IP Library Granted Patent US 12700153
Granted Patent B2
US 12700153 · App. 18/659,560 · Granted Aug 4, 2026

Method and system for generating image in the drawings style of specific content

Inventors: Tae Hyun Kim (Seongnam-si, KR); Jee Soo Kim (Seongnam-si, KR); Ji Eun Lee (Seongnam-si, KR); Dong Hyun Lee (Seongnam-si, KR); In Song Lee (Seongnam-si, KR); Jae Woo Hong (Seongnam-si, KR); Han Chang Seo (Seongnam-si, KR); Ji Hoon Lee (Seongnam-si, KR); Sung Hun Lee (Seongnam-si, KR); Seung Kwon Kim (Seongnam-si, KR); Seung Hun Nam (Seongnam-si, KR); Sang Yeon Kim (Seongnam-si, KR); Choong Hyun Seo (Seongnam-si, KR); Ju Yul Park (Seongnam-si, KR)
Assignee: NAVER WEBTOON LTD.
G06T11/60G06F3/04817G06F3/04845G06T11/23
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12700153
App. No.
18/659,560
Granted
Aug 4, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method of generating an image according to the present invention includes receiving a specific content selected from a user terminal among a plurality of contents provided from a content providing service, specifying a source image based on the selected specific content, generating a resulting image using the source image and a drawing style of the specific content, and providing the resulting image to the user terminal.

Claims (41)

1 . A method of generating an image using a content provided from a content providing service, the method being performed by a processor and comprising:

receiving a specific content having a specific drawing style selected from a user terminal among a plurality of contents provided from the content providing service;

specifying a predetermined source image having an appearance that is to be edited based on the selected specific content;

generating a resulting image using the source image and the drawing style of the specific content; and

providing the resulting image to the user terminal,

wherein the resulting image is provided as a separate image from the specific content and has the appearance of the source image in the drawing style of the specific content.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the specific content is composed of a plurality of episodes, and

the drawing style of the specific content is specified based on a scene image included in at least one of the plurality of episodes.

3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the resulting image is obtained by changing a graphic object included in the source image into the drawing style of the specific content.

4 . The method of claim 3 , wherein a person graphic object included in the source image is changed into at least one drawing style among a plurality of characters appearing in the specific content.

5 . The method of claim 3 , wherein the providing of the resulting image to the user terminal includes providing the user terminal with a service page including the resulting image and information about the specific content, and

based on when the information about the specific content is selected, an episode list of the plurality of episodes included in the specific content is output on the user terminal.

6 . The method of claim 5 , wherein the service page includes a first functional icon linked to a function of generating a resulting image which differs from the resulting image using the source image and the drawing style of the specific content, and

when the first functional icon is selected by the user terminal, the resulting image which differs from the resulting image provided on the service page is generated and provided on the service page.

7 . The method of claim 6 , wherein the service page includes a second functional icon linked to a function of generating the resulting image using a drawing style of a different content from the specific content, and

when the second functional icon is selected by the user terminal, a resulting image generated using the source image and the drawing style of the different content is provided on the service page.

8 . The method of claim 7 , wherein, when the resulting image generated using the drawing style of the different content is provided, information about the different content is displayed on the service page, and

based on when the information about the different content is selected, an episode list of the plurality of episodes included in the different content is output on the user terminal.

9 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the generating of the resulting image using the source image and the drawing style of the specific content includes generating an image set including a plurality of different resulting images using the source image and the drawing style of the specific content.

10 . The method of claim 9 , wherein, when the first functional icon is selected by the user terminal, an image set which differs from the plurality of resulting images included in the image set is generated by using the source image and the drawing style of the specific content.

11 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the source image overlaps one area of the resulting image, and a title of the specific content overlaps another one area.

12 . The method of claim 1 , wherein expected required time information required to generate the resulting image is provided to the user terminal, and

the expected required time information is calculated based on when a request for generating the resulting image from the user terminal is received.

13 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising checking whether the source image is a harmful image,

wherein, as a checking result, when the source image is the harmful image, the generation of the resulting image is restricted.

14 . The method of claim 13 , further comprising specifying a user account selecting the harmful image as a service use restricted user,

wherein the service use restricted user is restricted from accessing the image generating service for a preset time.

15 . The method of claim 14 ,

wherein, when the user account logged in to the user terminal is the service use restricted user, an output of the service page is restricted.

16 . A system for generating an image using a content provided from a content providing service, the system comprising

a control unit configured to receive a specific content having a specific drawing style selected from a user terminal among a plurality of contents provided from the content providing service, wherein the control unit is configured to:

specify a predetermined source image having an appearance that is to be edited based on the selected specific content;

generate a resulting image using the source image and the drawing style of the specific content; and

provide the resulting image to the user terminal,

wherein the resulting image is provided as a separate image from the specific content and has the appearance of the source image in the specific drawing style of the specific content.

17 . A non-transitory computer readable recording medium storing a program which, when executed by one or more processors, causes the processors to perform the steps comprising:

receiving a specific content having a specific drawing style selected from a user terminal among a plurality of contents provided from a content providing service;

specifying a predetermined source image having an appearance that is to be edited based on the selected specific content;

generating a resulting image using the source image and the drawing style of the specific content; and

providing the resulting image to the user terminal,

wherein the resulting image is provided as a separate image from the specific content and has the appearance of the source image in the drawing style of the specific content.