Proactive creation of image-based products

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9787861-B2
Application number	US-201615375682-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 12, 2016
Priority date	Mar 18, 2009
Publication date	Oct 10, 2017
Grant date	Oct 10, 2017

Abstract

A method for proactively creating an image product includes capturing an image of an object in a first environment by a device, storing a library of personalized products each characterized by a product type, automatically recognizing the object in the image as having a product type associated with the library of personalized products, automatically creating a design for the personalized product of the product type using personalized content, automatically displaying the design of the personalized product of the product type incorporating the selected photo in the first environment on the device, and manufacturing a physical product based on the design of the personalized product.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for proactively creating an image product, comprising:
storing a library of personalized products each characterized by a product type;
capturing an image of an object in a first environment by a first device;
automatically recognizing the object in the image as having a product type associated with the library of personalized products;
automatically creating a design for the personalized product of the product type using personalized content;
automatically displaying the design of the personalized product of the product type incorporating the personalized content in the first environment on the first device; and
manufacturing a physical product based on the design of the personalized product.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the personalized content includes a photo, a design element, a text, or a logo.

3. The method of claim 2 , further comprising:
automatically selecting a photo for a personalized product of the product type.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the photo is selected from photos in a user account associated with a user operating the first device.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
automatically selecting a style or a format for the personalized product of the product type.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
electronically sharing the design of the personalized product of the product type incorporating the selected photo to a second device.

7. The method of claim 6 , further comprising:
automatically display the design of the personalized product incorporating the selected photo in a second environment on the second device.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the image includes a video frame of a video captured by the first device.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the image includes a still image captured by the first device.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first device includes a mobile phone, a tablet computer, or a desktop computer connected to an image capture device.

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the object is on a wall, a desk, a table, furniture, or a floor.

Assignees

• Shutterfly Inc

Inventors

• Chen Eugene
• Nathan Preeti
• Miller Trynne Anne
• Wang Wiley H
• Litvak Shay
• Santini Marco
• Denend Chris M
• Levin Mark
• Imeshev Vyacheslav

Classifications

• H04N1/32577

  Input interface · CPC title

• H04N1/32512

  of different type, e.g. internal and external devices · CPC title

• G06F3/04842

  Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements (G06F3/0482 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H04N1/00167

  Processing or editing (H04N1/00196 - H04N1/00201 take precedence) · CPC title

• G06F16/51

  Indexing; Data structures therefor; Storage structures · CPC title