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AssigneeIntellectual Ventures Fund 83 LLC
InventorsWilliam Jay Bogart, Michael James Barry, Joseph Leo Vonasek
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Abstract
A computer implemented method of generating a digital collage layout for a group of digital images is disclosed. A group of digital images is retrieved from a computer accessible memory. A determination is made whether to select the digital collage layout from a stored collection of digital collage layouts or to generate a new set of digital collage layouts and select the digital collage layout from the new set. Based on determination, the digital collage layout is provided from the stored collection or from the new set.
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A computer implemented method of generating a digital collage layout comprising:
- retrieving a group of digital images from a computer accessible memory;
- determining whether to select the digital collage layout from a stored collection of digital collage layouts or to generate a new set of the digital collage layouts and select the digital collage layout from the new set;
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- providing the digital collage layout from the stored collection or from the new set based on the determining.
The method further comprising calculating a compatibility score for each of the collage layouts having the group of digital images fitted therein.
A program storage device readable by machine, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the machine to perform operations comprising:
- instructions for retrieving a group of digital images from a computer accessible memory;
- instructions for determining whether to select the digital collage layout from a stored collection of digital collage layouts or to generate a new set of the digital collage layouts and select the digital collage layout from the new set;
- and
- instructions for providing the digital collage layout from the stored collection or from the new set based on the determining.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.