Methods and systems for analyzing parts of an electronic file

• US 9,007,396 B2
• Filed: 10/08/2009
• Issued: 04/14/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 10/09/2008
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: CEVA Technologies, Inc. (CEVA Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Hillcrest Laboratories Incorporated (CEVA Incorporated)
• Inventors: Gritton, Charles, Simpkins, Daniel, Morgan, Tom
• Primary Examiner(s): McDowell, Jr., Maurice L
• Assistant Examiner(s): Ricks, Donna J
• Application Number:
  US13/122,748
• Publication Number:
  US 20110216087A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,014 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 345/619
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/54 Browsing; Visualisation therefor
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/5838 using colour
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0346 with detection of the device orientation or free movement in a 3D space, e.g. 3D mice, 6-DOF [six degrees of freedom] pointers using gyroscopes, accelerometers or tilt-sensors
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2207/20104 Interactive definition of region of interest [ROI]
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 7/12 Edge-based segmentation
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/472 End-user interface for requesting content, additional data or services; End-user interface for interacting with content, e.g. for content reservation or setting reminders, for requesting event notification, for manipulating displayed content end-user interfaces for retrieving video data from a database G06F16/739; network services for supporting unicast streaming H04L65/612
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/478 Supplemental services, e.g. displaying phone caller identification, shopping application

Abstract

Devices, computer readable medium, and methods for selecting an object displayed on a screen and providing information about that object.

Claims

1. A method for tagging a part of a dynamically displayed image, the method comprising the following steps in the order named:

providing information for displaying the dynamically displayed image on a screen;

receiving information about a partial circling related to pointing a pointing device to the part of the dynamically displayed image;

generating a portion of a border partially around the part of the dynamically displayed image, the portion of the border corresponding to a movement of the pointing device around the part of the dynamically displayed image;

generating a predefined enclosure, electronically linked to the portion of the border, which is configured to accept text input from a user; and

storing border information and predefined enclosure information together with the part of the dynamically displayed image such that the part of the dynamically displayed image may be analyzed independently of the dynamically displayed image.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

generating plural borders and predefined enclosures in response to selections of plural parts of the dynamically displayed image.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the predefined enclosure information does not include pixels corresponding to the selected part of the dynamically displayed image.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the receiving step comprises:

receiving a position of at least one pixel of the part of the dynamically displayed image that was pointed by the pointing device.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the receiving step comprises:

receiving information about a complete circling of the part of the dynamically displayed image.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the generating a border comprises:

generating the border completely around the part of the dynamically displayed image.

7. A device for tagging a part of a dynamically displayed image, the device comprising:

an output configured to first provide information for displaying the dynamically displayed image on a screen;

an input configured to then receive information about a partial circling related to pointing a pointing device to the part of the dynamically displayed image;

a processor connected to the input and the output and configured to,

generate a portion of a border partially around the part of the dynamically displayed image, the portion of the border corresponding to a movement of the pointing device around the part of the dynamically displayed image, and then

generate a predefined enclosure, electronically linked to the portion of the border, which is configured to accept text input from a user; and

a memory connected to the processor and configured to thereafter store border information and predefined enclosure information together with the part of the dynamically displayed image such that the part of the dynamically displayed image may be analyzed independently of the dynamically displayed image.

8. The device of claim 7, wherein the processor is further configured to generate plural borders and predefined enclosures in response to selections of plural parts of the dynamically displayed image.

9. The device of claim 7, wherein the predefined enclosure information does not include pixels corresponding to the selected part of the dynamically displayed image.

10. The device of claim 7, wherein the processor is further configured to receive a position of at least one pixel of the part of the dynamically displayed image that was pointed by the pointing device.

11. The device of claim 7, wherein the processor is further configured to receive information about a complete circling of the part of the dynamically displayed image.

12. The device of claim 7, wherein the processor is further configured to generate the border completely around the part of the dynamically displayed image.

13. The device of claim 7, wherein the input receives information from the pointing device and the output sends information to the screen.

14. A non-transitory computer readable medium for storing computer executable instructions for tagging a part of a dynamically displayed image, wherein the instructions, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform the following steps in the order named:

providing information for displaying the dynamically displayed image on a screen;

receiving information about a partial circling related to pointing a pointing device to the part of the dynamically displayed image;

generating a portion of a border partially around the part of the dynamically displayed image, the portion of the border corresponding to a movement of the pointing device around the part of the dynamically displayed image;

generating a predefined enclosure, electronically linked to the portion of the border, which is configured to accept text input from a user; and

storing border information and predefined enclosure information together with the part of the dynamically displayed image such that the part of the dynamically displayed image may be analyzed independently of the dynamically displayed image.

15. The medium of claim 14, further comprising:

generating plural borders and predefined enclosures in response to selections of plural parts of the dynamically displayed image.

16. The medium of claim 14, wherein the predefined enclosure information does not include pixels corresponding to the selected part of the dynamically displayed image.

17. The medium of claim 14, wherein the receiving step comprises:

receiving a position of at least one pixel of the part of the dynamically displayed image that was pointed by the pointing device.

18. The medium of claim 14, wherein the receiving step comprises:

receiving information about a complete circling of the part of the dynamically displayed image.

19. The medium of claim 14, wherein the generating a border comprises:

generating the border completely around the part of the dynamically displayed image.