Method of selecting important digital images
First Claim
Patent Images
1. A method for selecting important digital images in a collection of digital images, comprising:
- using a processor to automatically analyze digital images in the collection of digital images to identify a plurality of sets of similar digital images;
identifying one or more subsets of the plurality of sets of similar digital images having the largest number of similar digital images;
using the processor to automatically select one digital image from each of the subsets of the plurality sets of similar digital images having the largest number of similar digital images as each being an important digital image, wherein each one digital image selected from each of the subsets is selected as being the important digital image based at least in part on an image quality level threshold value;
storing a respective indication of importance along with each one digital image selected as being the important digital image in a processor accessible memory;
automatically displaying each one digital image selected as being the important digital image on a Graphic User Interface (GUI) in a single view of the GUI, wherein automatically displaying each one digital image selected as being the important digital image comprises displaying each one digital image selected as being the important digital image arranged according to the respective indication of importance;
using the processor to evaluate the displayed each one digital image selected as being the important digital image to assess a relative level of importance with respect to each other; and
using the processor to reorder the displayed each one digital image selected as being the important digital image on the GUI according to the relative level of importance.
5 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
A method for selecting important digital images in a collection of digital images, comprising: analyzing the digital images in the collection of digital images to identify one or more sets of similar digital images; identifying one or more sets of similar digital images having the largest number of similar digital images; selecting one or more digital images from the identified largest sets of similar digital images to be important digital images; and storing an indication of the selected important digital image in a processor accessible memory.
-
Citations
21 Claims
-
1. A method for selecting important digital images in a collection of digital images, comprising:
-
using a processor to automatically analyze digital images in the collection of digital images to identify a plurality of sets of similar digital images; identifying one or more subsets of the plurality of sets of similar digital images having the largest number of similar digital images; using the processor to automatically select one digital image from each of the subsets of the plurality sets of similar digital images having the largest number of similar digital images as each being an important digital image, wherein each one digital image selected from each of the subsets is selected as being the important digital image based at least in part on an image quality level threshold value; storing a respective indication of importance along with each one digital image selected as being the important digital image in a processor accessible memory; automatically displaying each one digital image selected as being the important digital image on a Graphic User Interface (GUI) in a single view of the GUI, wherein automatically displaying each one digital image selected as being the important digital image comprises displaying each one digital image selected as being the important digital image arranged according to the respective indication of importance; using the processor to evaluate the displayed each one digital image selected as being the important digital image to assess a relative level of importance with respect to each other; and using the processor to reorder the displayed each one digital image selected as being the important digital image on the GUI according to the relative level of importance. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
-
Specification