Suggesting image files for deletion based on image file parameters

• US 10,455,110 B2
• Filed: 04/11/2018
• Issued: 10/22/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 06/17/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Inventors: Shih, Nai Wen, Nisco, Robert Zachary, Edmiston, Greg, Miranda-Steiner, Emmanuel
• Primary Examiner(s): Woldemariam, Aklilu K
• Application Number:
  US15/950,524
• Publication Number:
  US 20180241900A1
• Time in Patent Office: 559 Days
• Field of Search: 382100, 382118, 382195, 382224, 382305, 707644, 707608, 707823, 707915, 707205, 707104, 707100, 707201, 707203, 707204
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/51 Indexing; Data structures therefor; Storage structures
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 7/0002 Inspection of images, e.g. flaw detection
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00408 Display of information to the user, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/2104 for one or a few pictures
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3295 Deletion of stored data; Preventing such deletion

Abstract

The present disclosure describes a system and method to manage image file storage that includes a memory device to store instructions and at least one processing device to execute the instructions stored in the memory device to determine a blur indication or a burst characteristic for each of a plurality of files stored on a storage medium, automatically identify candidate image files to delete based at least in part on the blur indication or the burst characteristic, and delete at least some of the candidate image files based on receiving a delete indication.

Claims

1. A system, comprising:

a memory device to store instructions; and

at least one processing device to execute the instructions stored in the memory device to;

determine an image file parameter for each of a plurality of files stored on a storage medium;

automatically identify candidate image files to delete based at least in part on the image file parameter representing that the candidate image files are duplicate image files or have a low quality, wherein the image file parameter includes at least one selected from a group consisting of a contrast, an image histogram, a last time accessed, a size, a time of image capture, a type of image, a blur indication, a burst characteristic, an image tonal range, and an image exposure metric;

graphically display a storage indicator indicating a total storage capacity;

provide a candidate available storage capacity on the storage medium corresponding to deleting selected ones of the candidate image files; and

delete at least some of the candidate image files based on receiving a delete indication;

wherein a first portion of the storage indicator graphically indicates available storage capacity, and wherein a second portion of the storage indicator graphically indicates the candidate storage capacity of the candidate image files to delete.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one processing device executes the instructions stored in the memory device further to:

store the at least one file after deleting the at least some of the candidate image files.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the at least one processing device executes the instructions stored in the memory device further to:

graphically identify the candidate image files to delete using a selection icon on each candidate image file.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one processing device executes the instructions stored in the memory device further to graphically display:

a list of the plurality of files;

a resettable selection icon corresponding to each candidate image file to delete; and

a delete icon to enable the delete indication.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one processing device executes the instructions stored in the memory device further to:

sort the plurality of files based at least in part on the image file parameter.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one processing device executes the instructions stored in the memory device to delete the at least some of the candidate image files based on receiving the delete indication until the candidate available storage capacity is sufficient to store at least one file.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one processing device executes the instructions stored in the memory device further to:

graphically display a command confirming deletion of the candidate image files.

8. A method comprising:

determining, using a computing device, available storage capacity on a storage medium to store at least one file;

determining, using the computing device, an image file parameter for each of a plurality of files stored on the storage medium;

identifying, using the computing device, a subset of the plurality of files to delete based on the image file parameter representing that each file included in the subset is a duplicative file or has a low quality;

graphically displaying, using the computing device, the subset of the plurality of files to delete using a selection icon corresponding to each of the subset of the plurality of files to delete;

providing, using the computing device, a storage indicator graphically displaying a first portion corresponding to the available storage capacity and a second portion corresponding to a storage capacity of the subset of the plurality of files to delete;

causing, using the computing device, at least partial deletion of at least one of the subset of the plurality of files; and

storing, using the computing device, the at least one file after the at least partial deletion.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein identifying the subset of the plurality of files to delete includes automatically identifying the subset of the plurality of files to delete based on a predetermined threshold for the available storage capacity on the storage medium.

10. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

receiving, at the computing device, a selection of at least some of the subset of the plurality of files; and

causing, using the computing device, at least partial deletion of the selected some of the subset of the plurality of files.

11. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

using the computing device to graphically display;

the plurality of files;

the selection icon on each of the subset of the plurality of files to delete; and

a command icon to enable at least partial deletion of the subset of the plurality of files based at least in part on the selection icon.

12. The method of claim 8, wherein using the computing device to identify the subset of the plurality of files to delete based on the image file parameter further comprises:

sorting the plurality of files based on the image file parameter of a corresponding file.

13. The method of claim 8, further comprising using the computing device to graphically display:

thumbnails of each of the plurality of files; and

metadata corresponding each file of the plurality of files overlaid each of the thumbnails.

14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

using the computing device to graphically display a dialog box confirmation the at least partial deletion of the at least a portion of the subset of the plurality of files.

15. The method of claim 8, wherein determining, using the computing device, the image file parameter for each of the plurality of files stored on the storage medium includes determining, for each of the plurality of files stored on the storage medium, at least one selected from a group consisting of a contrast, an image histogram, a last time accessed, a size, a time of image capture, a type of image, a blur indication, an image tonal range, an image exposure metric, and a burst characteristic.

16. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions that, when executed by one or more processing devices, cause the one or more processing devices to:

measure available storage capacity on a storage medium to store at least one file;

determine an image file parameter for each of a plurality of files stored on a storage medium;

identify a burst image included in the plurality of files as a highest quality image within a burst of images;

graphically display burst image included in the plurality of files as the highest quality image within the burst of images using an icon corresponding to the burst image identified as the highest quality image within the burst of images;

automatically identify a subset of the plurality of files to delete based on the image file parameter representing that each file included in the subset is a duplicative file or has a low quality, wherein the subset of the plurality of files to delete excludes the burst image identified as the highest quality image within the burst of images;

graphically display a storage indicator having a first portion corresponding to the available storage capacity and a second portion corresponding to a storage capacity of the subset of the plurality of files to delete;

delete at least a portion of the subset of the plurality of files; and

store the at least one file after deleting the at least the portion of the subset of the plurality of files.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 16, wherein execution of the instructions by the one or more processing devices, cause the one or more processing devices further to graphically display:

a list of the plurality of files;

a selection icon corresponding to each file of the subset of the plurality of files to delete; and

a command icon to enable at least partial deletion of the subset of the plurality of files based at least in part on the selection icon.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 16, wherein determining the image file parameter for each of the plurality of files stored on the storage medium includes determining, for each of the plurality of files stored on the storage medium, at least one selected from a group consisting of a contrast, an image histogram, a last time accessed, a size, a time of image capture, a type of image, a blur indication, an image tonal range, an image exposure metric, and a burst characteristic.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 16, wherein execution of the instructions by the one or more processing devices, cause the one or more processing devices to automatically identify the subset of the plurality of files to delete by automatically identifying the subset of the plurality of files to delete in response to determining that the storage medium has insufficient storage capacity to store the at least one file.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 16, wherein execution of the instructions by the one or more processing devices, cause the one or more processing devices to automatically identify the subset of the plurality of files to delete by automatically identifying the subset of the plurality of files to delete based on a predetermined schedule.