US 2017/0365045 A1Published application

Method and apparatus for viewing images

AssigneeFotoNation Limited

InventorsValentin MOCANU, Petronel BIGIOI, Peter CORCORAN, Christopher DAINTY, Ferenc PAPAI

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Abstract

A computer-implemented method for viewing images on an interactive computing device comprises displaying an image from a stack comprising a display image and at least one compressed sub-image of nominally the same scene, each of the sub-images of the stack having been acquired at respective focal distances. Responsive to a user selecting a portion of the displayed image, the selected portion is mapped to a corresponding mapped portion of a sub-image within the stack according to the difference in focal distances between the displayed image and the sub-image. At least one row of compressed image blocks of the at least one sub-image extending across the mapped portion; and a reference value for a point in the compressed image stream of the sub-image preceding the row of compressed image blocks is determined. Using the reference, the row of blocks of the sub-image at least partially decoded, and a measure of focus for an area of the mapped portion coinciding with the decoded image blocks is computed to determine if at least that content of the sub-image should be displayed within a display image.

Claims20

Dependent claims

A computer-implemented method for viewing images on an interactive computing device, the method comprising:

receiving a plurality of images of nominally the same scene;
wherein the plurality of images comprises a main image having a main focus measure, and one or more sub-images having sub-image focus measures different from the main focus measure;
displaying the main image on a display device;
detecting a user selecting a portion of the main image and providing one or more motions inputs;
wherein the one or more motion inputs specify a first motion direction or a second motion direction;
wherein the first motion direction is one of clockwise motion and counter-clockwise motion;
wherein the second motion direction is the other of clockwise motion and counter-clockwise motion;
responsive to the user selecting the portion of the main image and providing the one or more motion inputs:
determining whether the one or more motion inputs indicate the first motion direction or the second motion direction;
in response to determining that the one or more motion inputs indicate the first motion direction:
determining a first sub-image, from the one or more sub-images, that depicts at least the portion of the main image and has a first focus measure that is higher than the main focus measure;
creating a modified main image by modifying the portion of the main image using the portion of the first sub-image;
and
displaying the modified main image on the display device;
wherein the method is performed using one or more computing devices.

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An interactive computing device comprising a processor and a display, wherein the processor is arranged to perform:

receiving a plurality of images of nominally the same scene;
wherein the plurality of images comprises a main image having a main focus measure, and one or more sub-images having sub-image focus measures different from the main focus measure;
displaying the main image on a display device;
detecting a user selecting a portion of the main image and providing one or more motions inputs;
wherein the one or more motion inputs specify a first motion direction or a second motion direction;
wherein the first motion direction is one of clockwise motion and counter-clockwise motion;
wherein the second motion direction is the other of clockwise motion and counter-clockwise motion;
responsive to the user selecting the portion of the main image and providing the one or more motion inputs:
determining whether the one or more motion inputs indicate the first motion direction or the second motion direction;
in response to determining that the one or more motion inputs indicate the first motion direction:
determining a first sub-image, from the one or more sub-images, that depicts at least the portion of the main image and has a first focus measure that is higher than the main focus measure;
creating a modified main image by modifying the portion of the main image using the portion of the first sub-image;
and
displaying the modified main image on the display device.

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A non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium storing one or more executable instructions which, when executed by one or more processors of an interactive computing device, cause performance of:

receiving a plurality of images of nominally the same scene;
wherein the plurality of images comprises a main image having a main focus measure, and one or more sub-images having sub-image focus measures different from the main focus measure;
displaying the main image on a display device;
detecting a user selecting a portion of the main image and providing one or more motions inputs;
wherein the one or more motion inputs specify a first motion direction or a second motion direction;
wherein the first motion direction is one of clockwise motion and counter-clockwise motion;
wherein the second motion direction is the other of clockwise motion and counter-clockwise motion;
responsive to the user selecting the portion of the main image and providing the one or more motion inputs:
determining whether the one or more motion inputs indicate the first motion direction or the second motion direction;
in response to determining that the one or more motion inputs indicate the first motion direction:
determining a first sub-image, from the one or more sub-images, that depicts at least the portion of the main image and has a first focus measure that is higher than the main focus measure;
creating a modified main image by modifying the portion of the main image using the portion of the first sub-image;
and
displaying the modified main image on the display device.

11 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 15/586,177Filed 3 May 2017
Priority: 14 Feb 2013
Published: 21 Dec 2017
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification14 codes

G06T 5/73
Image enhancement or restoration: deblurring; Sharpening
G06T 5/50
Image enhancement or restoration: using two or more images, e.g. averaging or subtraction
H04N 23/61
Control of cameras or camera modules: based on recognised objects
H04N 23/635
For displaying additional information relating to control or operation of the camera: region indicators; Field of view indicators

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