Image capture and manipulation

• US 8,537,248 B2
• Filed: 12/05/2011
• Issued: 09/17/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 10/11/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Ciudad, Jean-Pierre, Bellandi, Luke, Christie, Gregory N., Dellinger, Richard, Forstall, Scott, Matas, Mike, Misaki, Erika, Tiene, Kevin, Os, Marcel Van, Lemay, Steve
• Primary Examiner(s): SELBY, GEVELL V
• Application Number:
  US13/311,338
• Publication Number:
  US 20120076471A1
• Time in Patent Office: 652 Days
• Field of Search: 348/239, 348/333.05, 348/333.11
• US Class Current: 348/239
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00286 with studio circuitry, devices or equipment, e.g. television cameras television studio circuitry, devices or equipment per se H04N5/222
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00289 in a video photo booth or the like
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00442 Simultaneous viewing of a plurality of images, e.g. using a mosaic display arrangement of thumbnails
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00448 horizontally
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00453 arranged in a two dimensional array
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00458 Sequential viewing of a plurality of images, e.g. browsing or scrolling
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00461 marking or otherwise tagging one or more displayed image, e.g. for selective reproduction
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/6013 by simulating several colour corrected versions of the same image simultaneously on the same picture reproducer

Abstract

Systems and techniques to provide image capture and manipulation. In general, in one implementation, the technique includes receiving an input stream including image data from a source, displaying the input stream in real-time including displaying a plurality of instantiations of the stream at a same time, each stream different, the step of displaying including applying a filter to each instantiation of the input stream, and receiving a prompt to select one of the instantiations of the stream.

Claims

1. A computer implemented method, comprising:

providing for display of a first image in a mosaic having a plurality of cells, each cell displaying the first image in a distinct visual effect;

providing for display of a second image outside of the mosaic;

receiving a selection of a first cell among the cells of the mosaic, the first cell having a first visual effect; and

applying the first visual effect to the second image in response, wherein;

the first image is a first frame of a video, and

the second image is a second frame of the video, the second frame preceding the first frame in time.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the second image is displayed in an image strip including one or more images, each of the one or more images being a pre-captured frame of the video.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the cells include a prominent cell and one or more peripheral cells, the first image being displayed in the prominent cell having a null visual effect.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the prominent cell is a cell located at a center of the mosaic.

5. The method of claim 3, comprising:

receiving an input to change the visual effects of the cells in the mosaic; and

changing, in response to receiving the input, the visual effect of each of the peripheral cells while maintaining the null visual effect of the prominent cell.

6. The method of claim 3, comprising:

receiving a selection of a second cell among the cells of the mosaic, the second cell having a second visual effect; and

applying the second visual effect to the second image in response, wherein;

one of the first cell or the second cell is the prominent cell, and

one of the first cell or the second cell is a peripheral cell.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein:

receiving the selection of the second cell comprises receiving an input dragging the second cell and dropping the second cell on the first cell; and

applying the second visual effect to the second image comprises applying a combination of the first visual effect and the second visual effect to the second image.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein:

the mosaic is displayed on a display device of a computer, and

the video is a live video feed from a camera device of the computer.

9. A non-transitory storage device storing computer instructions that when executed by one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:

provide for display of a first image in a mosaic having a plurality of cells, each cell displaying the first image in a distinct visual effect;

provide for display of a second image outside of the mosaic;

receive a selection of a first cell among the cells of the mosaic, the first cell having a first visual effect; and

apply the first visual effect to the second image in response, wherein;

the first image is a first frame of a video, and

the second image is a second frame of the video, the second frame preceding the first frame in time.

10. The non-transitory storage device of claim 9, wherein the instructions to cause the one or more processors to provide for display a second image outside of the mosaic comprise instructions to cause the one or more processors to provide for display the second image in an image strip including one or more images, each of the one or more images being a pre-captured frame of the video.

11. The non-transitory storage device of claim 9, wherein the instructions to cause the one or more processors to provide for display a first image in a mosaic having a plurality of cells comprise instructions to cause the one or more processors to provide for display a prominent cell and one or more peripheral cells, the first image being displayed in the prominent cell having a null visual effect.

12. The non-transitory storage device of claim 11, wherein the instructions to cause the one or more processors to provide for display a prominent cell and one or more peripheral cells comprise instructions to cause the one or more processors to provide for display the prominent cell as a cell located at a center of the mosaic.

13. The non-transitory storage device of claim 11, further comprising instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the data processing apparatus to:

receive an input to change the visual effects of the cells in the mosaic; and

change, in response to receiving the input, the visual effect of each of the peripheral cells while maintaining the null visual effect of the prominent cell.

14. A system comprising:

one or more processors configured to perform operations comprising;

providing for display of a first image in a mosaic having a plurality of cells, each cell displaying the first image in a distinct visual effect;

providing for display of a second image outside of the mosaic;

receiving a selection of a first cell among the cells of the mosaic, the first cell having a first visual effect; and

applying the first visual effect to the second image in response, wherein;

the first image is a first frame of a video, and

the second image is a second frame of the video, the second frame preceding the first frame in time.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein the second image is displayed in an image strip including one or more images, each of the one or more images being a pre-captured frame of the video.

16. The system of claim 14, wherein the cells include a prominent cell and one or more peripheral cells, the first image being displayed in the prominent cell having a null visual effect.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein the prominent cell is a cell located at a center of the mosaic.

18. The system of claim 16, the operations comprising:

receiving an input to change the visual effects of the cells in the mosaic; and

changing, in response to receiving the input, the visual effect of each of the peripheral cells while maintaining the null visual effect of the prominent cell.

19. The system of claim 16, comprising:

receiving a selection of a second cell among the cells of the mosaic, the second cell having a second visual effect; and

applying the second visual effect to the second image in response, wherein;

one of the first cell or the second cell is the prominent cell, and

one of the first cell or the second cell is a peripheral cell.

20. The system of claim 19, wherein:

receiving the selection of the second cell comprises receiving an input dragging the second cell and dropping the second cell on the first cell; and

applying the second visual effect to the second image comprises applying a combination of the first visual effect and the second visual effect to the second image.