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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2025

Filed:

Oct. 19, 2023
Applicant:

Fujifilm North America Corporation, Valhalla, NY (US);

Inventors:

William A. Fuss, Rochester, NY (US);

Nathaniel P. Curry, West Henrietta, NY (US);

Christopher T. Asbury, Rochester, NY (US);

Assignee:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 11/60 (2006.01); G06F 40/106 (2020.01); G06F 40/186 (2020.01); G06T 3/4038 (2024.01); H04N 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 11/60 (2013.01); G06F 40/106 (2020.01); H04N 1/00145 (2013.01); H04N 1/00167 (2013.01); H04N 1/00188 (2013.01); H04N 1/00196 (2013.01); G06F 40/186 (2020.01); G06T 3/4038 (2013.01); G06T 2200/24 (2013.01); G06T 2200/32 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method for generating a digital image collage is provided. The method includes accessing digital images stored in a memory; selecting first, second and third digital images; generating a first aperture in a collage template layout, and populating the first aperture with the first digital image; randomly dividing the first aperture into second and third apertures, populating the second and third apertures with the first and second digital images, respectively; randomly dividing the second aperture into fourth and fifth apertures, populating the third aperture with one of the three digital images, populating the fourth aperture with another of the three digital images, populating the fifth aperture with the remaining digital image, identifying one of the three digital images as a target digital image; and changing the size of the respective aperture associated with the target digital image so that the respective aperture includes a greatest aperture area.


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