IP Library Patent Application 11491286
Patent Application
App. No. 11/491,286

Method for cache image display

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11/491,286
Abstract

A method for cache image display in an electronic apparatus having at least a LCD screen and a storage device, said method being applied when a user performs operations such as shrinking, enlarging, dragging or adjusting the viewing area of a thumbnail image on said screen, said method comprises the steps of determining if a random access memory in said electronics apparatus contains a pre-shrunk cache image and said pre-shrunk image has nearly the same image size as the one demanded by said user; retrieving said cache image upon the determination that said pre-shrunk cache image has nearly the same image size as the one demanded by said user; resizing said cache image with a proper proportion to form a new thumbnail image with the size demanded by said user; and displaying said thumbnail image on said LCD screen.

Claims (19)

1 . A method for cache image display in an electronic apparatus having at least a LCD screen and a storage device, said method being applied when a user performs operations such as shrinking, enlarging, dragging or adjusting the viewing area of a thumbnail image on said screen, said method comprises the steps of:

determining if a random access memory in said electronics apparatus contains a pre-shrunk cache image and said pre-shrunk image has nearly the same image size as the one demanded by said user;

retrieving said cache image upon the determination that said pre-shrunk cache image has nearly the same image size as the one demanded by said user;

decoding and resizing said cache image with a proper proportion to form a new thumbnail image with the size demanded by said user; and

displaying said thumbnail image on said LCD screen.

2 . The method for cache image display of claim 1 further includes the steps of:

reading an original image corresponding to said thumbnail image from said storage device;

resizing, according to a pre-determined proportion, said original image to form a new thumbnail image; and

displaying said new thumbnail image on said LCD screen.

3 . A method for cache image display in an electronic apparatus having at least a LCD screen and a storage device, said method being applied when a user performs operations such as shrinking, enlarging, dragging or adjusting the viewing area of a thumbnail image on said screen, said method comprises the steps of:

determining if a random access memory in said electronics apparatus contains a pre-shrunk cache image and said pre-shrunk image has nearly the same image size as the one demanded by said user;

resizing an original image according to a pre-determined proportion to a size near the one demanded by said user upon the determination that said pre-shrunk cache image does not have nearly the same image size as the one demanded by said user;

encoding said resized original image to form a demanded cache image;

storing said cache image into said random access memory; and

decoding and resizing said cache image with a proper proportion to form a new thumbnail image with the size demanded by said user and displaying said thumbnail image on said LCD screen.

4 . The method for cache image display of claim 3 further includes the steps of:

reading an original image corresponding to said thumbnail image from said storage device;

encoding and adjusting according to a pre-determined proportion said original image to form a new thumbnail image; and

displaying said new thumbnail image on said LCD screen.

Assignments (3)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jul 19, 2011
From: EAST WEST BANK
To: ARCSOFT, INC.
Reel/Frame 026616/0643 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Apr 13, 2010
From: ARCSOFT, INC.
To: EAST WEST BANK
Reel/Frame 024218/0828 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 24, 2006
From: CAI, DONG-QIANG
To: ARCSOFT, NIC.
Reel/Frame 018124/0451 →