Drag handle for applying image filters in picture editor

• US 8,525,855 B1
• Filed: 07/19/2012
• Issued: 09/03/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 03/01/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Malikie Innovations Limited (Key Patent Innovations Limited)
• Original Assignee: Blackberry Limited
• Inventors: Freyhult, Maria Christina Nathalie, Kumar, Arun
• Primary Examiner(s): Amini, Javid A
• Application Number:
  US13/552,823
• Publication Number:
  US 20130229438A1
• Time in Patent Office: 411 Days
• Field of Search: 345/661, 345/660
• US Class Current: 345/661
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/54 Browsing; Visualisation therefor
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04805 Virtual magnifying lens, i.e. window or frame movable on top of displayed information to enlarge it for better reading or selection
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04806 Zoom, i.e. interaction techniques or interactors for controlling the zooming operation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04845 for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0486 Drag-and-drop
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/14 Digital output to display device ; Cooperation and interconnection of the display device with other functional units
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/00 2D [Two Dimensional] image generation
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/60 Editing figures and text; Combining figures or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2200/24 involving graphical user interfaces [GUIs]
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2320/0271 Adjustment of the gradation levels within the range of the gradation scale, e.g. by redistribution or clipping
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2320/0285 using tables for spatial correction of display data

Abstract

The present disclosure provides for dynamic application of image filters in picture editor applications. A selected filter is dynamically applied to a portion of an image displayed on a screen as a drag handle is moved across the image, the portion of the image to which the selected filter is applied being changeable in size with motion of handle across the image and determined by a position of the handle on the screen. Changes to the portion of the image caused by application of the selected filter are dynamically displayed as the handle is moved across the image displayed on the screen.

Claims

1. A method of dynamically applying image effect filters on an electronic device, comprising:

dynamically applying a selected image effect filter of a plurality of selectable image effect filters to a portion of an image rendered on a screen as a drag handle also rendered on the screen is moved across the image to dynamically change the size of the filtered portion of the image with respect to the size of an unfiltered portion of the image, the portion of the image to which the selected image effect filter is applied being dynamically changeable in size relative to the unfiltered portion with motion of the drag handle across the image and determined by a position of the handle on the screen;

dynamically displaying the changes to the portion of the image caused by application of the selected image effect filter as the handle is moved across the image rendered on the screen;

selecting another image effect filter of the plurality of selectable image effect filters; and

in response to selecting the another image effect filter, deselecting the previously selected image effect filter and removing application of the previously selected image effect filter to the rendered image.

2. The method of claim 1, where each of the selectable image effect filters of the plurality of selectable image effect filters has an associated drag handle and further in response to selecting another image effect filter of the plurality of selectable image effect filters, displaying the associated drag handle of the selected another image effect filter.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the drag handle is coupled to a first boundary of one or more boundaries of the image and to a second boundary of the one or more boundaries of the image.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein a boundary of the filtered portion extends from a first boundary of one or more boundaries of the image to a second boundary of the one or more boundaries of the image.

3. A method of dynamically applying image effect filters on an electronic device, comprising:

dynamically applying a selected image effect filter of a plurality of selectable image effect filters to a portion of an image rendered on a screen as a drag handle also rendered on the screen is moved across the image to dynamically change the size of the filtered portion of the image with respect to the size of an unfiltered portion of the image, the portion of the image to which the selected image effect filter is applied being dynamically changeable in size with motion of the drag handle across the image and determined by a position of the handle on the screen;

dynamically displaying the changes to the portion of the image caused by application of the selected image effect filter as the handle is moved across the image rendered on the screen; and

in response to a tap on the portion of the image to which the selected image effect filter is applied, applying the selected image effect filter to the entire image rendered on the screen.

14. The method of claim 3, wherein the drag handle is coupled to a first boundary of one or more boundaries of the image and to a second boundary of the one or more boundaries of the image.

15. The method of claim 3, wherein a boundary of the filtered portion extends from a first boundary of one or more boundaries of the image to a second boundary of the one or more boundaries of the image.

4. A method of dynamically applying image effect filters on an electronic device, comprising:

dynamically applying a selected image effect filter of a plurality of selectable image effect filters to a portion of an image rendered on a screen as a drag handle also rendered on the screen is moved across the image to dynamically change the size of the filtered portion of the image with respect to the size of an unfiltered portion of the image, the portion of the image to which the selected image effect filter is applied being dynamically changeable in size with motion of the drag handle across the image and determined by a position of the handle on the screen;

applying the selected image effect filter to the entire image rendered on the screen in response to the handle being moved and released beyond a threshold line in the image representative of a threshold portion of the image, the threshold line being user definable; and

dynamically displaying the changes to the portion of the image caused by application of the selected image effect filter as the handle is moved across the image rendered on the screen.

5. The method of claim 4, where the threshold line is predefined in a picture editor application and is user definable in the picture editor application.

6. The method of claim 4, where the threshold portion of the image is a defined percentage of a width dimension of the image rendered on the screen and is one of approximately 50% of the width of the image and approximately 75% of the width of the image.

7. The method of claim 4, further comprising in response to the handle being moved beyond the threshold line in the image dynamically applying the selected image effect filter to the entire image in a snap application of the selected image effect filter to the entire image.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising in response to the handle being moved beyond the threshold line in the image dynamically applying the selected image effect filter to a non-threshold portion of the image to which the selected image effect filter has not been applied.

9. The method of claim 4, further comprising applying the selected image effect filter to the entire image rendered on the screen in response to the handle being moved beyond the threshold line in the image representative of the handle being moved beyond a threshold portion of the image even when the handle is released after being moved beyond the threshold line in the image.

16. The method of claim 4, wherein the drag handle is coupled to a first boundary of one or more boundaries of the image and to a second boundary of the one or more boundaries of the image.

17. The method of claim 4, wherein a boundary of the filtered portion extends from a first boundary of one or more boundaries of the image to a second boundary of the one or more boundaries of the image.

10. A method of dynamically applying image effect filters on an electronic device, comprising:

dynamically applying a selected image effect filter of a plurality of selectable image effect filters to a portion of an image rendered on a screen as a drag handle also rendered on the screen is moved across the image to dynamically change the size of the filtered portion of the image with respect to the size of an unfiltered portion of the image, the portion of the image to which the selected image effect filter is applied being dynamically changeable in size with motion of the drag handle across the image and determined by a position of the handle on the screen;

displaying for selection the plurality of selectable image effect filters in a selection area of the screen;

indicating the selected image effect filter of the plurality of selectable image effect filters as selected in the selection area of the screen by highlighting the selected image effect filter in the selection area by one or more of placement of a highlighted box around the selected image effect filter and a color background behind the selected image effect filter; and

displaying the changes to the portion of the image caused by application of the selected image effect filter as the handle is moved across the image rendered on the screen.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

displaying for selection the plurality of selectable image effect filters in a selectable listing of selectable image effect filters, the selectable listing being scrollable in the selection area of the screen.

18. The method of claim 10, wherein the drag handle is coupled to a first boundary of one or more boundaries of the image and to a second boundary of the one or more boundaries of the image.

19. The method of claim 10, wherein a boundary of the filtered portion extends from a first boundary of one or more boundaries of the image to a second boundary of the one or more boundaries of the image.