Patent ID: 7778492
Filing Date: 2010-08-17
Classification: G06F,G06T,H04N

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method for modifying the size of an image having a plurality of visual elements displayed thereon, comprising: receiving input from an input device indicating a target image size for a first image having a plurality of visual elements, wherein the plurality of visual elements are separated into a first group of visual elements and a second group of visual elements based upon a size of each respective visual element in comparison to the first image, the first group of visual elements containing relatively larger visual elements and the second group of visual elements containing relatively smaller visual elements; scaling by a processor the first group of visual elements in the first image to a size based upon the target image size; for each element within the second group of visual elements, selecting a replacement visual element from a plurality of pre-generated visual elements with different resolutions, wherein the resolution of the replacement visual elements is selected based upon the target image size; for each element within the second group of visual elements, replacing the visual element with the selected replacement visual element; and combining the visual elements from the first and second group of visual elements to form a second image of the target image size for display on a display device.