METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CREATING MOTION EFFECT FOR IMAGE

• US 20150256763A1
• Filed: 11/06/2012
• Published: 09/10/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 11/06/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Inventors: Niemi, Sami
• Granted Patent: US 9,883,117 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04101 2.5D-digitiser, i.e. digitiser detecting the X/Y position of the input means, finger or stylus, also when it does not touch, but is proximate to the digitiser's interaction surface and also measures the distance of the input means within a short range in the Z direction, possibly with a separate measurement setup
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04808 Several contacts: gestures triggering a specific function, e.g. scrolling, zooming, right-click, when the user establishes several contacts with the surface simultaneously; e.g. using several fingers or a combination of fingers and pen
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0412 Digitisers structurally integrated in a display
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04845 for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0485 Scrolling or panning
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 13/80 2D [Two Dimensional] animation, e.g. using sprites
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2207/10004 Still image; Photographic image
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 7/20 Analysis of motion motion estimation for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals H04N19/43, H04N19/51
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/105 of operating discs
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/34 Indicating arrangements indicating means incorporated in magazine or cassette G11B23/046 and G11B23/0875; indicating measured values in general G01D
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4318 by altering the content in the rendering process, e.g. blanking, blurring or masking an image region image enhancement or restoration in general G06T5/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4325 by playing back content from the storage medium reproduction of recorded television signals H04N5/76; reproduction of recorded television signals H04N9/79
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47217 for controlling playback functions for recorded or on-demand content, e.g. using progress bars, mode or play-point indicators or bookmarks specific graphical features in visual interfaces H04N21/4312
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8153 comprising still images, e.g. texture, background image
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2101/00 Still video cameras
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/2625 for obtaining an image which is composed of images from a temporal image sequence, e.g. for a stroboscopic effect sequence generated by event triggered capturing H04N7/188
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/2628 Alteration of picture size, shape, position or orientation, e.g. zooming, rotation, rolling, perspective, translation
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/265 Mixing
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/4448 for frame-grabbing

Abstract

A method includes maintaining images and associated video streams; detecting a swipe gesture of a user on a touch sensitive display, wherein the swipe gesture comprises direction and speed information; and selecting an image based on the direction information of the swipe gesture. The method includes adjusting a playback of an associated video stream based on the direction and the speed information of the swipe gesture; providing the associated video stream on the display during the swipe gesture, for creating a motion effect relating to the image; and providing the image on the display after the swipe gesture.

Claims

1. An apparatus, comprising:

a touch sensitive display;

a processor;

a memory including computer program code;

the memory and the computer program code configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to;

maintain images and associated video streams;

detect a swipe gesture of a user on the touch sensitive display, wherein the swipe gesture comprises direction and speed information;

select an image based on the direction information of the swipe gesture;

adjust a playback of an associated video stream based on the direction and the speed information of the swipe gesture;

provide the associated video stream on the display during the swipe gesture, for creating a motion effect relating to the image; and

provide the image on the display after the swipe gesture.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the associated video stream comprises a series of video image frames, and the image being comprised by one of the video image frames.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the associated video stream comprises a series of still images, and the image being comprised by one of the still images.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein

the memory and the computer program code further configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to:

maintain a first image and a second image in consecutive order for user browsing; and

provide a transition from the first image to the second image synchronized with the speed and the direction of the swipe gesture, wherein a video stream associated to the second image displayed during the transition.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:

a camera; and

the memory and the computer program code further configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to;

capture the images and the associated video streams using the camera.

6. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein

the memory and the computer program code further configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to:

provide the first image in a first window on the display; and

provide the video stream associated to the second image in a second window on the display.

7. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the first and second window slide on the display in response to the swipe gesture.

8. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein

the memory and the computer program code further configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to:

provide, when no swipe gesture being detected, the first image in a first window on the display; and

provide, when swipe gesture being detected, the video stream associated to the second image in a second window on the display.

9. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein

the memory and the computer program code further configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to:

provide, when swipe gesture being detected, the video stream associated to the first image in the first window on the display.

10. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein

the memory and the computer program code further configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to:

maintain a first image and a second image in consecutive order for user browsing; and

provide a transition from the first image to the second image synchronized with the speed and the direction of the swipe gesture, wherein a video stream associated to the first image displayed during the transition.

11. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the transition comprises sliding the video stream associated to the second image, into the display, synchronized with the speed and the direction of the swipe gesture and blending into the second image as the swipe gesture is ended.

12. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein adjusting the playback of the associated video stream comprises at least one of the following:

adjusting a playback speed based on the speed information of the swipe gesture; and

adjusting a playback direction based on the direction information of the swipe gesture.

13. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:

a camera; and

the memory and the computer program code further configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to;

capture a plurality of consecutive images using the camera;

select an image of the plurality of consecutive images; and

generate the associated video stream for the selected image using at least two of the plurality of consecutive images.

14. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the selected image is one of the following:

a first image of the plurality of consecutive images;

an intermediate image of the plurality of consecutive images; and

a last image of the plurality of consecutive images.

15. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein selecting the image of the plurality of consecutive images is done by the user.

16. A method for creating a motion effect relating to an image comprising:

maintaining images and associated video streams;

detecting a swipe gesture of a user on a touch sensitive display, wherein the swipe gesture comprises direction and speed information;

selecting an image based on the direction information of the swipe gesture;

adjusting a playback of an associated video stream based on the direction and the speed information of the swipe gesture;

providing the associated video stream on the display during the swipe gesture, for creating a motion effect relating to the image; and

providing the image on the display after the swipe gesture.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the associated video stream comprises a series of video image frames, and the image being comprised by one of the video image frames.

18. The method of claim 16, further comprising:

maintaining a first image and a second image in consecutive order for user browsing; and

providing a transition from the first image to the second image synchronized with the speed and the direction of the swipe gesture, wherein a video stream associated to the second image displayed during the transition.

19. (canceled)

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21. (canceled)

22. A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable medium having computer executable program code stored thereon which, when executed by at least one controller of an apparatus, causes the apparatus to:

maintain images and associated video streams;

detect a swipe gesture of a user on a touch sensitive display, wherein the swipe gesture comprises direction and speed information;

select an image based on the direction information of the swipe gesture;

adjust a playback of an associated video stream based on the direction and the speed information of the swipe gesture;

provide the associated video stream on the display during the swipe gesture, for creating a motion effect relating to the image; and

provide the image on the display after the swipe gesture.

23. (canceled)