Patent ID: 9025066
Filing Date: 2015-05-05
Classification: G06F,G09G,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method, comprising: receiving user drawn image data by an image editing application executing on a computing device; receiving, by the image editing application, preview image data, the preview image data comprising periodically updated data obtained from an image sensor coupled to the computing device; displaying the preview image data concurrently with the user drawn image data within a portion of an interface of the image editing application, the preview image data associated with one layer of a plurality of image layers and the user drawn image data associated with one or more other layers of the plurality of image layers, the preview image data filling an area behind the user drawn image data within the portion; responsive to a user selecting a layer of the one or more other layers of the plurality of image layers, stopping updating the series of image frames and not displaying the preview image data concurrently with the user drawn image data; and responsive to a request from the image editing application that the image sensor capture a final image, capturing and displaying the final image concurrently with the user drawn image data within the interface of the image editing application, the final image replacing the preview image data in the one layer.