Camera and display system interactivity
AssigneeKodak Alaris Inc.
InventorsRaymond W. Ptucha, William J. Bogart, Laura R. Whitby
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Abstract
A system for generating and altering an image display using live camera input. A camera coupled to the display and to a controlling computer system detects a person observing the display and displays the person observing. The computer system controls the display and includes a processing system capable of modifying the captured digital image to illustrate the person using a product. The system can be disposed in a storefront window for viewing by persons in a public space and the camera is disposed to capture an image of the person in the public space.
Claims18
A system for generating an image display, the system comprising:
- a camera directed toward a public space for capturing a digital image of a person therein;
- an electronic display proximate the camera;
- a computer system coupled to the camera and the electronic display for processing captured images, for displaying the processed captured images on the electronic display, and for selectively controlling the electronic display;
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- wherein the computer system includes a processor for using global and local attributes to generate templates that are artistic displays with a plurality of window openings each having a unique frame shape for automatic insertion of a corresponding plurality of the processed captured images, and having global and local attributes associated with the template and with each of the window openings, for displaying the generated templates on the display, for selecting at least one template based upon facial expressions of or gestures by the person, and for processing the captured digital image to generate the image display by including the person in the selected template, and for symmetrically scoring the captured images with respect to the template in that a template can be selected in advance and a plurality of highest scoring images are included in the template, or a plurality of images are selected in advance, and then a highest scoring template is selected based on its aesthetic compatibility with the selected images.
A recipe driven interactive storefront display comprising:
- a camera for capturing digital images of a person at the storefront;
- a memory for receiving an indication of a product for sale, the product for sale having a recipe associated with it;
- a processing system for using global and local attributes to generate templates that are artistic displays with a plurality of window openings each having a unique frame shape for automatic insertion of the captured digital images, for selecting at least one template based upon facial expressions of or gestures by the person, and for modifying the captured digital image to alter an element of the digital image using the recipe associated with the product for sale, wherein a modification of the digital image illustrates the person in association with the product for sale;
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- an electronic display for displaying the modified captured digital image,
- wherein the processing system is used for symmetrically scoring the captured images with respect to the template in that the template can be selected in advance and a plurality of highest scoring images are included in the template, or a plurality of images are selected in advance, and then a highest scoring template is selected based on its aesthetic compatibility with the selected images.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.