Method and apparatus for correcting aspect ratio in a camera graphical user interface

• US 8,970,761 B2
• Filed: 11/28/2011
• Issued: 03/03/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 07/09/1997
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: FlashPoint Technology, Inc.
• Original Assignee: FlashPoint Technology, Inc.
• Inventors: Anderson, Eric C.
• Primary Examiner(s): AGGARWAL, YOGESH K
• Application Number:
  US13/305,288
• Publication Number:
  US 20120133817A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,191 Days
• Field of Search: 348/333.01, 348/333.11, 348/333.12, 34833302-33308
• US Class Current: 348/333.01
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/0044 for image preview or review, e.g. to help the user position a sheet
• 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 1/00458 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 1/2112 using still video cameras
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/2141 in a multi-frame buffer
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/38 Circuits or arrangements for blanking or otherwise eliminating unwanted parts of pictures H04N1/387 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2101/00 Still video cameras
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3242 of processing required or performed, e.g. for reproduction or before recording H04N2201/3256 and subgroups take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/325 Modified version of the image, e.g. part of the image, image reduced in size or resolution, thumbnail or screennail
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3254 Orientation, e.g. landscape or portrait; Location or order of the image data, e.g. in memory
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/633 for displaying additional information relating to control or operation of the camera
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/2628 Alteration of picture size, shape, position or orientation, e.g. zooming, rotation, rolling, perspective, translation

Abstract

A device and method are provided that retrieves a plurality of thumbnails corresponding to a plurality of images captured by the digital camera and rotates each thumbnail of the plurality of thumbnails into an upright position. The method and device also crops each thumbnail of the plurality of thumbnails to a uniform size which is an overlap of a portrait and landscape image and displays each thumbnail of the plurality of thumbnails having the uniform size such that the plurality of thumbnails has a uniform appearance while the digital camera is in a review mode.

Claims

1. A digital camera comprising:

a display;

memory; and

a processor associated with the memory and configured to;

retrieve a plurality of thumbnails corresponding to a plurality of images captured by the digital camera;

rotate each thumbnail of the plurality of thumbnails into an upright position;

crop each thumbnail of the plurality of thumbnails to a uniform size, the uniform size comprising a rectangle having two sides of a first length and two sides of a second length, the second length being different from the first length; and

display each thumbnail of the plurality of thumbnails having the uniform size such that the plurality of thumbnails has a uniform appearance while the digital camera is in a review mode, wherein a selected thumbnail of the plurality of thumbnail images is highlighted while being displayed along with each of the plurality of thumbnail images.

2. The digital camera of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to:

decompress and resize each thumbnail of the plurality of thumbnails.

3. The digital camera of claim 1, wherein the display is an LCD screen.

4. The digital camera of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to:

retrieve a higher resolution image;

determine if the higher resolution image requires cropping;

decompress the higher resolution image;

crop the higher resolution image if the higher resolution image requires cropping; and

provide the higher resolution image to the display.

5. The digital camera of claim 1, wherein the selected thumbnail is highlighted by being displayed at a size greater than the uniform size.

6. A method comprising:

retrieving a plurality of thumbnails corresponding to a plurality of images captured by a digital camera;

rotating each thumbnail of the plurality of thumbnails into an upright position at the digital camera;

cropping each thumbnail of the plurality of thumbnails to a uniform size, the uniform size comprising a rectangle having two sides of a first length and two sides of a second length, the second length being different from the first length; and

displaying, on a display of the digital camera, each thumbnail of the plurality of thumbnails having the uniform size such that the plurality of thumbnails has a uniform appearance while the digital camera is in a review mode, wherein a selected thumbnail of the plurality of thumbnail images is highlighted while being displayed along with each of the plurality of thumbnail images.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein cropping each thumbnail of the plurality of thumbnails further comprises:

resizing each thumbnail of the plurality of thumbnails.

8. The method of claim 6, wherein the display is an LCD screen.

9. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

updating a thumbnail of the plurality of thumbnails with a higher resolution image.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein updating the thumbnail of the plurality of thumbnails further comprises:

retrieving the higher resolution image;

determining if the higher resolution image requires cropping;

decompressing the higher resolution image;

cropping the higher resolution image if the higher resolution image requires cropping; and

providing the higher resolution image to the display.

11. The method of claim 6, wherein the selected thumbnail is highlighted by being displayed at a size greater than the uniform size.

12. A digital camera comprising:

a display;

memory; and

a processor associated with the memory and configured to;

retrieve a plurality of thumbnails corresponding to a plurality of images captured by the digital camera;

rotate each thumbnail of the plurality of thumbnails into an upright position;

crop each thumbnail of the plurality of thumbnails to a uniform size, the uniform size comprising a rectangle having two sides of a first length and two sides of a second length, the second length being different from the first length; and

display each thumbnail of the plurality of thumbnails having the uniform size such that the plurality of thumbnails has a uniform appearance while the digital camera is in a review mode.

13. A method comprising:

retrieving a plurality of thumbnails corresponding to a plurality of images captured by a digital camera;

rotating each thumbnail of the plurality of thumbnails into an upright position at the digital camera;

cropping each thumbnail of the plurality of thumbnails to a uniform size, the uniform size comprising a rectangle having two sides of a first length and two sides of a second length, the second length being different from the first length; and

displaying, on a display of the digital camera, each thumbnail of the plurality of thumbnails having the uniform size such that the plurality of thumbnails has a uniform appearance while the digital camera is in a review mode.