Systems and methods for live view photo layer in digital imaging applications

US8934044B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8934044-B2
Application numberUS-201213553903-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJul 20, 2012
Priority dateJul 20, 2012
Publication dateJan 13, 2015
Grant dateJan 13, 2015

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In response to receiving, by an image editing application, selection of a layer from an image comprising at least two layers, selecting the layer in the image editing application. A view from a camera may be rendered by the image editing application in at least a portion of the selected layer. In response to receiving, by the image editing application, an input indicating that the view from the camera should be captured, the view from the camera can be captured. The captured view from the camera may be inserted into the at least the portion of the selected layer by the image editing application.

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That which is claimed: 1. A method comprising: in response to receiving, by an image editing application, selection of a layer from an image comprising at least two layers, selecting the layer in the image editing application; rendering, by the image editing application, a view from a camera in at least a portion of the selected layer; rendering, by the image editing application, a camera fill view, the camera fill view simultaneously including at least the layer from the imag…

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What does patent US8934044B2 cover?
In response to receiving, by an image editing application, selection of a layer from an image comprising at least two layers, selecting the layer in the image editing application. A view from a camera may be rendered by the image editing application in at least a portion of the selected layer. In response to receiving, by the image editing application, an input indicating that the view from the…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Dowd Geoffrey, Wurf Andreas, Muehrke Thomas, and 1 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G06T11/60. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jan 13 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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