IP Library Patent Application 12550756
Patent Application
App. No. 12/550,756

METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR IMAGE CAPTURE AND PROCESSING

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App. No.
12/550,756
Abstract

Image capture and processing methods and systems are provided. First, an image is captured via an image capture unit. Then, a plurality of smaller images is created according to the image, and the image and the smaller images are stored into an image file. The resolutions of the respective smaller images are the same. Then, the smaller images are obtained from the image file. The smaller images are combined to obtain a specific image, and the specific image is displayed in a display unit.

Claims (40)

1 . A method for image capture and processing for use in an electronic device comprising an image capture unit, comprising:

capturing an image via the image capture unit;

creating a plurality of smaller images according to the image, wherein the resolutions of the respective smaller images are the same; and

storing the image and the smaller images as an image file.

2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

obtaining the smaller images from the image file;

combining the smaller images to obtain a specific image; and

displaying the specific image in a display unit of the electronic device.

3 . The method of claim 2 , further comprising:

obtaining the resolution of the display unit;

determining a specific number according to the resolution of the display unit and the resolution of the respective smaller images; and

obtaining the specific number of the smaller images from the smaller images in the image file to generate the specific image.

4 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the resolution of the specific image equals to the resolution of the display unit.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the smaller images are created based on the image using a pixel shift technique.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the image file conforms to an image format of JPEG, and the size of the respective smaller images is 160×120.

7 . A method for image capture and processing for use in an electronic device comprising a display unit, comprising:

obtaining a plurality of smaller images from an image file, wherein the resolutions of the respective smaller images are the same;

combining the smaller images to obtain a specific image; and

displaying the specific image in the display unit of the electronic device.

8 . The method of claim 7 , further comprising:

obtaining the resolution of the display unit;

determining a specific number according to the resolution of the display unit and the resolution of the respective smaller images; and

obtaining the specific number of smaller images from the smaller images in the image file, thus to generate the specific image.

9 . The method of claim 7 , wherein the resolution of the specific image equals to the resolution of the display unit.

10 . The method of claim 7 , wherein the image file conforms to an image format of JPEG, and the size of the respective smaller images is 160×120.

11 . A system for image capture and processing for use in an electronic device, comprising:

an image capture unit capturing an image; and

a processing unit creating a plurality of smaller images according to the image, and storing the image and the smaller images as an image file, wherein the resolutions of the respective smaller images are the same.

12 . The system of claim 11 , further comprising a display unit, wherein the processing unit further obtains the smaller images from the image file, combines the smaller images to obtain a specific image, and displays the specific image in the display unit.

13 . The system of claim 12 , wherein the processing unit further obtains the resolution of the display unit, determines a specific number according to the resolution of the display unit and the resolution of the respective smaller images, and obtains the specific number of smaller images from the smaller images in the image file, thus to generate the specific image.

14 . The system of claim 12 , wherein the resolution of the specific image equals to the resolution of the display unit.

15 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the smaller images are created based on the image using a pixel shift technique.

16 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the image file conforms to an image format of JPEG, and the size of the respective smaller images is 160×120.

17 . A system for image capture and processing for use in an electronic device, comprising:

a storage unit comprising an image file;

a display unit; and

a processing unit obtaining a plurality of smaller images from an image file, combining the smaller images to obtain a specific image, and displaying the specific image in the display unit of the electronic device, wherein the resolutions of the respective smaller images are the same.

18 . The system of claim 17 , wherein the processing unit further obtains the resolution of the display unit, determines a specific number according to the resolution of the display unit and the resolution of the respective smaller images, and obtains the specific number of smaller images from the smaller images in the image file, thus to generate the specific image.

19 . The system of claim 17 , wherein the resolution of the specific image equals to the resolution of the display unit.

20 . The system of claim 17 , wherein the image file conforms to an image format of JPEG, and the size of the respective smaller images is 160×120.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 24, 2012
From: ASIA OPTICAL CO., INC.
To: ASIA OPTICAL INTERNATIONAL LTD.
Reel/Frame 028841/0959 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 31, 2009
From: HSIEH, WEN-HUNG
To: ASIA OPTICAL CO., INC.
Reel/Frame 023170/0952 →