16, further comprising creating an integrated image for a predetermined time tab using the control code.

18. The method of claim 13, wherein the dynamic effects comprise at least one of movement, enlargement, reduction, rotation, animation, transition, and camera work.

19. The method of claim 13, wherein the script includes the scenes, the objects included in each of the scenes, and a uniform resource locator (URL) of the execution module.

20. The method of claim 13, wherein the control code is recorded in the execution module or in an element including the execution module as a sub-element.

21. At least one medium comprising computer readable code to control at least one processing element to implement the method of claim 13.

22. The method of claim 13, further comprising receiving the user commands for organizing the template.

23. A system organizing a template for creating a moving image including one or more scenes, the system comprising:

a template controller to generate a plurality of time tabs specifying regularly spaced time offsets according to a predetermined frame rate of the moving image, and designate a time tab among the plurality of time tabs indicating when to display the moving image;

a scene controller to identify, by a processor, one or more objects included in each of the scenes and to identify an execution module to define dynamic effects for each of the objects, the scene controller to load the identified objects and the identified execution module; and

an object controller to create a control code for each of the identified objects based on the loaded objects and the loaded execution module, the control code controlling the identified objects according to the designated time tab and specifying one or more attributes quantifying characteristics of each of the identified objects at each time tab during display of the moving image,

wherein the template controller identifies one or more scenes of the moving image by parsing a script and controls the scene controller to execute the one or more scenes based on the script, while the scene controller controls the object controller to execute the one or more objects according to the control code.

24. The system of claim 23, wherein the template is organized into a hierarchical structure having elements comprising the one or more scenes and the one or more objects.

25. The system of claim 24, wherein the template is comprised of the one or more scenes and each scene is comprised of the one or more objects, whereby in the hierarchical structure, each element controls one or more sub-elements belonging to the each element.