Camera system and method for aligning images and presenting a series of aligned images

• US 10,158,806 B2
• Filed: 09/02/2016
• Issued: 12/18/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 09/02/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: ThumbRoll LLC
• Original Assignee: ThumbRoll LLC
• Inventors: Salimpour, Ariella, Gilmore, Michael, Swartz, David, Maltin, Andrew
• Primary Examiner(s): CAMARGO, MARLY S.B.
• Application Number:
  US15/256,475
• Publication Number:
  US 20170064208A1
• Time in Patent Office: 837 Days
• Field of Search: 34833303, 34833302, 34833301, 34833305, 34833311, 34833312, 3482221, 348 95, 348326, 3482312, 3482316, 348239, 382151, 382184, 382163, 382287, 382284, 382294
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04804 Transparency, e.g. transparent or translucent windows
• 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: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04855 Interaction with scrollbars
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 1/0007 Image acquisition
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/62 Control of parameters via user interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/632 for displaying or modifying preview images prior to image capturing, e.g. variety of image resolutions or capturing parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/64 Computer-aided capture of images, e.g. transfer from script file into camera, check of taken image quality, advice or proposal for image composition or decision on when to take image
• 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

A camera system includes a processor, a camera coupled to the processor, a display coupled to the processor, and a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to store a first image in the memory, modify the first image to generate a modified first image, the modified first image corresponding to the first image at a reduced opacity, control the camera to capture a real-time preview, overlay the modified first image on the real-time preview to generate a combined preview, output the combined preview to the display, capture a second image using the camera, and store the second image in the memory.

Claims

1. A display system for presenting a series of aligned images, the display system comprising:

a processor;

a display coupled to the processor;

a user interface device for sending a signal to the processor; and

a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to;

store a plurality of images in the memory;

assign values to each of the images according to an order of the images from among the plurality of images in the memory, such that a first value corresponds to a first image and a second value corresponds to a second image, the first image being ordered before the second image;

correlate the values to portions of a transport controller;

display the first image and the transport controller on the display;

receive an input from the user interface device corresponding to a portion of the transport controller corresponding to the second value; and

display the second image according to the input.

2. The display system of claim 1, wherein the transport controller comprises a virtual button that is slidable along a virtual bar on the display.

3. The display system of claim 1, wherein the user interface device comprises a mouse, a touch screen integrated with the display, a touchscreen external to the display, a track ball, or a stylus.

4. The display system of claim 1, wherein the transport controller is a virtual button that is slidable along a circular path.

5. The display system of claim 4, wherein one revolution of the transport controller displays each of the images of the plurality of images.

6. The display system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of images are each displayed at their native resolutions.