Systems and methods for generating an icon

• US 8,860,749 B1
• Filed: 02/26/2013
• Issued: 10/14/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 07/08/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Google Inc. (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: Ainslie, Alex Neely, Trainor, David
• Primary Examiner(s): Caschera, Antonio A
• Application Number:
  US13/778,034
• Time in Patent Office: 595 Days
• US Class Current: 345/593
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/001 Texturing; Colouring; Generation of texture or colour inpainting G06T5/77
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2340/10 Mixing of images, i.e. displayed pixel being the result of an operation, e.g. adding, on the corresponding input pixels
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2340/12 Overlay of images, i.e. displayed pixel being the result of switching between the corresponding input pixels
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2340/14 Solving problems related to the presentation of information to be displayed
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2354/00 Aspects of interface with display user
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/026 Control of mixing and/or overlay of colours in general G09G5/022 and G09G5/024 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/14 Display of multiple viewports

Abstract

A computer-implemented method for icon generation. The method comprises determining a color from a first icon, generating a colored region comprising the determined color, and generating a composite image of the colored region and the first icon to produce a second icon, wherein the second icon is larger than the first icon.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for icon generation, comprising:

identifying a color theme of a computing device from a desktop background of the computing device;

upon receipt of a first icon for display at a browser, automatically selecting a color from the first icon that is closest to the color theme of the computing device, wherein the first icon represents a website;

generating a colored region comprising the selected color; and

generating, using a processor, a composite image of the colored region and the first icon to produce a second icon, wherein the second icon is larger than the first icon and the first icon is located within the colored region in the composite image.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

grouping pixels of the first icon into a plurality of clusters based on a color of each pixel,

wherein the grouping of the pixels of the first icon comprises applying a clustering algorithm to pixels of the first icon.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising desaturating the selected color within the colored region.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising applying a gradient to the selected color within the colored region.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising adjusting an attribute of the selected color within the colored region.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the attribute is selected from a group consisting of:

saturation, hue and illumination.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising displaying the second icon in the browser to provide a user with access to the website.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising displaying the second icon on the desktop background of the computing device to provide a user with a shortcut to the website represented by the first icon.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the first icon is embedded in a white background, and the method further comprises removing the white background.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising centering the first icon within the colored region in the composite image.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the color theme is a dominant color of the desktop background of the computing device.

12. A system for icon generation, the system comprising:

one or more processors; and

a machine-readable medium comprising instructions stored therein, which when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising;

identifying a color theme of a computing device from a desktop background of the computing device;

upon receipt of a first icon for display at a browser, automatically selecting a color from the first icon that is closest to the color theme of the computing device, wherein the first icon represents a website;

generating a colored region comprising the selected color; and

generating a composite image of the colored region and the first icon to produce a second icon, wherein the second icon is larger than the first icon.

13. The system of claim 12, the machine-readable medium further comprising instructions stored therein, which when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:

displaying the second icon on the desktop background of the computing device to provide a user with a shortcut to the website represented by the first icon.

14. A machine-readable medium comprising instructions stored therein, which when executed by a machine, cause the machine to perform operations comprising:

identifying a color theme of a computing device from a desktop background of the computing device;

upon receipt of a first icon for display at a browser, automatically selecting a color from the first icon that is closest to the color theme of the computing device, wherein the first icon represents a website;

generating a colored region comprising the selected color;

adjusting an attribute of the selected color within the colored region; and

generating a composite image of the colored region and the first icon to produce a second icon, wherein the second icon is larger than the first icon.

15. The machine-readable medium of claim 14, further comprising instructions stored therein, which when executed by the machine, cause the machine to perform operations comprising:

displaying the second icon on the desktop background of the computing device to provide a user with a shortcut to the website represented by the first icon.