Mobile device, computer device and image control method thereof for editing image via undefined image processing function

• US 9,967,410 B2
• Filed: 05/27/2015
• Issued: 05/08/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 05/29/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: ASUSTek Computer, Inc.
• Original Assignee: ASUSTek Computer, Inc.
• Inventors: Lai, Yi-Chi, Huang, Kuan-Ying, Chen, Bo-Cheng, Chen, Wan-Ya, Chiu, Cheng-An
• Primary Examiner(s): Pasiewicz, Daniel M
• Assistant Examiner(s): Gebriel, Selam
• Application Number:
  US14/722,160
• Publication Number:
  US 20150350466A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,077 Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00127 Connection or combination of a still picture apparatus with another apparatus, e.g. for storage, processing or transmission of still picture signals or of information associated with a still picture
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00172 directly from a still digital camera or from a storage medium mounted in a still digital camera H04N1/0018 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00204 with a digital computer or a digital computer system, e.g. an internet server programmed control between transmitter and receiver or between image input and image output device H04N1/32561
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00244 with a server, e.g. an internet server fax-servers or the like for store and forward H04N1/324

Abstract

An image control method, applied to a mobile device including a camera service platform, wherein the mobile device complies an image transmission protocol and establishes an event queue and an extension unit according to the image transmission protocol, wherein the image control method comprises: receiving at least one control parameter of an image processing function of a camera service platform; generating a control item of the image processing function according to the controlling parameter; mapping the control item to a database and transmitting a notification including the control item to a computer device to transmit an image between the computer device and the mobile device.

Claims

1. An image control method, applied to a mobile device with a camera service platform, the mobile device complies with an image transmission protocol and establishes an event queue and according to the image transmission protocol, wherein the image control method comprises:

receiving at least one control parameter of an image processing function of the camera service platform;

generating a control item of the image processing function according to the control parameter;

mapping the control item to a database;

converting a notification comprising the control item to an instruction format complying with the image transmission protocol specification to generate a converted notification; and

transmitting the converted notification via the event queue to a computer device to transmit an image between the computer device and the mobile device.

2. The image control method according to claim 1, wherein the notification includes a control item event corresponding to the control item to notify the computer device whether the camera service platform is a new registered camera service platform.

3. The image control method according to claim 1, wherein the at least one control parameter includes a priority of the image processing function on the camera service platform, a control path of the image processing function is configured according to the priority, and the control path is corresponding to an execution sequence of the image processing function and at least another image processing function of the mobile device.

4. The image control method according to claim 1, wherein after the step of transmitting the notification including the control item to the computer device to transmit the image between the computer device and the mobile device, the image control method further includes the steps of:

searching the control item corresponds to a control signal in the database when the mobile device receives the control signal, wherein the control signal is corresponding to a control operation of the image processing function;

receiving at least one control parameter related to the control operation from the control signal;

editing the image to be a processed image according to the at least one the control parameter and the control path;

converting the processed image to a transmitted image which conforms to a format of the image transmission protocol.

5. The image control method according to claim 3, wherein the step of virtualizing the mobile device to the device utilizing the image transmission protocol further includes a step of:

storing the image to be transmitted to a video queue, and the image to be transmitted is transmitted to the computer device via the video queue.

6. The image control method according to claim 4, wherein the control signal is received via the event queue.

7. A mobile device including a camera service platform, comprising:

a storage unit storing a database; and

a processor coupled to the storage unit and configured to;

receive at least one control parameter of an image processing function of the camera service platform;

generate a control item of the image processing function according to the at least one control parameter;

map the control item to the database

convert a notification comprising the control item to an instruction format complying with an image transmission protocol specification to generate a converted notification; and

transmit the converted notification via an event queue to a computer device to transmit an image between the computer device and the mobile device.

8. The mobile device according to claim 7, wherein the notification includes a control item event corresponding to the control item to notify the computer device whether the camera service platform is a new registered camera service platform.

9. The mobile device according to claim 7, wherein the processor is further configured to:

establish the event queue to virtualize the mobile device to conform the image transmission protocol.

10. The mobile device according to claim 7, wherein the at least one control parameter includes a priority of the image processing function on the camera service platform, and the processor further configures a control path of the image processing function according to the priority, and the control path is corresponding to an execution sequence of the image processing function and at least another image processing function of the mobile device.

11. The mobile device according to claim 7, wherein the processor is further configured to:

receive the control signal, search the control item that corresponds to the control signal in the database, and the control signal is corresponded to a control operation of the image processing function;

receive at least one control parameter related to the control operation from the control signal, and access the image and the image processing function; and

edit an image as a processed image according to the at least one the control parameter and the control path, and the processed image is converted to a transmitted image conforming to a format of the image transmission protocol.

12. The mobile device according to claim 11, wherein the processor is further configured to store the transmitted image to a video queue, and the transmitted image is transmitted to the computer device via the video queue.

13. The mobile device according to claim 11, wherein the processor is further configured to receive the control signal via the event queue.

14. A computer device, comprising:

a storage unit; and

a processor coupled to the storage unit and configured at least to;

receive a notification which has been converted to an instruction format complying with an image transmission protocol specification and including a control item event, wherein the notification is corresponding to an image processing function of a camera service platform, and the control item event corresponds to a control item that generated according to the image processing function;

control the mage processing function to edit an image in response to the notification; and

generate a control signal according to the control operation in response to the control interface receiving the control operation corresponding to the image processing function, wherein the control signal includes at least one control parameter related to the control operation.