Method, apparatus and system for generating an image slideshow
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsIJ Eric WANG, Jie XU, Mark Ronald TAINSH
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Abstract
A method of generating an image slideshow is disclosed. A plurality of candidate images is accessed for the image slideshow. The method determines a plurality of subsections of reference images in a photo book. A corresponding set of the candidate images is selected for each of the determined subsections of the reference images, each set of candidate images being selected based on at least one attribute type of a corresponding determined subsection. The image slideshow is generated using at least one candidate image from each selected set of candidate images.
Claims11
A method of generating an image slideshow, said method comprising:
- accessing a plurality of candidate images for the image slideshow;
- determining a plurality of subsections of reference images in a photo book;
- selecting a corresponding set of the candidate images for each of the determined subsections of the reference images, each said set of candidate images being selected based on at least one attribute type of a corresponding determined subsection;
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- generating the image slideshow using at least one candidate image from each selected set of candidate images.
An apparatus for generating an image slideshow, said apparatus comprising:
- means for accessing a plurality of candidate images for the image slideshow;
- means for determining a plurality of subsections of reference images in a photo book;
- means for selecting a corresponding set of the candidate images for each of the determined subsections of the reference images, each said set of candidate images being selected based on at least one attribute of a corresponding determined subsection;
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- means for generating the image slideshow using at least one candidate image from each selected set of candidate images.
A system for generating an image slideshow, said system comprising:
- a memory for storing data and a computer program;
- a processor coupled to said memory for executing said computer program, said computer program comprising instructions for:
- accessing a plurality of candidate images for the image slideshow;
- determining a plurality of subsections of reference images in a photo book;
- selecting a corresponding set of the candidate images for each of the determined subsections of the reference images, each said set of candidate images being selected based on at least one attribute of a corresponding determined subsection;
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- generating the image slideshow using at least one candidate image from each selected set of candidate images.
A computer readable medium having a computer program recorded there for generating an image slideshow, said program comprising:
- code for accessing a plurality of candidate images for the image slideshow;
- code for determining a plurality of subsections of reference images in a photo book;
- code for selecting a corresponding set of the candidate images for each of the determined subsections of the reference images, each said set of candidate images being selected based on at least one attribute of a corresponding determined subsection;
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- code for generating the image slideshow using at least one candidate image from each selected set of candidate images.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.