Multi-frame display system with semantic image arrangement

• US 20080235574A1
• Filed: 01/05/2007
• Published: 09/25/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 01/05/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
• Original Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
• Inventors: Telek, Michael J., Lawther, Joel S., Manico, Joseph A., Mclntyre, Dale F.
• Granted Patent: US 7,877,696 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/240
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1423 controlling a plurality of local displays, e.g. CRT and flat panel display
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1446 display composed of modules, e.g. video walls
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/147 using display panels
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/25891 being end-user preferences retrieval of video data in a video database based on user preferences G06F16/739; arrangements for recognizing users' preferences H04H60/46; user profiles in network data switching protocols H04L67/306; processing of user preferences or user profiles in wireless networks H04W8/18
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4122 additional display device, e.g. video projector digital output for controlling a plurality of local displays G06F3/1423
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/431 Generation of visual interfaces for content selection or interaction; Content or additional data rendering
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4316 for displaying supplemental content in a region of the screen, e.g. an advertisement in a separate window
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/44008 involving operations for analysing video streams, e.g. detecting features or characteristics in the video stream arrangements characterised by components specially adapted for monitoring, identification or recognition of video in broadcast systems H04H60/59
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4622 Retrieving content or additional data from different sources, e.g. from a broadcast channel and the Internet web site content organization and management for information retrieval from the Internet G06F16/958; transmission by internet of broadcast information H04H60/82; stock exchange data over packet-switching network H04L12/1804; push services including data channel over packet-switching network H04L12/1859
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47 End-user applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/84 Generation or processing of descriptive data, e.g. content descriptors systems specially adapted for using meta-information in broadcast systems H04H60/73
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/64 Constructional details of receivers, e.g. cabinets or dust covers furniture aspects of television cabinets A47B81/06

Abstract

Methods and systems for managing presentation of digital images using multiple separate digital media frames each positioned in a separate location and providing images that are viewable within a presentation space, the method comprising the steps of providing access to a source of a plurality of digital images; determining a semantic type defining at least one semantic element of the digital images to be presented; determining the number of the multiple separate digital media frames that are available to be used for presenting the digital images; determining the semantic content of the accessed digital images; selecting digital images for presentation having determined semantic content that corresponds to the determined semantic type; determining a manner for presenting the selected digital images using the determined number of number of digital media frames; and, presenting the selected digital images in the determined manner.

Claims

1. A method for managing presentation of digital images using multiple separate digital media frames each positioned in a separate location and providing images that are viewable within a presentation space, the method comprising the steps of:

providing access to a source of a plurality of digital images;

determining a semantic type defining at least one semantic element of the digital images to be presented;

determining the number of the multiple separate digital media frames that are available to be used for presenting the digital images;

determining the semantic content of the accessed digital images;

selecting digital images for presentation having determined semantic content that corresponds to the determined semantic type;

determining a manner for presenting the selected digital images using the determined number of number of digital media frames; and

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presenting the selected digital images in the determined manner.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein step of determining the number of the plurality of separate digital media frames that are available to be used for presenting the digital images data comprises determining the number of multiple separate digital media frames that are capable of presenting content so that such content can be observed from any position in a common viewing area.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the manner of presentation of the selected digital images is made such that an order, frequency duration, or type of inter-image transitions is determined from the semantic elements.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein a semantic element is matched to at least one physical characteristic of the individual frames and assigned for presentation on of the plurality of digital media frame.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of determining a manner for presentation of a digital image comprises determining a manner for presentation based upon the at least one semantic element associated with the digital image.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of determining a manner for presentation of a digital image comprises determining a manner for presentation based upon characteristics of the digital media frames and the digital image.

9. The method of claim 5, wherein the manner of presentation of the digital images is determined by analysis of at least one semantic element.

10. The method of claim 5, wherein the manner of presentation of the selected digital images is made such that an order, frequency duration, or type of inter-image transitions is determined from the semantic elements.

11. The method of claim 5, wherein a semantic element of the image is matched to at least one physical characteristic of the individual frames and assigned for presentation on one of the plurality of digital media frame.

7. A method for managing presentation of digital images across a plurality of separate digital media frames, the method comprising the steps of:

accessing a source of digital images;

determining a semantic type for the digital images, said semantic type defining more than one semantic element;

receiving a selection of a semantic filter for at least one of the multiple separate digital media frames to be used for presenting digital images, said semantic filter defining at least one semantic element; and

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causing the at least one of the plurality of separate digital media frames to be used to present content selected from the digital images according to the semantic filter selected for the at least one display device.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the step of determining the number of the plurality of separate digital media frames that are available to be used for presenting the digital images comprises determining the number of multiple separate digital media frames that are capable of presenting content so that such content can be observed from any position in a common viewing area.