Shape masks

• US 8,760,464 B2
• Filed: 06/03/2011
• Issued: 06/24/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 02/16/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Bryant, Andrew, Pettigrew, Daniel, Fedkiw, Olivier
• Primary Examiner(s): Sajous, Wesner
• Application Number:
  US13/134,313
• Publication Number:
  US 20120206479A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,117 Days
• Field of Search: 345418-419, 345/581, 345589-594, 345597-600, 345618-619, 345649-650, 345/653, 345/657, 345660-661, 345/442, 345/472, 345/156, 348252-254, 348552-553, 348/557, 348560-564, 348/569, 348576-577, 348/578, 348580-583, 348/599, 348/601, 348/630, 348/650, 348/661, 358/515, 358/517, 358518-520, 358/525, 358/537, 358/538, 358/448, 358452-453, 382/162, 382/167, 382/254, 382/266, 382/274, 382/276, 382282-283, 382/293, 382/295, 382/296, 382298-300, 715/700, 715/716, 715/719, 715722-723, 715/726, 715/815, 715/851, 715/856
• US Class Current: 345/594
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/001 Texturing; Colouring; Generation of texture or colour inpainting G06T5/77
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2207/20092 Interactive image processing based on input by user
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 5/002 Denoising; Smoothing noise processing or correction adapted to be used in an image pickup device containing and electronic image sensor H04N23/81, H04N25/60 - H04N25/67
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 5/70 Denoising; Smoothing
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2320/0666 for control of colour parameters, e.g. colour temperature
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/02 characterised by the way in which colour is displayed details of colour display specific for CRTs G09G1/28; specific for flat matrix panels other than liquid crystal displays G09G3/2003; specific for liquid crystal displays G09G3/3607

Abstract

Some embodiments provide a program that provides a graphical user interface (GUI). The GUI includes a display area for displaying an image that includes several pixels. The GUI includes a selectable masking tool for displaying in the display area an adjustable closed curve to identify a region in the image to apply a color correction operation. The selectable masking tool includes a selectable control for modifying the adjustable closed curve through a range of elliptical shapes that ranges from a pure ellipse to an approximate rectangle. The GUI includes a selectable GUI item for applying the color correction operation based on the selectable masking tool.

Claims

1. A non-transitory machine-readable medium storing a program which when executed by at least one processing unit provides a graphical user interface (GUI), the GUI comprising:

a display area for displaying an image comprising a plurality of pixels;

a selectable masking tool for displaying in the display area an adjustable closed curve to identify a region in the image to apply a color correction operation, the selectable masking tool comprising a selectable control for modifying the adjustable closed curve through a range of elliptical shapes that ranges from a pure ellipse to an approximate rectangle; and

a selectable GUI item for applying the color correction operation based on the selectable masking tool.

2. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the approximate rectangle is perceived as a rectangle with right angle corners.

3. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the selectable GUI item is a first selectable GUI item, wherein the GUI further comprises a second selectable GUI item that, when selected, displays the adjustable closed curve in the display area.

4. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the adjustable closed curve is a first adjustable closed curve, wherein the region is a first region, wherein the selectable control is a first selectable control, wherein the selectable masking tool is further for displaying in the display area a second adjustable closed curve to identify a second region in the image, the selectable masking tool comprising a second selectable control for modifying the second adjustable closed curve through a range of elliptical shapes that ranges from a pure ellipse to an approximate rectangle.

5. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the identified region in the image is inside the closed curve.

6. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the identified region in the image is outside the closed curve.

7. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 6, wherein the region is a first region, wherein the adjustable closed curve is further to adjustably identify a second region in the image that is outside the adjustable closed curve.

8. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 7, wherein the selectable GUI item is a first selectable GUI item, wherein the GUI further comprises a second selectable GUI item for switching the adjustable closed curve between identifying the first region in the image inside of the closed curve and identifying the second region in the image outside of the closed curve.

9. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 8, wherein the color correction operation is a first color correction operation, wherein the GUI further comprises a third selectable GUI item for applying a second color correction operation to the second region in the image.

10. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the color correction operation is a chrominance operation.

11. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the color correction operation is an exposure operation.

12. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the color correction operation is a saturation operation.

13. A method of providing a graphical user interface (GUI), the method comprising:

providing a display area for displaying an image comprising a plurality of pixels;

providing a masking tool for displaying in the display area an adjustable mask comprising a closed curve for identifying a set of pixels in the image;

providing a first selectable GUI item for selecting a value from a range of values to cause the closed curve to take on a range of shapes from an approximate rectangle to an elliptical shape; and

providing a second selectable GUI item for applying a color correction operation to the identified set of pixels in the image.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the approximate rectangle is a rectangle with rounded corners.

15. The method of claim 13, wherein the approximate rectangle is an exact rectangle.

16. The method of claim 13, wherein a first value in the range of values is for adjusting the closed curve of the adjustable mask to the approximate rectangle and a second value in the range of values is for adjusting the closed curve of the adjustable mask to the elliptical shape.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the values in the range of values between the first and second values are for adjusting the closed curve from the approximate rectangle to the elliptical shape.

18. The method of claim 13 further comprising providing a third selectable GUI item for moving a position of the closed curve within the display area.

19. The method of claim 13 further comprising providing a third selectable GUI item for rotating the closed curve with respect to the image displayed in the display area.

20. The method of claim 13 further comprising providing a third selectable GUI item for adjusting the closed curve along a dimension of the closed curve.

21. The method of claim 20, wherein the dimension is a first dimension, the method further comprising providing a fourth selectable GUI item for adjusting the closed curve along a second dimension of the closed curve.

22. The method of claim 21, wherein the first dimension and the second dimension are perpendicular to each other.

23. The method of claim 13 further comprising providing a third selectable GUI item for scaling the closed curve.

24. A non-transitory machine-readable medium storing a program which when executed by at least one processing unit provides a graphical user interface (GUI), the GUI comprising:

a display area for displaying an image comprising a plurality of pixels;

a masking tool for displaying in the display area an elliptical shape for identifying a set of pixels in the image;

a first selectable GUI item for adjusting a curvature of the elliptical shape;

a second selectable GUI item for adjusting a diametrical parameter that adjusts the size of the elliptical shape; and

a third selectable GUI item for applying a color correction operation to the set of pixels in the image.

25. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 24, wherein the diametric parameter is a first diametric parameter, wherein the GUI further comprises a fourth selectable GUI item for adjusting a second diametrical parameter that adjusts the size of the elliptical shape.

26. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 25, wherein the first and second diametrical parameters of the elliptical shape are first and second semi-diameters of the elliptical shape.

27. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 24, wherein the elliptical shape is a first elliptical shape, wherein the set of pixels is a first set of pixels, wherein the masking tool is further for displaying in the display area a second elliptical shape to define a transition region about the first elliptical shape and to identify a second set of pixels in the image in the transition region.

28. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 27, wherein the first selectable GUI item is further for adjusting a curvature of the second elliptical shape.

29. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 27, wherein applying the color correction operation to the first set of pixels comprises fully applying the color correction operation to the identified first set of pixels in the image, wherein the third selectable GUI item is further for partially applying the color correction operation to the identified second set of pixels in the image.

30. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 27, wherein the second elliptical shapes is displayed concentric to the first elliptical shape.

31. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 27, wherein the second elliptical shape is a scaled version of the first elliptical shape, wherein the GUI further comprises a fourth selectable GUI item for scaling the second elliptical shape with respect to the first elliptical shape.

32. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 27, wherein the first selectable GUI item adjusts the curvature of the elliptical shape by modifying the elliptical shape between an ellipse and an approximate rectangle.

33. A method of providing a graphical user interface (GUI), the method comprising:

providing a display area for displaying an image comprising a plurality of pixels;

providing a masking tool for displaying an adjustable mask in the display area, the adjustable mask comprising a superellipse shape for identifying a set of pixels in the image;

providing a first selectable GUI item for adjusting a curvature of the superellipse shape;

providing a second selectable GUI item for adjusting the size of the superellipse shape along an axis of the superellipse shape; and

providing a third selectable GUI item for applying a color correction operation to the identified set of pixels in the image.

34. The method of claim 33, wherein the axis of the superellipse shape is a first axis, the method further comprising providing a fourth selectable GUI item for adjusting the size of the superellipse shape along a second axis of the superellipse shape.

35. The method of claim 34, wherein the first axis of the superellipse shape is orthogonal to the second axis of the superellipse shape.

36. The method of claim 33, wherein the first selectable GUI item adjusts the curvature of the superellipse shape by modifying the superellipse shape between an elliptical shape and a shape that approximates a rectangle with rounded corners.