Apparatus and method for saving and updating image file
View Patent ↗An image saving apparatus may extract an object from a photographed picture, and may store position information. The image saving apparatus may selectively perform image processing of each object using the position information and may provide a user with a dynamic image in which a change in the photograph range is considered.
1. A method for storing and updating an image file, comprising:
extracting, by an object extracting unit, a first object from the image file;
determining, by a position information adding unit, first position information of the first object according to a location of a capturing of the image of the image file;
grouping, by a grouping unit, the first object into a first layer according to the first position information;
determining, by the position information adding unit, an updated condition of the first position information of the first object;
generating, by an image processing unit, a second image according to the updated condition of the first position information in a second layer; and
storing, by an image saving unit, the first layer and the second layer.
2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
displaying the first layer and the second layer superimposed on each other as an image file.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the determining position information of the first object according to the location of the capturing of the image file comprises:
dividing the image file into a plurality of zones;
determining a focal distance of each zone; and
determining the first position information of the object according to the focal distance of a first zone corresponding to the zone in which the first object is located in the image file.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the determining position information of the first object according to the location of the image file comprises:
receiving a map corresponding to the location of the capturing of the image of the image file;
determining a map object on the map corresponding to the first object; and
determining position information of the first object according to a position information of the map object.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining position information of the first object according to the location of the image file comprises:
receiving a global positioning system (GPS) location of the image of the image file; and
calculating the location of the first object according to the GPS location of the image file.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining an updated condition of the first object comprises at least one of receiving an updated image of the location of the image file; receiving a weather condition of the location of the image file; receiving a current time at the location of the image file, determining if the first object is a dynamic object.
7. The method of claim 6 , further comprising:
displaying the first layer, the second layer, and the third layer superimposed on each other as an image file.
8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
extracting, by an object extracting unit, a second object from the image file;
determining, by a position information adding unit, second position information of the second object;
grouping, by a grouping unit, the second object into a third layer according to the second position information; and
storing, by an image saving unit, the first layer, the second layer, and the third layer.
9. An apparatus to store an updated image file, comprising:
an object extractor to determine a first object in the image file;
a position information adder to determine a first location of the first object and to receive updated condition information about the first location of the first object;
a grouping unit to group the first object into a first layer according to the location of the first object; and
an image processing unit to generate a second layer including a second image according to the updated condition of the location of the first object.
10. The apparatus of claim 9 , further comprising: a global positioning system (GPS) module to receive a GPS location of the image of the image file and to determine the first location of the first object according to the GPS location.
11. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the position information adder determines the first location of the first object, comprises:
receiving a map corresponding to the location of the image of the image file;
determining a map object on the map corresponding to the first object; and
determining location of the first object according to a location of the map object.
12. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein updated condition information about the first location comprises at least one of an updated image of the first location; a weather condition of the first location; a current time at the first location, a dynamic object indicator of the first object.
13. The apparatus of claim 9 , the position information adder determines the first location of the first object, comprises:
dividing the image file into a plurality of zones;
determining a focal distance of each zone; and
determining the first position information of the object according to the focal distance of a first zone corresponding to the zone in which the first object is located in the image file.
14. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the object extractor determines a second object in the image file; the position information adder determines a second location of the second object and receives updated condition information about the second location of the second object; and the grouping unit groups the second object into a third layer according to the location of the second object.
15. A method for storing a dynamic image file, comprising:
receiving an image comprising an extracted first object and a determined first position of the extracted first object, the determined first position of the extracted first object being a location of a capturing of the image;
grouping, by a grouping unit, the extracted first object of the image into a first layer according to the determined first position of the extracted first object;
receiving, by a position information adding unit, updated condition information of the extracted first object; and
processing, by an image processing unit, the image of the extracted first object to generate a second image according to the updated condition information; and
storing the second image in a second layer,
wherein when displaying the dynamic image file, the second layer is superimposed on the first layer.
16. The method of claim 15 , wherein the processing the image of the first object comprises:
editing the image of the first object according to the condition information; and
storing the edited image in the first layer.
17. The method of claim 15 , further comprising:
grouping, by a grouping unit, a second object of the image into a third layer according to a second position; and
storing, by an image saving unit, the first layer and the third layer, wherein if displaying the image file, the first layer and the third layer are superimposed on each other.