Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

Gilman Kuey Wong

Michael Dean Stokes

Hock San Lee

Joseph S Beda, Iii

Kevin T Gallo

Vladimir Sadovsky

J Andrew Goossen

Franc Camara

Min Liu

David M Parsons

Leonardo Esteban Blanco

Adam M Smith

Kirk O Olynyk

Sriram Subramanian

Feng Yue

Takashi Matsuzawa

Adrian Secchia

Matt Calkins

David Liping Xu

John C Bowler

Lingyun Wang

James Andrew Alan Goossen

Romualdo T Impas

Donald B Curtis

Ikko Fushiki

Cyra S Richardson

Gilles Khouzam

Andrew C Godfrey

Cecil J Juanarena

J Andrew Goosen

Joseph H Matthews Iii

A system, media, and method for transforming a main image of a digital image in accordance with a parameter are provided. The main image that is transformed based on the parameter may be one stored in the Exchangeable Image File ('EXIF') format. In turn, the metadata, including the thumbnail image, is updated to correspond to the transformed main image. The transformed main image and updated metadata are stored together in a file using the EXIF format. Thus, the transformed main image may be viewed using a digital camera or viewer software compatible with a properly formatted EXIF file.

Transformation of EXIF images

A user mode device driver interface (UMDDI) is disclosed. The UMDDI is preferably implemented in Windows&#xae; NT&#xae; version 5.0 and similar systems. The UMDDI allows a device driver to execute in user-mode while the graphics engine (GRE) remains in kernel-mode. The UMDDI exists as a layer between the user-mode driver and GRE; from the perspective of GRE, it encapsulates the user-mode driver and makes it appear to be a normal kernel-mode driver. The UMDDI layer handles the kernel-to-user and user-to-kernel transitions, parameter validation, and management of the kernel-mode and user-mode data and objects.

User mode device driver interface

A system and method for image acquisition enables selective automated application of color management to color image data generated by an image-capturing device by the device driver for the device. In the image acquisition system, each image-capturing device has properties or operation parameters that can be set to control the operation of the device. During an image acquisition operation, color image data generated by the image-capturing device are transmitted to the device driver. If the operation parameters of the device are set to indicate that color management is to be performed, the device driver calls color management functions provided by the operating system to perform the desired color operation, such as a color space conversion, on the received color image data. The processed color image data are then sent to the image-processing application for further processing or editing.

System and method for applying color management on captured images

An image passthrough extension structure and method facilitating the transfer of compressed data image files from a software application to a device via the computer system operating system. The application determines whether the device is capable of decoding the specific compressed data file by polling the device driver. If the driver returns a 'no support' message, the application processes the compressed data file in a conventional manner. If the driver returns a 'support' message, the application transfers the compressed data file, along with the additional processing information, to the device driver utilizing the conventional file transfer operating system data structures modified to incorporate the compressed data file passthrough function. By allowing an application to transfer a compressed image file directly to a device driver, the present invention improves image fidelity and improves overall computer system efficiency by reducing the size of data files transferred between the application, the operating system and the hardware device.

System and method for transferring a compressed data file to a peripheral device

An element object model and a vector graphics markup language for using that element object model in a manner that allows program code developers to consistently interface with a scene graph data structure to produce graphics. The vector graphics element object model generally corresponds to shape elements and other elements including image and video elements that correlate with a scene graph object model of the scene graph. Markup may be parsed into data including elements in an element tree that is translated into the objects of a scene graph data structure. Other markup may be translated directly into data and calls that create the scene graph objects. The markup language provides distinct ways to describe an element, including a simple string format or complex property syntax, which may be named, enabling reuse in other locations in the markup.

Vector graphics element-based model, application programming interface, and markup language

A method and system for reducing or eliminating artifacts that may occur during color reduction of images. A bias is added to a data structure that is arranged to store counts of pixel colors of an image. Counts of pixel colors of the image are added to the data structure. Via the data structure, colors from the image are grouped into buckets until the number of buckets is less than or equal to a number of colors in a palette. Then, colors of pixels in the image are mapped to colors in the palette.

Method and system for improving color reduction

Markup language and object model for vector graphics

This present invention provides a system and method for transforming a main image of a digital image, such as one stored in the Exchangeable Image File ('EXIF') format, updating the metadata, including the thumbnail image, to correspond to the transformed main image. The transformed main image and updated metadata are stored together in a file using the EXIF format so that the transformed main image may be viewed using a digital camera or viewer software compatible with a properly formatted EXIF file.

Transformation of images

A graphical display animation system is disclosed that supports timed modification of element property values of elements within a graphical display. The animation system utilizes a display structure for maintaining a set of elements corresponding to displayed objects within a graphically displayed scene. The elements include a variable property value. The animation system also utilizes a property system that maintains properties associated with elements maintained by the display structure. The properties include dynamic properties that are capable of changing over time&#x2014;and thus affecting the appearance of the corresponding element on a graphical display. The animation system includes animation classes, from which animation objects are instantiated and associated with an element property at runtime. The animation object instances provide time varying values affecting values assigned to the dynamic properties maintained by the property system.

System supporting animation of graphical display elements through animation object instances

A system and method to display an ancillary image which is movable with a cursor image. A cursor image indication is obtained which is indicative of the cursor image. An ancillary image indication is generated based on the cursor image indication. The cursor image and the ancillary image are displayed based on the cursor image indication and the ancillary image indication.

System and method for implementing an image ancillary to a cursor

User mode device driver interface for translating source code from the user mode device driver to be executed in the kernel mode or user mode

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Gilman Kuey Wong