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Method and terminal for generating thumbnail of image

US9727972B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 8, 2014
Grant dateAug 8, 2017
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Expiry dateApr 11, 2035

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06T2210/22
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for generating a thumbnail of an image, includes: filtering an image to obtain an edge intensity value for each pixel point in the image; sliding a preset rectangular box on the image to perform a search and, at each searched position, calculating a distribution value of information amount in the rectangular box according to the edge intensity values of the pixel points therein; and selecting the rectangular box with the largest distribution value of information amount, and intercepting content of the image corresponding to the selected rectangular box to obtain a thumbnail of the image.

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