Method of arranging image filters, computer-readable storage medium on which method is stored, and electronic apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10027903-B2
Application number	US-201414901535-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 16, 2014
Priority date	Jul 16, 2013
Publication date	Jul 17, 2018
Grant date	Jul 17, 2018

Abstract

A method of arranging image filters and associated apparatus and storage media are provided. The method includes determining an arrangement order determination criterion based on a user input, searching for image filters based on the arrangement order determination criterion, arranging the searched image filters according to the arrangement order determination criterion, and displaying the arranged image filters on a display unit of an electronic apparatus.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method of arranging image filters, the method comprising:
extracting a parameter value from an input image selected by a user or a partial region selected by the user from the input image;
determining an arrangement order determination criterion based on the parameter value;
searching for image filters based on the arrangement order determination criterion;
arranging the searched image filters according to the arrangement order determination criterion; and
displaying the arranged image filters on a display of an electronic apparatus,
wherein the parameter value is one selected from the group consisting of a hue value, a saturation value, a brightness value, a sharpness value, a contrast value, a white balance value, an exposure value, or any combination thereof, and
wherein the searching for the image filters based on the arrangement order determination criterion comprises searching for image filters having parameter values corresponding to the arrangement order determination criterion.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the determining of the arrangement order determination criterion comprises determining an arrangement order of the searched image filters based on parameter values defining each image filter.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising providing a user interface for allowing the user to select the arrangement order determination criterion.

4. An apparatus for processing a digital image, the apparatus comprising:
a digital signal processor configured to:
extract a parameter value from an input image selected by a user or a partial region selected by the user from the input image,
determine an arrangement order determination criterion based on the parameter value,
search for image filters based on the arrangement order determination criterion, and
arrange the searched image filters according to the arrangement order determination criterion; and
a display configured to display the arranged image filters,
wherein the parameter value is one selected from the group consisting of a hue value, a saturation value, a brightness value, a sharpness value, a contrast value, a white balance value, an exposure value, or any combination thereof, and
wherein the digital signal processor is further configured to search for image filters having parameter values corresponding to the arrangement order determination criterion.

5. The apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the digital signal processor is further configured to determine an arrangement order of the searched image filters based on parameter values defining each image filter.

6. The apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the digital signal processor is further configured to provide a user interface for allowing the user to select the arrangement order determination criterion.

7. The apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the digital signal processor is further configured to arrange the searched image filters so that an image filter having a high similarity between the arrangement order determination criterion and parameter values corresponding to each image filter has a high priority.

8. The apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the digital signal processor is further configured to determine a maximum number of image filters to be displayed on the display based on the user input.

9. The apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the display is further configured to display the image filters with effects thereof.

10. An apparatus for processing a digital image, the apparatus comprising:
a digital signal processor configured to:
determine an arrangement order determination criterion based on a parameter value,
search for image filters based on the arrangement order determination criterion, and
arrange the searched image filters according to the arrangement order determination criterion; and
a display configured to display the arranged image filters,
wherein the digital signal processor is further configured to generate an image filter based on the parameter value set by a user, and arrange image filters so that the image filter generated by the user has a high priority if the arrangement order determination criterion is associated with the user,
wherein the parameter value is one selected from the group consisting of a hue value, a saturation value, a brightness value, a sharpness value, a contrast value, a white balance value, an exposure value, or any combination thereof, and
wherein the digital signal processor is further configured to search for image filters having parameter values corresponding to the arrangement order determination criterion.

11. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing therein computer program codes, which when read and executed by a processor, perform a method of arranging image filters, the method comprising:
extracting a parameter value from an input image selected by a user or a partial region selected by the user from the input image;
determining an arrangement order determination criterion based on the parameter value;
searching for image filters based on the arrangement order determination criterion;
arranging the searched image filters according to the arrangement order determination criterion; and
displaying the arranged image filters on a display of an electronic apparatus,
wherein the parameter value is one selected from the group consisting of a hue value, a saturation value, a brightness value, a sharpness value, a contrast value, a white balance value, an exposure value, or any combination thereof, and
wherein the searching for the image filters based on the arrangement order determination criterion comprises searching for image filters having parameter values corresponding to the arrangement order determination criterion.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 11 , wherein the determining of the arrangement order determination criterion comprises determining an arrangement order of the searched image filters based on parameter values defining each image filter.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 11 , wherein the determining of the arrangement order determination criterion comprises determining the arrangement order determination criterion based on the input image selected by the user or a partial region selected by the user from the input image.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 11 , wherein the method further comprises providing a user interface for allowing the user to select the arrangement order determination criterion.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Yim Hyun-Ock

Classifications

• H04N23/741

  by increasing the dynamic range of the image compared to the dynamic range of the electronic image sensors · CPC title

• H04N23/64

  Computer-aided capture of images, e.g. transfer from script file into camera, check of taken image quality, advice or proposal for image composition or decision on when to take image · CPC title

• H04N23/631

  Graphical user interfaces [GUI] specially adapted for controlling image capture or setting capture parameters · CPC title

• H04N23/63

  by using electronic viewfinders · CPC title

• H04N23/62 Primary

  Control of parameters via user interfaces · CPC title