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FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a digital television system with device for
creating special effects from digital still images. More specifically the invention
relates to a digital television and a digital television player for creating special
effects from digital still images by adding visual effects like transition effect,
presentation time of the images, or adding audio like speech / music, etc.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Digital television (DTV) is a new broadcasting technology that transmits, like a
computer, the information used to make the television picture and sound as data
bits. A digital broadcaster can carry more information than is currently possible
with analog broadcast technology. Digital television technology can also be used
to provide interactive video and data services that are not possible with current
analog technology. Digital television devices are capable of displaying still digital
images stored in digital cameras, camcorders, universal serial bus (USB) storage,
or local hard disks by applications available for digital televisions, like media
viewers.

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In PC-based prior art applications like Windows Movie Maker, Sony Vegas and
Microsoft Power Point encoding of the movie file is required to create, edit and
add special effects to movies and playing digital images. However, porting such
an encoder onto existing digital television hardware is a costly and complex
method. Presently digital television analog with universal serial bus (USB)
interface or VCD / DVD players are in use for viewing digital still images on a
large scale. Main reasons for this are availability of large sized screen and / or
non-availability of PC with a common consumer electronic user.
There was therefore, a need for an on demand and immediate special effects
presentation maker and player without switching from the existing digital
television to a PC-based application.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The main object of the present invention is to provide facilities in digital
television devices for editing special effects into digital still images.

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The special effects may be in the form of controlling the display time of each
image on the screen. Or it may contain adding spatial visual effects on each
image by manipulating intensity, colors, luma, and chroma parameters. It may
also be adding transition effect between images.
The special effect may also contain adding title and credits date and time or
adding audio.
Another object of the present invention is to play a sequence of digital still
images with these special images edited into them.
Yet another object of the invention is to access data like titles and credits, dates
and time, place, or other media data (text, audio-visual) already attached with
the digital images for making a movie.
The titles and credits, and data and time can be added. Audio can also be added
through microphone or from audio file stored locally or supported storage
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The special effects described above are provided by the system of the present
invention by creating an un-disclosed format (UDF) profile during runtime, which
can store an entire sequence and identifiers of adding special effects.
The created sequence of images with special effects can be played in the DTV or
a media viewer of the system of the present invention. Once the playing of
sequence of images with the special effects is completed the UDF profile can be
deleted from the temporary memory. The user however, has the option of
storing the profile for future viewing of the created sequence of images with
special effects. The un-disclosed format (UDF) profile will be compatible only for
the digital televisions of the system of the present invention for which it has
been developed.
Thus the user can create in the digital television an effective presentation of
digital still images for playing like a movie on the media player of the system
without the need for the use of an encoder. The user can select the number of
digital still photographs used, the visual special effects, transitions and adding
music / speech for the created movie and play it on the digital television. The
user can also store and replay it on a media player of the system.

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The present invention removes the need of movie encoder to be ported on
existing digital television hardware. This way, the invention develops techno-
economical solution for movie like presentation of sequence of still digital
images. User can directly plug in their USB, CD / DVD, digital cameras,
camcorders or any digital television supported storage device to the digital
television of the present invention and can convert sequence of images into a
special effects edited presentation which can be played on the digital televisions
of the present invention. The user can distribute the presentation profile with
selected still digital images across multiple media viewers and players along with
digital televisions of the present invention and can replay the special effects
presentation. The system of the present invention converts traditional media
viewers available for digital televisions into effective media editors. The system
of the present invention removes the need of separate hardware to be attached
to digital television device for development of such application. The system of
present invention also has inbuilt default profiles (in UDF) which user can apply
to sequence of images. These inbuilt profiles contain visual effects in original
image format, built transition effects, and audio clips.

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By utilizing a remote control device a MENU item can be configured for special
effects editing, selecting images, adding image effects, transitions, time control,
adding music / speech, and playing, storing, or distributing the presentation.
MENU item will also be configured for adding default (or inbuilt) special effects
profile for creating such presentations on a single shot.
In a preferred embodiment the present invention provides a digital television
system for creating a profile of a sequence of still digital images with special
effects, comprising: a digital television (DTV); storage devices supported by said
digital television for transferring still digital images to said digital television;
means for selecting a sequence of still digital images; means for selecting special
effect features for the still images; an un-disclosed data format (UDF) profiler
module for receiving finalized commands for making a profile comprising
specifications for input digital still images and special effects parameters; and a
special effect presentation player for playing the special effects presentation by
accessing the (UDF) profile and executing the modules as per the profiles
guidelines.

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The system of the present invention can be further provided with means for
storing the created profile of a sequence of still digital images with the special
effect features. The system can be provided with means for distributing the
created and stored profile across multiple media viewers and players with
features compatible with the system of the present invention.
BREIF DESCRIPTION OF THE ACCOMPANYING DRAWING
The invention can now be described in detail with the help of the figure of the
accompanying drawing in which
Figure 1 shows in block diagram form the special effect presentation system
and special effect presentation player of the present invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
The system of the present invention is capable of creating and editing special
effects for sequence of still digital images and playing, storing, and distributing
the presentation. Special effects presentation can be played back in compatible
media viewers and players. Following raw data is taken as input for creating and
playing the special effects presentation on sequence of still digital images:

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- Digital still images in row format (RGB format) fetched into DTV device
through any DTV supported media storage.
- Visual effects for each still image (optional, default is image in its original
form).
- Transition effects while transiting from one image to another (optional,
default is simple transition and appear the next image).
- Presentation time for each image (optional, default is 3 seconds).
- Music or speech (optional, no default).
- In case of speech, user needs to narrate using microphone.
- In case of music, user should have music files stored on local DTV storage
or USB storage.
- Titles and credits, date and time, place watermarks, or any other media
(text-audio-visual) data attached with the digital still images.
In the present invention the purpose is not to encode the images into a standard
video file format like MPEG-x, WMV, AVI etc. but to provide a specialized format
in which a collection of images (from external and internal memory sources) and
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time for each image which they are played with are stored. Visual effects and
transition effects will be developed in separate modules. Modules in which visual
and transition effects are coded will be called as per their IDs stored in the
profile. Audio will be stored on the local digital television storage and memory
address for the local storage will be passed on and stored in the profile. Titles
and credits image will be created separately and stored on the local digital
television storage and memory address for the local storage will be passed on
and stored in the profile.
The profile format in which this sequence and effects are stored is compatible
with digital televisions and media players of the present invention. The profile
can be distributed across multiple viewers of such media players for local storage
and replay. The user can add / edit the effects by editing this script file using a
remote control device, however, script file will always be hidden to the user. The
special effects presentation "create and play" modules will be ported into digital
television device in an optimal way that will enable digital television to create
such presentations from the above described raw data. The entire invention of
"create and play" special effects will be controlled and operated by remote
control device on which MENU item will be configured to carry out the necessary
steps.

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The invention may also have inbuilt default profiles which user can apply directly
on the sequence of images for creating special effects presentations. This will
save time and create immediate presentations for users who may not be
available while creating such presentations.
In Figure 1 reference numeral 3 represents a digital television (DTV) of the
present invention for receiving the broadcast programs via a screen capture
utility 2. The digital television 3 is also interfaced with a digital television media
viewer application 1 comprising means for selecting digital still images received
from digital television supported storage devices like USB storage, CD/DVD,
digital cameras, camcorders, or any digital television supported media storage.
The digital still images are with all media data (text-audio-visual) attached
thereto.
The system is provided with MENU item command means 4 for commanding
special effects presentation to selected still digital images on a presentation strip.

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An un-disclosed data format (UDF) profiler module 9 is provided to receive
outputs from selected digital still images module 4, digital television 3 and
command finalize the presentation for making a profile containing specifications
for input digital still images and special effects parameters. The UDF profiler
module 9 may contain memory addresses of images to add in the presentation,
visual effect ID, transition effect ID, memory address of audio or speech file,
memory addresses of titles and credits image and execution sequence of the
above listed special effects, as shown in block 10. Visual effect selection means
6 can be provided for sub-commanding to digital still images with visual effects
on the presentation strip. Outputs from means 6 and also from means 7 for
adding transitions to digital still images are fed to UDF profiler module 9. The
outputs from UDF profiler module 9 and optionally from an in-built default profile
module 11 are fed to a special effect presentation player 12. Module 12 of
Figure 1 will play the special effects presentation by accessing the UDF profile
and executing the modules as per the profile guidelines.

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The system also comprises means 5 for sending subcommand for controlling
presentation time for each image on the presentation strip and means 6 for
adding digital effects to the digital still images. Means 7 can be provided for
selecting and adding transition effect to the digital still images. Means 8 can be
provided for adding music / speech file storage address on the presentation strip.
Speech can be entered by using a microphone.
The digital TV (DTV) device can create and play a special effects presentation
from digital still images by adding visual effects, transitions, controlling
presentation time of each image, and adding music / speech. The UDF profile
can be created by Samsung DTVs of the present invention which are readable by
viewers in Samsung media players of the present invention.
The UDF profile contains memory addresses of images to be added to the
presentation. It also contains visual effect ID, transition effect ID, memory
addresses of audio or speech file, memory addresses of titles and credits image
and execution sequence of the above mentioned special effects.

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The DTV device with the utility for making special effects presentations accesses
titles and credits, watermarks, date and time, place, and any kind of media (text-
audio-visual) data attached with the fetched images. The special effects
presentation player is configured with reference to the DTV hardware and inbuilt
default special effects profiles containing visual effects as images in their original
format is provided, pre coded with transition effects and default audio clips.
A sequence of MENU items is configured for controlling, operating and playing
special effects presentation in the following way.
A mechanism is also provided to combine the special effects presentation maker
and player with screen capture feature for creating customized special effects
presentations using images captured from broadcast programs.

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WE CLAIM
1. A digital television system for creating a profile of a sequence of still
digital images with special effects, comprising:
- a digital television (DTV);
- storage devices supported by said digital television for transferring still
digital images to said digital television;
- means for selecting a sequence of still digital images;
- means for selecting special effect features for the still images;
- an un-disclosed data format (UDF) profiler module for receiving finalized
commands for making a profile comprising specifications for input digital
still images and special effects parameters; and
- a special effect presentation player for playing the special effects
presentation by accessing the (UDF) profile and executing the modules as
per the profiles guidelines.

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2. The system as claimed in claim 1, further comprises means for controlling
presentation time for each image on the presentation strip.
3. The system as claimed in claim 2, further comprises means for adding
visual effects to the digital still images.
4. The system as claimed in claim 3, further comprises means for selecting
and adding transition effects to the digital images.
5. The system as claimed in claim 4, further comprises mean for adding
music / speech file storage address on the presentation strip.
6. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein an in-built / default profile is
provided for creating immediate presentation when users may not be
available while such presentations are created.
7. The system as claimed in claim 1, further comprises means for storing the
creative profile of a sequence of digital still images with the special effect
features.

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8. The system as claimed in claim 7, further comprises means for
distributing the created and stored profile across multiple media viewers
and players with features compatible with said system.
9. A method of creating special effects from digital still images comprising
the steps of:
- selecting and receiving the selected digital still images from digital storage
devices;
- interfacing selected digital still images with media data attached to it with
a digital television via a DTV media application;
- commanding special effects presentation to the selected digital still
images;
- creating a profile containing specification for input digital still images and
special effect parameters; and
- feeding said specification parameters to a special effect presentation
player for playing special effect presentation by accessing an un-disclosed
data format (UDF) profile for executing according to profile guidelines.

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10. A digital television system for creating a profile of a sequence of still
digital images with special effects, substantially as herein described and
illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 14th day of August 2007

The main object of the present invention is to provide facilities in digital
television devices for editing special effects into digital still images.
The special effects may be in the form of controlling the display time of each
image on the screen. Or it may contain adding spatial visual effects on each
image by manipulating intensity, colors, luma, and chroma parameters. It may
also be adding transition effect between images.
The special effect may also contain adding title and credits date and time or
adding audio.
Another object of the present invention is to play a sequence of digital still
images with these special images edited into them.
Yet another object of the invention is to access data like titles and credits, dates
and time, place, or other media data (text, audio-visual) already attached with
the digital images for making a movie.
The titles and credits, and data and time can be added. Audio can also be added
through microphone or from audio file stored locally or supported storage
devices.
The special effects described above are provided by the system of the present
invention by creating an un-disclosed format (UDF) profile during runtime, which
can store an entire sequence and identifiers of adding special effects.
The created sequence of images with special effects can be played in the DTV or
a media viewer of the system of the present invention. Once the playing of
sequence of images with the special effects is completed the UDF profile can be
deleted from the temporary memory. The user however, has the option of
storing the profile for future viewing of the created sequence of images with
special effects. The un-disclosed format (UDF) profile will be compatible only for
the digital televisions of the system of the present invention for which it has
been developed.
Thus the user can create in the digital television an effective presentation of
digital still images for playing like a movie on the media player of the system
without the need for the use of an encoder. The user can select the number of
digital still photographs used, the visual special effects, transitions and adding
music / speech for the created movie and play it on the digital television. The
user can also store and replay it on a media player of the system.
The present invention removes the need of movie encoder to be ported on
existing digital television hardware. This way, the invention develops techno-
economical solution for movie like presentation of sequence of still digital
images. User can directly plug in their USB, CD / DVD, digital cameras,
camcorders or any digital television supported storage device to the digital
television of the present invention and can convert sequence of images into a
special effects edited presentation which can be played on the digital televisions
of the present invention. The user can distribute the presentation profile with