Displaying method, animation image generating method, and electronic device configured to execute the same

• US 9,922,439 B2
• Filed: 07/27/2015
• Issued: 03/20/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 07/25/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Sudheendra, Pavan, Sarvesh, Manav, Yogesh, Gourannavar, Adappa M, Varna, Rahul, Baruah, Sumanta
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Kimbinh T
• Application Number:
  US14/809,571
• Publication Number:
  US 20160027202A1
• Time in Patent Office: 967 Days
• Field of Search: 345419, 345473
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1643 the display being associated to a digitizer, e.g. laptops that can be used as penpads details related to the relative motion of the display enclosure with respect to the body enclosure, e.g. to move between laptop and tablet PC configuration G06F1/1615
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1686 the I/O peripheral being an integrated camera
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1694 the I/O peripheral being a single or a set of motion sensors for pointer control or gesture input obtained by sensing movements of the portable computer
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/041 Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/167 Audio in a user interface, e.g. using voice commands for navigating, audio feedback
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 13/80 2D [Two Dimensional] animation, e.g. using sprites
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 7/20 Analysis of motion motion estimation for coding, decoding, compressing or decompressing digital video signals H04N19/43, H04N19/51

Abstract

A method for of playing an animation image, the method including: obtaining a plurality of images; displaying a first image of the plurality of images; detecting a first event as a trigger to play the animation image for a first object of the first image; and playing the animation image for the first object using the plurality of images.

Claims

1. A method of playing an animation, the method comprising:

storing, via an electronic device, a plurality of images sequentially captured during a period, each of the plurality of images including an object and a remaining area excluding the object in each of the plurality of images;

displaying, via the electronic device, a first image which is one of the plurality of images stored in the electronic device;

detecting, via the electronic device, an event to play the animation for the object while the first image is displayed; and

in response to detecting the event, playing, via the electronic device, the animation for the object based on the object included in the plurality of images, such that the object is animated and the remaining area remains constant as at least one image among the plurality of images while the object is animated.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising segmenting the object in each of the plurality of images.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the segmenting comprises:

obtaining a respective depth map for each of the plurality of images; and

segmenting the object in each of the plurality of images based on the respective depth maps.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the segmenting comprises:

obtaining respective image information for each of the plurality of images; and

segmenting the object in each of the plurality of images based on the respective image information.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the detecting comprises detecting at least one of a touch on an area corresponding to the object of the first image, a user'"'"'s view on the area corresponding to the object of the first image, and a sound and a motion of the electronic device to play the animation as a user interaction.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the event comprises at least one of a touch, a trigger sound, motion information, and an image analysis result.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the playing the animation for the object comprises

correcting a hidden area in at least one of the plurality of images if the hidden area occurs in playing the animation based on the object segmented from the plurality of images;

and

playing the animation for the object using the plurality of images including the at least one of the plurality of images having the corrected hidden area.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

obtaining a sound while capturing the plurality of images during the period; and

outputting the obtained sound while playing the animation for the object.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the detecting the event comprises determining, via the electronic device, that the object has a movement exceeding a threshold through the plurality of images or the object is indicated by a user.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the event is predetermined corresponding to the object, and the event is at least one of a touch on the object, a trigger sound from a user received by the electronic device, a motion of the electronic device, a face recognition of the user from an image captured by the electronic device and a viewing point of the user on the object.

11. An electronic device, comprising:

a display;

a processor electrically connected to the display; and

a memory electrically connected to the processor, wherein the memory stores instructions that, when executed by the processor, instruct the processor to;

store, into the memory, a plurality of images sequentially captured during a period, each of the plurality of images including an object and a remaining area excluding the object in each of the plurality of images,

control the display to display a first image of the plurality of images stored in the electronic device,

detect an event, and

control the display to, in response to detecting the event, play an animation for the object based on the object included in the plurality of images, such that the object is animated and the remaining area remains constant as at least one image among the plurality of images while the object is animated.

12. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the memory stores further instructions that, when executed by the processor, instruct the processor to perform segmentation on the object in each of the plurality of images.

13. The electronic device of claim 12, wherein the memory stores further instructions that, when executed by the processor, instruct the processor to:

obtain a respective depth map for each of the plurality of images, and

perform segmentation on the object in each of the plurality of images based on the respective depth maps.

14. The electronic device of claim 12, wherein the memory stores further instructions that, when executed by the processor, instruct the processor to:

obtain respective image information for each of the plurality of images, and

perform segmentation on the object in each of the plurality of images based on the respective the image information.

15. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the memory stores further instructions that, when executed by the processor, instruct the processor to detect the event by detecting at least one of a touch on an area corresponding to the object of the first image, and a user'"'"'s view on the area corresponding to the object of the first image.

16. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the event comprises at least one of a touch, a trigger sound, motion information, and an image analysis result.

17. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the memory stores further instructions that, when executed by the processor, instruct the processor to:

correct a hidden area in at least one of the plurality of images if the hidden area occurs in playing the animation based on the object segmented from the plurality of images, and

control the display to play the animation for the object using the plurality of images including the at least one of the plurality of images having the corrected hidden area.

18. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the memory stores further instructions that, when executed by the processor, instruct the processor to:

obtain a sound while capturing the plurality of images during the period, and

output the obtained sound while playing the animation for the object.

19. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the memory stores further instructions that, when executed by the processor, instruct the processor to determine that the object has a movement exceeding a threshold through the plurality of images or the object is indicated by a user.

20. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the event is predetermined corresponding to the object, and the event is at least one of a touch on the object, a trigger sound from a user received by the electronic device, a motion of the electronic device, a face recognition of the user from an image captured by the electronic device and a viewing point of the user on the object.