Image editing techniques for a device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016335789-A1
Application number	US-201415111175-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Feb 24, 2014
Priority date	Feb 19, 2014
Publication date	Nov 17, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A method of manipulating an image by a device is disclosed. The method includes segmenting image data corresponding to the image into a first image layer and a second image layer. The method further includes adjusting a first attribute of the first image layer independently of a second attribute of the second image layer based on user input.

First claim

1 . A method of manipulating an image by a mobile device, the method comprising:
segmenting image data corresponding to the image into a first image layer and a second image layer; receiving first user input at the mobile device, the first user input indicating a direction relative to the mobile device; performing a first image editing operation on the first image layer based on the first user input; receiving second user input at the mobile device, the second user input indicating the direction relative to the mobile device; and performing a second image editing operation on the first image layer based on the second user input, the second image editing operation distinct from the first image editing operation.

2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
before segmenting the image data, receiving third user input at the mobile device, the third user input selecting the image for a display operation; and based on the third user input:
performing the display operation; and
automatically initiating a clustering operation using the image data, wherein the segmenting of the image is performed based on the clustering operation.

3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the third user input corresponds to a touchscreen operation that selects the image from an image gallery that is presented at a user interface of the mobile device.

4 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the clustering operation is initiated to identify clusters within the image data while the display operation is performed to enlarge the image from a thumbnail view to a full view.

5 . The method of claim 4 , wherein the clustering operation uses a simple linear iterative clustering (SLIC) identify the clusters.

6 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
generating a second image based on the first image editing operation; displaying the second image; generating a third image based on the second image editing operation; and displaying the third image.

7 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving third user input at the mobile device, the third user input indicating a second direction relative to the mobile device, wherein the second direction is distinct from the direction; performing a third image editing operation based on the third user input; receiving fourth user input at the mobile device, the fourth user input indicating the second direction; and performing a fourth image editing operation based on the fourth user input, the fourth image editing operation distinct from the third image editing operation.

8 . The method of claim 7 , wherein the third image editing operation and the fourth image editing operation are performed on the second image layer independently of the first image layer.

9 . The method of claim 7 , wherein the first image editing operation and the second image editing operation are included in a first sequence of image editing operations, wherein the third image editing operation and the fourth image editing operation are included in a second sequence of image editing operations different than the first sequence, and further comprising:
performing a next image editing operation in the first sequence in response to fifth user input indicating the direction; and performing a next image editing operation in the second sequence in response to sixth user input indicating the second direction.

10 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first image editing operation and the second image editing operation are performed on the first image layer independently of the second image layer.

11 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the first user input and the second user input are is received via a user interface (UI) of the mobile device.

12 . An apparatus comprising:
a memory; and a processor coupled to the memory, wherein the processor is configured to:
segment image data corresponding to an image into a first image layer and a second image layer;
receive first user input indicating a direction relative to a mobile device;
perform a first image editing operation on the first image layer based on the first user input;
receive second user input indicating the direction relative to the mobile device; and
perform a second image editing operation on the first image layer based on the second user input, the second image editing operation distinct from the first image editing operation.

13 - 14 . (canceled)

15 . The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein one of the first image layer and the second image layer corresponds to a first portion of a foreground of the image, and wherein the other of the first image layer and the second image layer corresponds to a second portion of the foreground of the image.

16 . The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein one of the first image layer and the second image layer corresponds to a first portion of a background of the image, and wherein the other of the first image layer and the second image layer corresponds to a second portion of the background of the image.

17 - 18 . (canceled)

19 . The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the processor is further configured to identify a cluster associated with the image data and to segment the image data based on the cluster.

20 . (canceled)

21 . The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the processor is further configured to perform one or more component labeling operations using the first image layer.

22 . The apparatus of claim 12 , further comprising a display device, wherein the processor is further configured to cause a user interface (UI) to be displayed at the display device, and wherein the first user input and the second user input are is received via the display device.

23 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that are executable by a processor to cause the processor to:
segment image data associated with an image into a first image layer and a second image layer; receive first user input at a mobile device, the first user input indicating a direction relative to the mobile device; perform a first image editing operation on the first image layer based on the first user input; receive second user input at the mobile device, the second user input indicating the direction relative to the mobile device; and perform a second image editing operation on the first image layer based on the second user input, the second image editing operation distinct from the first image editing operation.

24 . (canceled)

25 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 18 , wherein one of the first image layer and the second image layer corresponds to a foreground of the image, and wherein the other of the first image layer and the second image layer corresponds to a background of the image.

26 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 18 , wherein the first user input corresponds to a first swipe operation at a display device of the mobile device and the second user input corresponds to a second swipe operation at the display device.

27 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 18 , wherein the first image editing operation includes an image blurring operation, and wherein the second image editing operation includes a color change operation.

28 - 30 . (canceled)

31 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 18 , wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to identify a cluster associated w

Assignees

• Qualcomm Inc

Inventors

• Zhang Lei
• Bi Ning
• Ling Fan

Classifications

• G06T11/60 Primary

  Creating or editing images; Combining images with text · CPC title

• G06T7/11

  Region-based segmentation · CPC title

• G06T2200/28

  involving image processing hardware · CPC title

• G06F3/0488

  using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures · CPC title

• G06T11/40

  Filling planar surfaces by adding surface attributes, e.g. adding colours or textures · CPC title