Progressive rotational view

• US 9,684,440 B2
• Filed: 06/30/2014
• Issued: 06/20/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 06/30/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Stepanov, Maxim V., Porter, Christian E.
• Primary Examiner(s): McCulley, Ryan D
• Application Number:
  US14/319,892
• Publication Number:
  US 20150379690A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,086 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04845 for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0485 Scrolling or panning
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/14 Digital output to display device ; Cooperation and interconnection of the display device with other functional units
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0643 Graphical representation of items or shoppers
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 15/205 Image-based rendering
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2200/24 involving graphical user interfaces [GUIs]
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2340/14 Solving problems related to the presentation of information to be displayed
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2350/00 Solving problems of bandwidth in display systems
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2354/00 Aspects of interface with display user
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/00 Control arrangements or circuits for visual indicators common to cathode-ray tube indicators and other visual indicators image data processing or generation, in general G06T

Abstract

Systems and methods for receiving and displaying images or sending the images for display include images having multiple key images of an object. Each key image depicts a perspective view of an item from a different angle around the object. The multiple key images are displayed in a gallery view. During the gallery view, multiple supplementary images are received or sent. Each supplementary image includes a perspective view of the object from an angle between adjacent angles used for the key images. After transmission of at least some of the supplementary images, the key images and the supplementary images are mixed into a rotational view of the object.

Claims

1. A tangible, non-transitory, computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by a processor, are configured to cause the processor to:

receive a first plurality of key images of an object, wherein each key image includes a perspective view of the object, each key image having a corresponding and different capture angle from around the object;

cause a display of a subset of the first plurality of key images in a gallery view, wherein the subset comprises a second plurality of highest priority key images selected from the first plurality of key images;

receive a third plurality of supplementary images, wherein each supplementary image includes a perspective view of the object, each supplementary image having a corresponding capture angle that is between two adjacent capture angles of the first plurality of key images;

determine, during reception of the third plurality of supplementary images, that a total number of received images is greater than a threshold number of images or that a gap between adjacent images is less than a gap threshold; and

blend, based on the determination, the first plurality of key images and the received images of the third plurality of supplementary images to display a rotational view of the object, wherein the remainder of the third plurality of supplementary images are added to the rotational view as they are received.

2. The tangible, non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the instructions are further configured to cause the processor to receive a fourth plurality of supplementary images, wherein each image of the fourth plurality of supplementary images includes a perspective view of the object from a capture angle between an image of the third plurality of supplementary images and an adjacent image of the first plurality of key images.

3. The tangible, non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the instructions are further configured to cause the processor to receive a fourth plurality of supplementary images, wherein each image of the fourth plurality of supplementary images includes a perspective view of the object from a capture angle between images of the third plurality of supplementary images.

4. The tangible, non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the first plurality of key images have capture angles that are equally spaced around the object.

5. The tangible, non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the first plurality of key images have capture angles that are spaced more closely near a first portion of the object and more remotely near a second portion of the object.

6. The tangible, non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 5, wherein the first portion corresponds to a feature of interest of the object.

7. The tangible non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 5, wherein the first portion corresponds to a front of the object.

8. An electronic device comprising:

a network interface;

a display;

a processor configured to execute instructions;

one or more tangible, non-transitory, computer-readable media configured to store the instructions, wherein the instructions, when executed, are configured to cause the processor to;

receive, via the network interface, a first plurality of images wherein each image shows a different perspective of an object;

display, via the display, a subset of the first plurality of images in a gallery view, wherein the gallery view enables the user to scroll between the subset of the first plurality of images, wherein the subset comprises a second plurality of highest priority key images selected from the first plurality of images;

receive, via the network interface, a third plurality of supplemental images;

determine, during reception of the third plurality of supplemental images, that a total number of received images is greater than a threshold number of images or that a gap between adjacent images is less than a gap threshold; and

display, based on the determination, the first plurality of images and the received images of the third plurality of supplemental images in a rotational view, via the display, wherein the remainder of the third plurality of supplemental images are added to the rotational view as they are received.

9. The electronic device of claim 8, comprising input structures configured to receive a first input that causes the processor to scroll through the second plurality of images in the gallery view and to receive a second input that causes the processor to initiate a rotation in the rotational view.

10. The electronic device of claim 9, wherein the first and second inputs each comprise a mouse drag, a gesture, a key input, or a direct selection of an image.

11. The electronic device of claim 10, wherein the first and second inputs comprise a same type of input.

12. The electronic device of claim 8, wherein the instructions are configured to cause the processor to cause the display of the second plurality of images in the gallery view until the threshold number of images have been received, at which point the processor causes the display of the first plurality of images and the third plurality of supplemental images in the rotational view;

wherein the threshold number of images is equal to or less than the sum of the first plurality of images and the third plurality of images.

13. The electronic device of claim 8, wherein the instructions are configured to cause the processor to cause the display of the second plurality of images in the gallery view until gaps between perspectives in the first plurality of images and the third plurality of supplemental images are less than a gap threshold, at which point the processor causes the display of the first plurality of images and the third plurality of supplemental images in the rotational view.

14. The electronic device of claim 13, wherein the instructions are configured to cause the processor to determine gaps between image perspectives based at least upon metadata in received image files.

15. The electronic device of claim 13, wherein the instructions are configured to cause the processor to determine gaps between image perspectives based at least in part by bisecting the gaps between the image perspectives.

16. The electronic device of claim 8 comprising instructions configured to cause the processor to receive instructions from a remote electronic device configured to cause the processor to sort and to display the received first plurality of images and the received third plurality of supplemental images in the rotational view.

17. An electronic device comprising:

a network interface;

a processor; and

one or more tangible, non-transitory, computer-readable media storing instructions that, when executed by a processor, are configured to cause the processor to;

send, via the network interface, a first plurality of key images, wherein each key image includes a perspective view of an object, each key image having a corresponding and different capture angle from around the object, wherein a subset of the first plurality of key images are configured to be presented in a gallery view by a remote device, wherein the subset comprises a second plurality of highest priority key images selected from the first plurality of key images; and

send a third plurality of supplemental images configured to be combined with the first plurality of key images in a rotational view, wherein the third plurality of supplemental images are configured to be displayed in a rotational view based on a determination during reception of the third plurality of supplemental images that a total number of received images is greater than a threshold number of images or that a gap between adjacent images is less than a gap threshold, wherein the remainder of the third plurality of supplemental images are added to the rotational view as they are received.

18. The electronic device of claim 17, wherein the instructions are configured to cause the processor to include metadata in a file for each of the first plurality of key images and the third plurality of supplemental images identifying an angle of perspective of the image stored in the file.

19. The electronic device of claim 18, wherein the first plurality of key images and the third plurality of supplemental images are included in a webpage.

20. A method for presenting images comprising:

sending instructions from a server to a remote device, wherein the instructions are configured to cause the remote device to;

receive a first plurality of images;

display a subset of at least one of the first plurality of images in a gallery view before a threshold has been surpassed, wherein the subset comprises a second plurality of highest priority key images selected from the first plurality of key images;

receive a third plurality of supplementary images;

determine, during reception of the third plurality of supplementary images, that a total number of received images is greater than a threshold number of images or that a gap between adjacent images is less than a gap threshold; and

blend, based on the determination, the first plurality of key images and the received images of the third plurality of supplementary images to display a rotational view of an object, wherein the remainder of the third plurality of supplementary images are added to the rotational view as they are received.

21. The method of claim 20, wherein a transition to the rotational view is based on a threshold that comprises a number of images, an angular distance between image perspectives, or a number of key images.

22. A method of displaying images comprising:

receiving a first plurality of key images in a first order;

displaying a subset of the first plurality of key images in a gallery view, wherein the subset comprises a second plurality of highest priority key images selected from the first plurality of key images;

receiving a second plurality of supplemental images in a second order;

determine, during reception of the second plurality of supplemental images, that a total number of received images is greater than a threshold number of images or that a gap between adjacent images is less than a gap threshold; and

blend, based on the determination, the first plurality of key images and the received images of the second plurality of supplemental images to display a rotational view of an object, wherein the remainder of the second plurality of supplemental images are added to the rotational view as they are received; and

mixing the first plurality of key images with the second plurality of supplemental images in the rotational view, wherein the rotational view does not display the first plurality of key images in the first order or the second plurality of supplemental images in the second order received.

23. The method of claim 22, wherein receiving the first plurality of key images and the second plurality of supplemental images comprises receiving website content.