Image transformation estimator of an imaging device

• US 20080088713A1
• Filed: 09/17/2007
• Published: 04/17/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 03/30/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Searete LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Original Assignee: Searete LLC A Limited Liability Corporation of The State of Delaware
• Inventors: Jung, Edward, Malamud, Mark, Lord, Robert, Levien, Royce, Rinaldo, John
• Application Number:
  US11/901,703
• Publication Number:
  US 20080088713A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/222.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/40068 Modification of image resolution, i.e. determining the values of picture elements at new relative positions H04N1/3935 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/634 Warning indications
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/65 Control of camera operation in relation to power supply

Abstract

A technique includes obtaining an operational capacity of an imaging device. The technique can also include estimating one or more operational resources to perform an image transformation that estimates whether the imaging device has adequate operational capacity to transform one or more images.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

obtaining an imaging device energy value for an imaging device; and

considering a resolution conversion energy level to indicate whether the imaging device has a sufficient energy for converting one or more images from a first resolution to a second resolution based at least in part on the obtaining the imaging device energy value.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the method further comprises:

determining that the imaging device does have the sufficient energy to convert the one or more images from the first resolution to the second resolution; and

converting the one or more images from the first resolution to the second resolution.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the converting the one or more images from the first resolution to the second resolution comprises:

converting the one or more images to a lower resolution.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the converting the one or more images from the first resolution to the second resolution comprises:

converting the one or more images to a higher resolution.

5. The method of claim 2, wherein the converting the one or more images from the first resolution to the second resolution comprises:

converting the one or more images to a higher resolution, at least in part, by combining one or more first pixel values from the one or more images with one or more second pixel values from at least one portion of an at least one other image to yield the one or more images at the higher resolution.

6. The method of claim 2, wherein the converting the one or more images from the first resolution to the second resolution comprises:

converting the one or more images to a higher resolution, at least in part, by performing a mathematical algorithm relative to at least some existent pixel values of the one or more images to derive at least some intermediate pixel values.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the method further comprises:

determining that the imaging device does not have the sufficient energy to convert the one or more images from the first resolution to the second resolution; and

transferring the one or more images from the imaging device to a second device.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the method further comprises:

determining that the imaging device does not have the sufficient energy to convert the one or more images from the first resolution to the second resolution;

transferring the one or more images from the imaging device to a second device; and

converting the one or more images from the first resolution to the second resolution at the second device.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the obtaining an imaging device energy value for an imaging device comprises:

obtaining a battery life estimate for the imaging device.

10-32. -32. (canceled)

33. A method, comprising:

obtaining an operational capacity of an imaging device; and

estimating one or more operational resources to perform an image transformation that estimates whether the imaging device has adequate operational capacity to transform one or more images.

34. The method of claim 33, wherein the method further comprises:

determining that the imaging device does have the adequate operational capacity to transform the one or more images; and

transforming the one or more images.

35. The method of claim 34, wherein the transforming the one or more images comprises:

transforming the one or more images to a higher resolution, at least in part, by combining one or more first pixel values from the one or more images with one or more second pixel values from at least one portion of an at least one other image to yield the one or more images at the higher resolution.

36. The method of claim 34, wherein the transforming the one or more images comprises:

transforming the one or more images to a higher resolution, at least in part, by performing a mathematical algorithm relative to at least some existent pixel values of the one or more images to derive at least some intermediate pixel values.

37. The method of claim 33, wherein the method further comprises:

determining that the imaging device does have the adequate operational capacity to transform the one or more images to a lower resolution.

38. The method of claim 33, wherein the method further comprises:

determining that the imaging device does have the adequate operational capacity to transform the one or more images to a higher resolution.

39. The method of claim 33, wherein the method further comprises:

determining that the imaging device does have the adequate operational capacity to perform the image transformation, wherein the image transformation includes adjusting an exposure of the one or more images.

40. The method of claim 33, wherein the method further comprises:

determining that the imaging device does have the adequate operational capacity to perform the image transformation, wherein the image transformation includes modifying at least some metadata associated with the one or more images.

41. The method of claim 33, wherein the method further comprises:

determining that the imaging device does have the adequate operational capacity to perform the image transformation, wherein the image transformation includes providing at least some image content recognition associated with the one or more images.

42. The method of claim 33, wherein the method further comprises:

determining that the imaging device does have the adequate operational capacity to perform the image transformation, wherein the image transformation includes modifying at least some image composition associated with the one or more images.

43. The method of claim 33, wherein the method further comprises:

determining that the imaging device does not have the adequate operational capacity to perform the image transformation; and

transmitting the one or more images from the imaging device to a second device.

44. The method of claim 33, wherein the method further comprises:

determining that the imaging device does not have the adequate operational capacity to perform the image transformation; and

wirelessly transmitting the one or more images from the imaging device to a second device over a wireless link.

45. The method of claim 33, wherein the method further comprises:

determining that the imaging device does not have the adequate operational capacity to perform the image transformation;

determining that a second device can perform the image transformation;

determining that the imaging device does have the one or more operational resources to transfer the one or more images to the second device; and

transferring the one or more images from the imaging device to the second device.

46. The method of claim 33, wherein the method further comprises:

determining that the imaging device does not have the adequate operational capacity to transform the one or more images, wherein the transforming the one or more images includes transforming a resolution of the one or more images;

transferring the one or more images from the imaging device to a second device; and

converting the one or more images from a first resolution to a second resolution at the second device.

47. The method of claim 33, wherein the obtaining an operational capacity of an imaging device comprises:

obtaining an energy level estimate of the imaging device.

48. The method of claim 33, wherein the obtaining an operational capacity of an imaging device comprises:

obtaining a battery life estimate of the imaging device.

49. The method of claim 33, wherein the obtaining an operational capacity of an imaging device comprises:

obtaining a processing power estimate of the imaging device.

50. The method of claim 33, wherein the obtaining an operational capacity of an imaging device comprises:

obtaining a storage memory estimate of the imaging device.

51. The method of claim 33, wherein the obtaining an operational capacity of an imaging device comprises:

obtaining an available computation time estimate of the imaging device.

52-68. -68. (canceled)