Media display collages
AssigneeCozi Group, Inc.
InventorsJan Thomas Miksovsky, Mark Douglas Bramley
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Abstract
A system and method for generating collections of media are provided. A media collage is constructed such that all its contained media, such as digital images, are selected and organized according to an associated characteristic. Sequential media collages can be generated by the same selection and organization approach.
Claims19
A computer-implemented method for organizing images on a target area, the method comprising:
- obtaining a set of images organized into a plurality of image subsets according to selection criteria;
- dividing the target area into four randomly sized quadrants along a vertical division and a horizontal division, the vertical division dividing the target area from a top edge of the target area to a bottom edge of the target area, the horizontal division dividing the target area from a left edge of the target area to a right edge of the target area, the horizontal division and vertical division meeting at an origin;
- choosing an image subset from the plurality of image subsets;
- for each quadrant, arranging at least one image from the chosen image subset into the quadrant, and for at least one quadrant, arranging more than one image from the chosen image subset into the quadrant, with a first image being arranged adjacent to the origin and subsequent images being arranged along the vertical division or the horizontal division towards the edge of the target area;
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- rendering the target area with the arranged images.
A computer-implemented method for organizing images on a target area, the method comprising:
- obtaining a set of images organized into a plurality of image subsets according to organizational criteria;
- choosing an image subset from the plurality of image subsets;
- dividing the target area into quadrants determined by a randomly located origin of the target area, the quadrants defined by a vertical division and a horizontal division that pass through the origin and extend the entire height and width of the target area, respectively;
- for each quadrant, selecting at least one image from the chosen image subset for display in the quadrant, and for at least one quadrant, selecting more than one image from the chosen image subset for display in the quadrant;
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- rendering the target area with the selected images.
A computer-readable medium having stored thereon computer-executable components for organizing images on a target area, the computer-executable components comprising:
- an image sorting component for obtaining a set of images and organizing the set of images into a plurality of subsets according to selection criteria;
- an image collage generator component for selecting a first image subset from the plurality of image subsets to render;
- an image collage layout engine component for subdividing the target area into four quadrants of random size along a vertical division and a horizontal division, the vertical division dividing the target area from a top edge of the target area to a bottom edge of the target area, the horizontal division dividing the target area from a left edge of the target area to a right edge of the target area and meeting the vertical division at an origin, and for selecting at least one image from the first image subset for each quadrant and more than one image from the first image subset for at least one quadrant, with a first image being arranged adjacent to the origin and subsequent images being arranged along the vertical division or the horizontal division towards the edge of the target area;
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- an image collage renderer for rendering the target area with the selected images from the first image subset.
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