IP Library Granted Patent US 8,416,264
Granted Patent B2
US 8,416,264 · App. 12/263,529 · Granted Apr 9, 2013

Method and device for optimizing an image displayed on a screen

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Patent No.
US 8,416,264
App. No.
12/263,529
Granted
Apr 9, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method and electronic device is provided for optimizing an image displayed on a screen on the electronic device. The size of the image is maximized in relation to the size of the screen and readability of the text in the image is determined by using graphic parameters.

Claims (38)

1. A method for optimizing an image displayed on a screen on an electronic device comprising the steps of:

retrieving metadata associated with said image;

performing character recognition (CR) on said image for identifying at least one character in said image;

comparing said identified at least one character with said retrieved metadata;

maximizing size of said image in relation to the size of said screen; and

determining readability of said identified at least one character in said maximized image by using an algorithm that uses picture size, screen resolution and screen size in combination with character recognition and graphical parameters of the identified at least one character; and

wherein said identified and readable at least character differs from said retrieved metadata, said method further comprising the steps of:

presenting said retrieved metadata in said image.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein said metadata is presented on top of said image or on an edge of said image.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein said metadata is presented in any of following presentation ways; as permeable character in said image or as non permeable character in said image.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein said method further comprising the steps of:

searching image for suitable placing of said metadata in said image when presenting said metadata.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein said at least one character in image is not readable, said method further comprising the steps of:

reducing the size of said image until all characters in image is readable.

6. The method according to claim 5 , wherein readability is preset and the size of said image is reduced until readability reaches said preset readability.

7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein said maximizing step further comprising:

maximizing said image until at least one character is readable.

8. The method according to claim 7 , wherein readability is preset and the size of said image is maximizes until readability reaches said preset readability.

9. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the device is a mobile phone.

10. A device comprising means for optimizing an image displayed on a screen comprising:

means for retrieving metadata associated with said image;

means for performing character recognition (CR) on said image and for identifying at least one character in said image;

means for comparing said identified at least one character with said retrieved metadata;

means for maximizing the size of said image in relation to the size of said screen;

means for determining readability of said identified at least one character in said maximized image by using an algorithm that uses picture size, screen resolution and screen size in combination with character recognition and graphical parameters of the identified at least one character; and

wherein said identified and readable at least one character differs from said retrieved metadata, said device further comprising:

means for presenting said retrieved metadata in said image.

11. The device according to claim 10 , wherein said metadata is presented on top of said image or on an edge of said image.

12. The device according to claim 10 , wherein said metadata is presented in any of following presentation ways; as permeable character or as non permeable character in said image.

13. The device according to claim 10 , wherein said readability is insufficient in relation to said graphic parameters, said device further comprising:

means for reducing the size of said image until said readability is sufficient.

14. The device according to claim 10 , wherein said device further comprising:

means for searching image for a suitable placing of said metadata in said image when presenting said metadata.

15. The device according to claim 10 , wherein said at least one character in image is not readable, said device further comprising:

means for reducing the size of said image until all characters in image is readable.

16. The device according to claim 10 , wherein said means for maximizing further comprising:

maximizing said image until at least one character is readable.

17. The device according to claim 10 , wherein the device is a mobile phone.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 8, 2019
From: SONY MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS AB
To: SONY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 048825/0737 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 25, 2019
From: SONY ERICSSON MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS AB
To: SONY MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS AB
Reel/Frame 048690/0974 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 6, 2008
From: ALEXANDERSSON, ULF P.; THORN, KARL O.
To: SONY ERICSSON MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS AB
Reel/Frame 021797/0194 →