Method and apparatus for continuously displaying images on basis of similarity of images

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10909420-B2
Application number	US-201716320553-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 7, 2017
Priority date	Jul 29, 2016
Publication date	Feb 2, 2021
Grant date	Feb 2, 2021

Abstract

Various embodiments of the present disclosure may store instructions to perform image recognition for a plurality of images, calculate similarity between the plurality of images, based at least partially on a result of the image recognition, create a group including at least two images of the plurality of images, based at least partially on the calculated similarity, determine a sequence for displaying, the at least two images included in the group, based at least partially on similarity between the at least two images included in the group, and output the at least two images onto the display in the sequence. In addition, various other embodiments are possible.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An electronic device comprising:
a housing;
a display exposed through a portion of the housing;
a camera device disposed at another portion of the housing;
a wireless communication circuit included in the housing;
a processor disposed in the housing and electrically connected with the display, the camera device, and the wireless communication circuit; and
a memory provided in the housing and electrically connected with the processor,
wherein the memory is configured to store a plurality of images obtained through the camera device or the wireless communication circuit, and
wherein the memory stores instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to:
perform image recognition for the plurality of images;
calculate similarity between the plurality of images, based on a result of the image recognition;
create a group including at least two images of the plurality of images, based on the calculated similarity;
determine a sequence of outputting the at least two images included in the group and a time interval for transitioning the at least two images based on similarity between the at least two images included in the group; and
output the at least two images to the display in the sequence based on the time interval.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions cause, when executed, the processor to:
create a continuous image file including the at least two images, in the sequence, after determining the sequence.

3. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions cause, when executed, the processor to:
perform the image recognition by extracting a feature vector from the plurality of images.

4. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions cause, when executed, the processor to:
create an additional image by changing at least a portion of the at least two images arranged in the sequence.

5. The electronic device of claim 4 , wherein the instructions cause, when executed, the processor to:
output the additional image, to the display, by inserting the additional image between the at least two images.

6. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions cause, when executed, the processor to:
output the at least two images to the display by deleting or adding at least a portion of the at least two images arranged in the sequence.

7. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the sequence is different from a sequence of times included in metadata of the images.

8. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor forms a portion of a photo application of the instructions.

9. A method comprising:
performing image recognition for a plurality of images;
calculating similarity between the plurality of images, based on a result of the image recognition;
creating a group including at least two images of the plurality of images, based on the calculated similarity;
determining a sequence of outputting the at least two images included in the group and a time interval for transitioning the at least two images based on the similarity between the at least two images included in the group; and
outputting the at least two images to a display, in the sequence based on the time interval.

10. The method of claim 9 , further comprising:
creating a continuous image file including the at least two images, in the sequence, after determining the sequence.

11. The method of claim 9 , wherein the performing of the image recognition for the plurality of images includes:
extracting a feature vector from the plurality of images.

12. The method of claim 9 , wherein the outputting of the at least two images to the display, in the sequence includes:
creating an additional image by changing at least a portion of the at least two images arranged in the sequence.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the outputting of the at least two images to the display in the sequence includes:
outputting the additional image to the display, by inserting the additional image between the at least two images.

14. The method of claim 9 , wherein the outputting of the at least two images to the display in the sequence includes:
outputting the at least two images to the display by deleting or adding at least a portion of the at least two images arranged in the sequence.

15. The method of claim 9 , wherein the determining of the sequence for displaying includes:
determining the sequence for the displaying, which is different ferom a sequence of times included in metadata of the images.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Sandhan Tushar Balasaheb
• Shin Dae Kyu
• Lee Hee Kuk
• Yoo Ju Woan
• Lee Seo Young
• Jung Yu Min
• Park Ji Yoon
• Lee Jung Eun

Classifications

• G06V20/46

  Extracting features or characteristics from the video content, e.g. video fingerprints, representative shots or key frames · CPC title

• G06V30/1914

  Determining representative reference patterns, e.g. averaging or distorting patterns; Generating dictionaries, e.g. user dictionaries · CPC title

• G06V10/761

  Proximity, similarity or dissimilarity measures · CPC title

• G06F18/28

  Determining representative reference patterns, e.g. by averaging or distorting; Generating dictionaries · CPC title

• G06V20/30 Primary

  in albums, collections or shared content, e.g. social network photos or video · CPC title