Method to generate thumbnails for digital images
US8213741B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 19, 2008 |
| Grant date | Jul 3, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 3, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06V10/25
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
This invention generates object-focused thumbnails from input images reflecting the mood and intention of the user, based on the original high-resolution picture. The invention includes edge detection, clustering detected edges into regions, ranking the regions and forming the thumbnail from a portion of the input image having a predetermined thumbnail size centered at a center of the highest ranking region. With this invention, the thumbnail accurately captures the focus of the image.
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