Method and apparatus for encoding/decoding image data
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1. A method for creating a composite image, comprising:
- displaying facial feature images on a first area of a first display via a first device associated with the first display, wherein the facial feature images are associated with facial feature element codes;
selecting a facial feature image from the first area of the first display via a user interface associated with the first device, wherein the first device incorporates the selected facial feature image into a composite image on a second area of the first display, wherein the composite image is associated with a composite facial image code having at least a facial feature element code; and
reproducing the composite image on a second display based on the composite facial image code.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method and an apparatus for encoding images, more particularly to an encoding unit in conjunction with a library of pictorial entities and image qualifiers. The method and apparatus provide encoding an image by using a code factor table in conjunction with a set of element codes. The resulting image code allows the set pictorial elements of an image and their associated image qualifiers to be represented by a compact code uniquely representing a given configuration of pictorial elements. The use of the resulting image code facilitates the transmission and storage of images requiring only the code to be sent or stored. The invention further provides a computer readable medium comprising a program element that direct a computer to implement the encoding process.
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1. A method for creating a composite image, comprising:
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displaying facial feature images on a first area of a first display via a first device associated with the first display, wherein the facial feature images are associated with facial feature element codes; selecting a facial feature image from the first area of the first display via a user interface associated with the first device, wherein the first device incorporates the selected facial feature image into a composite image on a second area of the first display, wherein the composite image is associated with a composite facial image code having at least a facial feature element code; and reproducing the composite image on a second display based on the composite facial image code. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for creating a composite image, comprising:
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displaying selectable classes of feature images on a first area of a first display via a first device associated with the first display; selecting a class of facial feature images via a user interface associated with the first device; displaying facial feature images associated with the selected class of facial feature images on the first area of the first display via the first device, wherein the facial feature images are associated with facial feature element codes; selecting, via the user interface, a facial feature image from the displayed facial feature images associated with the selected class of facial feature images, whereby the first device incorporates the facial feature image into a composite image on a second area of the first display, wherein the composite image is associated with a composite image code having at least one facial feature element code; and reproducing the composite image on a second display based on the composite image code. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method for creating a composite image, comprising:
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displaying facial feature images on a first area of a first display via a first device associated with the first display, wherein the facial feature images are associated with facial feature element codes; selecting a facial feature image from the first area of the first display via a user interface associated with the first device, wherein the first device incorporates the selected facial feature image into a composite image on a second area of the first display, wherein the composite image is associated with a composite image code having at least a facial feature element code; and selecting and modifying a visual effect of the incorporated facial feature image via the user interface. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A system for creating a composite image, comprising:
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a first screen; a second screen; and a processor configured to; display facial feature images on a first area of the first screen, wherein the facial feature images are associated with facial feature element codes; allow selection of a facial feature image from the first area of the first screen and incorporate the facial feature image into a composite image on a second area of the first screen, wherein the composite image is associated with a composite facial image code having at least a facial feature element code; and allow the composite image to be reproduced on the second screen based on the composite facial image code. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A computer program product stored in a computer readable media for creating a composite image, the computer program product comprising:
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first instructions for displaying facial feature images on a first area of a first screen; second instructions for associating the facial feature images with facial feature element codes; third instructions for incorporating a facial feature image into a composite image on a second area of the first screen based on a selection of the facial feature image from the first area of the first screen; fourth instructions for associating the composite image with a composite image code having at least a facial feature element code; and fifth instructions for modifying a visual effect of a selected facial feature image that has been incorporated into the composite image. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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