Name bubble handling

• US 9,251,404 B2
• Filed: 11/23/2012
• Issued: 02/02/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 11/25/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Motrescu, Petru, Viljamaa, Timo-Pekka Olavi, Saari, Marko Juhani, Simula, Adele Asuncion Valerio, Lehto, Saija Maria, Laakso, Sami Pekka, Klemetti, Antti, Heikkila, Jari-Jukka
• Primary Examiner(s): Kassa, Yosef
• Application Number:
  US14/360,617
• Publication Number:
  US 20150347824A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,166 Days
• Field of Search: 382/115, 382/118, 382/209, 382/219, 382/278, 382/282, 340/5.81, 340/5.82, 340/5.83
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/5838 using colour
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04806 Zoom, i.e. interaction techniques or interactors for controlling the zooming operation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0484 for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/00 2D [Two Dimensional] image generation
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/001 Texturing; Colouring; Generation of texture or colour inpainting G06T5/77
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/60 Editing figures and text; Combining figures or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2207/10004 Still image; Photographic image
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2207/30201 Face
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 7/70 Determining position or orientation of objects or cameras camera calibration G06T7/80
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/172 Classification, e.g. identification
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/576 associated with a pictorial or graphical representation

Abstract

Apparatus has at least one processor and at least one memory having computer-readable code stored therein which when executed controls the at least one processor: to determine a name relating to a face in an image; to calculate a first maximum length attribute for a name bubble for the face at a first zoom level; to select a part of the name for inclusion in the name bubble having regard to the first maximum length attribute; to calculate a second maximum length attribute for the name bubble for the face at a second zoom level, the first and second zoom levels being different and the first and second maximum length attributes being different; and to select a part of the name for inclusion in the name bubble for the face at the second zoom level having regard to the second maximum length attribute.

Claims

1. An apparatus comprising at least one processor and at least one memory having computer-readable code stored therein which when executed controls the at least one processor to:

determine a name relating to a face in an image;

calculate a first maximum length attribute for a name bubble for the face at a first zoom level;

select a part of the name for inclusion in the name bubble having regard to the first maximum length attribute;

calculate a second maximum length attribute for the name bubble for the face at a second zoom level, the first and second zoom levels being different and the first and second maximum length attributes being different;

select a part of the name for inclusion in the name bubble for the face at the second zoom level having regard to the second maximum length attribute; and

cause display of the image with the selected part of the name in the name bubble.

2. Apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the name comprises a family name component comprising one or more whole words and a given name component comprising one or more whole words and wherein the computer-readable code when executed controls the at least one processor to select a part of the name for inclusion in the name bubble by selecting the given name component of the name for inclusion in the name bubble in response to determining that the maximum length attribute for the name bubble at a given zoom level is less than a length of the sum of the given name component and the family name component of the name and is greater than or equal to a length of the given name component of the name.

3. Apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the computer-readable code when executed controls the at least one processor to select a part of the name for inclusion in the name bubble by selecting initials of the name to the exclusion of other components of the name for inclusion in the name bubble in response to determining that the maximum length attribute for the name bubble at a given zoom level is less than a length of the given name component of the name.

4. Apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the computer-readable code when executed controls the at least one processor to select a part of the name for inclusion in the name bubble by selecting a whole of the name for inclusion in the name bubble in response to determining that the maximum length attribute for the name bubble at a given zoom level is greater than or equal to a length of the whole of the name.

5. Apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the computer-readable code when executed controls the at least one processor to calculate a maximum length attribute for a name bubble by determining a size parameter of the face at a given zoom level and setting the maximum length attribute for that zoom level dependent on the determined size parameter.

6. Apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the computer-readable code when executed controls the at least one processor to determine a first name relating to the face by using face recognition to identify a best match in a database of faces.

7. Apparatus as claimed in claim 6, wherein the computer-readable code when executed controls the at least one processor to respond to a user input selecting a name bubble by providing an interface by which a user can confirm or set a name for the face.

8. Apparatus as claimed in claim 6, wherein the computer-readable code when executed controls the at least one processor to set a visual attribute for a name bubble relating to a name that is determined by face recognition software to be a likely match to a first value and set the visual attribute for a name bubble relating to a name that is confirmed or set by a user to a second value.

9. Apparatus as claimed in claim 8, wherein the visual attribute is name bubble colour.

10. A method comprising:

determining a name relating to a face in an image;

calculating a first maximum length attribute for a name bubble for the face at a first zoom level;

selecting a part of the name for inclusion in the name bubble having regard to the first maximum length attribute;

calculating a second maximum length attribute for the name bubble for the face at a second zoom level, the first and second zoom levels being different and the first and second maximum length attributes being different;

selecting a part of the name for inclusion in the name bubble for the face at the second zoom level having regard to the second maximum length attribute; and

displaying the image with the selected part of the name in the name bubble.

11. A method as claimed in claim 10, wherein the name comprises a family name component comprising one or more whole words and a given name component comprising one or more whole words and wherein selecting a part of the name for inclusion in the name bubble comprises selecting the given name component of the name for inclusion in the name bubble in response to determining that the maximum length attribute for the name bubble at a given zoom level is less than a length of the sum of the given name component and the family name component of the name and is greater than or equal to a length of the given name component of the name.

12. A method as claimed in claim 10, wherein selecting a part of the name for inclusion in the name bubble comprises selecting initials of the name to the exclusion of other components of the name for inclusion in the name bubble in response to determining that the maximum length attribute for the name bubble at a given zoom level is less than a length of the given name component of the name.

13. A method as claimed in claim 10, wherein selecting a part of the name for inclusion in the name bubble comprises selecting a whole of the name for inclusion in the name bubble in response to determining that the maximum length attribute for the name bubble at a given zoom level is greater than or equal to a length of the whole of the name.

14. A method as claimed in claim 10, wherein calculating a maximum length attribute for a name bubble comprises determining a size parameter of the face at a given zoom level and setting the maximum length attribute for that zoom level dependent on the determined size parameter.

15. A method as claimed in claim 10, wherein determining a first name relating to the face comprises using face recognition to identify a best match in a database of faces.

16. A method as claimed in claim 15, comprising responding to a user input selecting a name bubble by providing an interface by which a user can confirm or set a name for the face.

17. A method as claimed in claim 15, comprising setting a visual attribute for a name bubble relating to a name that is determined by face recognition software to be a likely match to a first value and setting the visual attribute for a name bubble relating to a name that is confirmed or set by a user to a second value.

18. A method as claimed in claim 17, wherein the visual attribute is name bubble colour.

19. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon computer-readable code, which, when executed by a computing apparatus, causes the computing apparatus to perform:

determining a name relating to a face in an image;

calculating a first maximum length attribute for a name bubble for the face at a first zoom level;

selecting a part of the name for inclusion in the name bubble having regard to the first maximum length attribute;

calculating a second maximum length attribute for the name bubble for the face at a second zoom level, the first and second zoom levels being different and the first and second maximum length attributes being different;

selecting a part of the name for inclusion in the name bubble for the face at the second zoom level having regard to the second maximum length attribute; and

displaying the image with the selected part of the name in the name bubble.