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US 10,235,587 · App. 14/632,495 · Granted Mar 19, 2019

Method and system for optimizing an image capturing boundary in a proposed image

Inventors: Anish Anil Patankar (Bangalore, IN); Rishi Prajapati (Ratlam, IN); Joy Bose (New Delhi, IN)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
G06K9/32G06T1/0007G06T7/0002G06T7/80H04N5/23222H04N5/23293H04N5/23296
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,235,587
App. No.
14/632,495
Filed
Feb 26, 2015
Granted
Mar 19, 2019
Kind
B2
Art Unit
2669
USPC
382/255
Abstract

A method and a system for optimizing an image capturing boundary in a proposed image for enhancing user experience while capturing an image are provided. The method includes locating an image capturing boundary in a proposed image and computing a composition measure for the image capturing boundary. Further, the method includes identifying at least one missing portion in the image capturing boundary based on the composition measure. Further, the method includes providing an indication, associated with an image capturing device, to optimize the image capturing boundary based on the identified at least one missing portion. Furthermore, the method includes computing an optimal zoom level automatically in response to actions performed by the user and captures the image by including the at least one missing portion.

Claims (51)

1. A method for optimizing an image capturing boundary of a proposed image, the method comprising:

identifying at least one characteristic of a proposed image for capturing;

determining a zoom level, based on the at least one characteristic, to optimize an image capturing boundary of the proposed image; and

capturing the image based on the determined zoom level,

wherein the identifying of the at least one characteristic comprises identifying a composition or an arrangement of at least one object within the image capturing boundary by determining whether there is at least one missing portion within the image capturing boundary.

2. The method of claim 1 ,

wherein the identifying of the at least one characteristic comprises identifying at least one object in the proposed image, and

wherein the determining of the zoom level comprises:

displaying at least one frame for the at least one object; and

determining the zoom level based on an area of the at least one object.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the determining of the zoom level comprises determining the zoom level based on a size or a location of the area of the at least one object.

4. The method of claim 1 ,

wherein the identifying of the at least one characteristic comprises identifying a size of at least one object within the image capturing boundary, and

wherein the determining of the zoom level comprises, if the size of the at least one object is smaller than a predefined size or the size of the at least one object is greater than the predefined size, determining the zoom level such that the size of the at least one object is equal to the predefined size.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one characteristic comprises a composition including at least one of guard space around at least one Region of Interest (ROI), a number of objects, a size of at least one object within the image capturing boundary, or an attribute regarding whether there is at least one missing portion within the image capturing boundary.

6. The method of claim 1 ,

wherein the determining of the zoom level comprises determining the zoom level such that the at least one missing portion is included within or excluded from the image capturing boundary.

7. The method of claim 1 ,

wherein the determining of the zoom level comprises:

computing the zoom level in which the at least one missing portion is not detected by making the at least one missing portion included within or excluded from the image capturing boundary, and

wherein the capturing of the image comprises capturing the proposed image including or excluding the at least one missing portion in the zoom level.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

providing an indication for at least one object in the proposed image; and

receiving an input to optimize the image capturing boundary in response to the indication.

9. A device for optimizing an image capturing boundary in a proposed image, the device comprising:

an integrated circuit comprising at least one processor; and

at least one memory including instructions stored therein,

wherein the at least one processor is configured to execute the instructions to control the device to:

identify at least one characteristic of a proposed image for capturing,

determine a zoom level, based on the at least one characteristic, to optimize an image capturing boundary of the proposed image, and

capture the image based on the determined zoom level,

wherein the at least one processor is configured to identify a composition or an arrangement of at least one object within the image capturing boundary by determining whether there is at least one missing portion within the image capturing boundary.

10. The device of claim 9 , wherein the device is configured to:

identify at least one object in the proposed image,

display at least one frame for the at least one object, and

determine the zoom level based on an area of the at least one object.

11. The device of claim 10 , wherein the device is further configured to determine the zoom level based on a size or a location of the area of the at least one object.

12. The device of claim 9 , wherein the device is configured to:

identify a size of at least one object within the image capturing boundary; and

if the size of the at least one object is smaller than a predefined size or the size of the at least one object is greater than the predefined size, determine the zoom level such that the size of the at least one object is equal to the predefined size.

13. The device of claim 9 , wherein the device is configured to locate the image capturing boundary by initializing the device with a predetermined zoom level.

14. The device of claim 9 , wherein the at least one characteristic comprises at least one of a geographic location, a preference of a user, an operation mode of the device, ambient conditions, a composition, an arrangement, or past actions of the user.

15. The device of claim 9 , wherein the at least one characteristic comprises a composition including at least one of guard space around at least one Region of Interest (ROI), a number of objects, a size of at least one object within the image capturing boundary, or an attribute regarding whether there is at least one missing portion within the image capturing boundary.

16. The device of claim 9 , wherein the device is configured to:

determine the zoom level such that the at least one missing portion is included within or excluded from the image capturing boundary.

17. The device of claim 9 , wherein the device is configured to:

compute the zoom level in which the at least one missing portion is not detected by making the at least one missing portion included within or excluded from the image capturing boundary; and

capture the proposed image including or excluding the at least one missing portion in the zoom level.

18. The device of claim 9 , wherein the device is configured to:

provide an indication for at least one object in the proposed image; and

receive an input to optimize the image capturing boundary in response to the indication.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 26, 2015
From: PATANKAR, ANISH ANIL; PRAJAPATI, RISHI; BOSE, JOY
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 035041/0885 →
Priority Claims (1)
IN 1091/CHE/2014 · Mar 4, 2014 · national
Continuity (1)
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