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US 2003/0191756 A1Published application
Thumbnail image browsing method in an embedded system
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorHyo-Seob Oh
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AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorHyo-Seob Oh
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In accordance with one aspect of the invention, a method of viewing images accessible by an embedded system, the method comprises: generating a trimmed image from an original image accessible by an embedded system, wherein the trimmed image's dimension are relatively smaller or equal to the dimensions of the original image; generating a thumbnail image from the trimmed image, such that dimensions of the thumbnail image are relatively smaller and directly proportional to the respective dimensions of the trimmed image; and associating the thumbnail image with the original image so that in response to selection of the thumbnail image the original image is displayed on the embedded system's display unit.
A thumbnail image browsing method in an embedded system, the method comprising:
A method of viewing images accessible by an embedded system, the method comprising:
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Two-dimensional [2d] image generation
Of still image data: browsing; Visualisation therefor
Geometric image transformations in the plane of the image: context-preserving transformations, e.g. by using an importance map
Image data processing or generation, in general
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to image browsing and, more particularly, to a thumbnail image browsing method in an embedded system.
2. Background of the Related Art
The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of the invention and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this application, illustrate embodiments of the invention and together with the description serve to explain the principle of the invention.
FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a thumbnail viewer, in accordance with one or more embodiments of the invention;
FIG. 2 illustrates a flowchart of a method of browsing a thumbnail image, in accordance with one or more embodiments of the invention;
By way of example, this invention in accordance with one or more embodiments is described as applicable to a mobile communication system. This application, however, should not be construed as limiting the scope of the invention to such systems only. The methods and features disclosed herein may be applicable to all other embedded and non-embedded systems that incorporate a display unit, such as cameras, video camcorders, personal digital assistants and other similar devices.
In order to realize thumbnail image browsing in a system with limited resources, the present invention generates and stores an additional thumbnail image whenever an original image is inputted. The stored thumbnail image is then decoded and displayed instead of decoding the original image. The present invention manages the original image and a corresponding thumbnail image in a synchronized fashion. That is, any operation performed on the thumbnail image would be also performed on the corresponding original image and vice versa.
For example, if the original image is generated and erased, the thumbnail image is generated and erased too. If the original image is moved to another directory or its file name is amended, the directory or file associated with the thumbnail image is modified accordingly.