Using image properties for processing and editing of multiple resolution images

• US 9,503,644 B2
• Filed: 05/22/2014
• Issued: 11/22/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 05/22/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Inventors: Kelder, Mart, Ke, Yi
• Primary Examiner(s): GILES, NICHOLAS G
• Application Number:
  US14/285,387
• Publication Number:
  US 20150341559A1
• Time in Patent Office: 915 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/031 Electronic editing of digitised analogue information signals, e.g. audio or video signals
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/34 Indicating arrangements indicating means incorporated in magazine or cassette G11B23/046 and G11B23/0875; indicating measured values in general G01D
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/611 where the recognised objects include parts of the human body
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/667 Camera operation mode switching, e.g. between still and video, sport and normal or high- and low-resolution modes

Abstract

Various embodiments enable a capture device to capture at least one high resolution image and generate a low resolution image based on the high resolution image. Some embodiments transfer an associated low resolution image file to a second device prior to transferring the corresponding associated high resolution image file. In some cases, the low resolution image can be analyzed to determine one or more properties associated with the low resolution image. Processing decisions associated with the high resolution image can then be based on the property or properties of the low resolution image.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

receiving a low resolution image file based on a high resolution image file and prior to receiving the high resolution image file, the low resolution image file being received from a capture device that generated the low resolution image file based on the high resolution image file;

analyzing, after receiving the low resolution image file, the low resolution image file to determine one or more properties, such that analyzing the low resolution image file occurs, at least in part, in parallel to receiving at least part of the high resolution image file; and

processing the high resolution image file associated with the low resolution image file based, at least in part, on the determined one or more properties.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the low resolution image file comprises a thumbnail file.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 further comprising:

receiving one or more editing commands associated with the low resolution image file; and

applying the one or more editing commands to the high resolution image file.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the one or more properties comprise at least one of:

image quality metrics, color group features, content, and differences in content.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein processing the high resolution image file further comprises grouping the high resolution image file in a group based, at least in part, on the determined one or more properties of the low resolution image file.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 5, wherein grouping the high resolution image file further comprises grouping the high resolution image file in a photo story.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein processing the high resolution image file further comprises causing termination of transfer of the high resolution image file from the capture device that generated the high resolution image file.

8. One or more computer-readable storage medium comprising processor-executable instructions which, when executed, are configured to perform operations comprising:

determining whether a connection with a capture device has a bandwidth below a predefined threshold;

receiving, in response to determining that the connection with the capture device is below the predefined threshold, a thumbnail file based on a high resolution image file;

analyzing the thumbnail file to determine one or more properties, such that analyzing the thumbnail file occurs, at least in part, in parallel to receiving at least part of the high resolution image file; and

processing the high resolution image file associated with the thumbnail file based, at least in part, on the determined one or more properties.

9. The one or more computer-readable storage medium of claim 8, wherein analyzing the thumbnail file further comprises analyzing image content.

10. The one or more computer-readable storage medium of claim 8 wherein processing the high resolution image file is performed automatically upon receipt of the high resolution image file.

11. The one or more computer-readable storage medium of claim 8, wherein receiving the thumbnail file further comprises receiving the thumbnail file over a Bluetooth connection.

12. The one or more computer-readable storage medium of claim 8, wherein analyzing the thumbnail file to determine one or more properties further comprises:

displaying the thumbnail file;

receiving one or more user input commands based, at least in part, on the displayed thumbnail file; and

analyzing the thumbnail file based, at least in part, on the one or more user input commands.

13. The one or more computer-readable storage medium of claim 8, wherein processing the high resolution image file further comprises grouping the high resolution image file in a photo story.

14. A device comprising:

at least one processor; and

one or more computer-readable storage memories comprising processor-executable instructions which, responsive to execution by the at least one processor, are configured to perform operations comprising;

determining whether a connection with a capture device has a bandwidth below a predefined threshold;

receiving, in response to determining that the connection with the capture device is below the predefined threshold, a low resolution image file based on a high resolution image file and prior to receiving of the high resolution image file, the receiving the low resolution image file being from the capture device that generated the low resolution image file based on the high resolution image file;

analyzing, after the low resolution image file has been received, the low resolution image file to determine one or more properties, such that analyzing the low resolution image file occurs, at least in part, in parallel to receiving at least part of the high resolution image file;

receiving the high resolution image file associated with the low resolution image file; and

processing the high resolution image file based, at least in part, on the determined one or more properties.

15. The device of claim 14, wherein receiving the low resolution image file and receiving the high resolution image file further comprises receiving the low resolution image file and the high resolution image file over a Bluetooth connection.

16. The device of claim 14, wherein processing the high resolution image file further comprises grouping the high resolution image file in a photo story.

17. The device of claim 14, wherein analyzing the low resolution image file further comprises automatically analyzing image content of the low resolution image file.

18. The device of claim 17, wherein analyzing the image content further comprises generating at least one image metric.

19. The device of claim 14, wherein the operations further comprise:

receiving one or more editing commands associated with the low resolution image file; and

applying the one or more editing commands to the high resolution image file.

20. The device of claim 14, wherein processing the high resolution image file further comprises causing termination of transfer of the high resolution image file from the capture device that generated the high resolution image file.