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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 19, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 16, 2009
Nicole Ai Ling Lam, Lane Cove, AU;
Lena Qian, Artarmon, AU;
Nicole Ai Ling Lam, Lane Cove, AU;
Lena Qian, Artarmon, AU;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An electronically implemented method is disclosed for generating a layout for a composite image. The method starts with the steps of receiving () at least one content element to be included within the composite image and an external environment context image () indicative of the intended external environment of the composite image. The external environment context image is captured by an image capture device. Data is also received indicating the size of the composite image and/or the location of the composite image within the external environment context image. Based on the received data layout styles are generated () for the at least one content element based on features of the at least one content element, features of the external environment context image and the provided location of the composite image. Finally, based on the generated layout styles, the composite image () is generated comprising the at least one content element.