System and method to compose a slide show

Abstract

A method of composing a multimedia slide show. In a preferred embodiment, the method comprises the steps of: selecting a plurality of digital images; encoding each of the plurality of digital images to generate a normal resolution image portion and a high resolution image portion; multiplexing each corresponding normal and high resolution image portion to generate a single high resolution still image; determining a time parameter for each of the high resolution still images; selecting an audio portion for at least one of the plurality of digital images; concatenating the plurality of high resolution still images to generate a video bitstream; generating an audio bitstream by encoding the audio portion; and multiplexing the video bitstream and audio bitstream to generate the multimedia slide show.

1 . A method of composing a slide show, comprising the steps of:
 accessing a plurality of digital images;   encoding each of the plurality of digital images to generate a normal resolution image portion and a high resolution image portion;   multiplexing each corresponding normal and high resolution image portion to generate a single high resolution still image;   determining a time parameter for each of the high resolution still images; and   concatenating the plurality of high resolution still images to generate a silent slide show in accordance with the determined time parameters.   
   
   
       2 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising the step of generating a VCD or DVD comprising the silent slide show whereby the slide show can be viewed using a VCD player or DVD player. 
   
   
       3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the slide show is adapted to be viewed on a computer. 
   
   
       4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of digital images is encoded using MPEG-1. 
   
   
       5 . The method of  claim 4 , wherein each of the plurality of digital images is encoded using MPEG-1 I-frame encoding. 
   
   
       6 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising the step of employing at least one padding pack. 
   
   
       7 . (canceled) 
   
   
       8 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising the step of image enhancing at least one of the plurality of digital images. 
   
   
       9 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein the step of image enhancing comprises the step of including text annotation. 
   
   
       10 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein the step of image enhancing comprises the steps of:
 orienting the digital image;   applying an image enhancement algorithm; and   resizing the digital image.   
   
   
       11 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the step of applying an image enhancement algorithm includes the steps of:
 sharpening the digital image; and   filtering the digital image to reduce noise.   
   
   
       12 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the step of sharpening the digital image is accomplished by unsharp masking. 
   
   
       13 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the step of applying an image enhancement algorithm includes the step of applying a red-eye defect correction algorithm if a red-eye defect is detected. 
   
   
       14 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the step of applying an image enhancement algorithm includes the step of applying a color balance algorithm. 
   
   
       15 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the step of multiplexing is accomplished by interleaving the normal resolution image portion and the high resolution image portion. 
   
   
       16 . A method of composing a multimedia slide show, comprising the steps of;
 selecting a plurality of digital images;   encoding each of the plurality of digital images to generate a normal resolution image portion and a high resolution image portion;   multiplexing each corresponding normal and high resolution image portion to generate a single high resolution still image;   determining a time parameter for each of the high resolution still images;   selecting an audio portion for at least one of the plurality of digital images;   concatenating the plurality of high resolution still images to generate a video bitstream;   generating an audio bitstream by encoding the audio portion; and   multiplexing the video bitstream and audio bitstream to generate the multimedia slide show.   
   
   
       17 . The method of  claim 16 , further comprising the step of generating a VCD or DVD comprising the silent slide show whereby the slide show can be viewed using a VCD player or DVD player. 
   
   
       18 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein the slide show is adapted to be viewed on a computer. 
   
   
       19 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein each of the plurality of digital images is encoded using MPEG-1. 
   
   
       20 . The method of  claim 19 , wherein each of the plurality of digital images is encoded using MPEG-1 I-frame encoding. 
   
   
       21 . The method of  claim 16 , further comprising the step of employing at least one padding pack. 
   
   
       22 . (canceled) 
   
   
       23 . The method of  claim 16 , further comprising the step of image enhancing at least one of the plurality of digital images. 
   
   
       24 . The method of  claim 23 , wherein the step of image enhancing comprises the step of including text annotation. 
   
   
       25 . The method of  claim 23 , wherein the step of image enhancing comprises the steps of:
 orienting the digital image;   applying an image enhancement algorithm; and   resizing the digital image.   
   
   
       26 . The method of  claim 25 , wherein the step of applying an image enhancement algorithm includes the steps of:
 sharpening the digital image; and   filtering the digital image to reduce noise.   
   
   
       27 . The method of  claim 26 , wherein the step of sharpening the digital image is accomplished by unsharp masking. 
   
   
       28 . The method of  claim 25 , wherein the step of applying an image enhancement algorithm includes the step of applying a red-eye defect correction algorithm if a red-eye defect is detected. 
   
   
       29 . The method of  claim 25 , wherein the step of applying an image enhancement algorithm includes the step of applying a color balance algorithm. 
   
   
       30 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein the step of selecting an audio portion comprises the step of selecting a music clip. 
   
   
       31 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein the step of selecting an audio portion comprises the step of providing a voice annotation. 
   
   
       32 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein the step of generating an audio bitstream comprises the step of normalizing the audio portion. 
   
   
       33 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein the step of generating an audio bitstream comprises the step of aligning the audio portion. 
   
   
       34 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein the wherein the step of selecting an audio portion comprises the steps of:
 selecting a music clip and a voice annotation for one of the plurality of digital images; and   generating a single audio sample in accordance with the algorithm x=(a)(x1)+(1−a)(x2), wherein x1 is the selected voice annotation, x2 is the selected music clip, x is a linear combination of the selected voice annotation and selected music clip, and a is a value between 0 and 1.   
   
   
       35 . A system for composing a slide show, comprising the steps of:
 means for accessing a plurality of digital images;   means for encoding each of the plurality of digital images to generate a normal resolution image portion and a high resolution image portion;   means for multiplexing each corresponding normal and high resolution image portion to generate a single high resolution still image;   means for determining a time parameter for each of the high resolution still images; and   means for concatenating the plurality of high resolution still images to generate a silent slide show in accordance with the determined time parameters.   
   
   
       36 . A system for composing a multimedia slide show, comprising the steps of:
 means for selecting a plurality of digital images;   means for encoding each of the plurality of digital images to generate a normal resolution image portion and a high resolution image portion;   means for multiplexing each corresponding normal and high resolution image portion to generate a single high resolution still image;   means for determining a time parameter for each of the high resolution still images;   means for selecting an audio portion for at least one of the plurality of digital images;   means for concatenating the plurality of high resolution still images to generate a video bitstream;   means for generating an audio bitstream by encoding the audio portion; and   means for multiplexing the video bitstream and audio bitstream to generate the multimedia slide show.   
   
   
       37 . A method of composing a slide show, comprising the steps of:
 receiving a first and second digital image;   encoding the first digital image to generate a normal image portion and a high resolution image portion;   encoding the second digital image to generate a normal image portion and a high resolution image portion;   multiplexing the normal and high resolution image portions of the first digital image to generate a first high resolution still image;   multiplexing the normal and high resolution images portions of the second digital image to generate a second high resolution still image;   generating a slide show that includes the first and second high resolution still images that are displayed during the slide show in accordance with timing parameters.   
   
   
       38 . The method of  claim 37 , wherein the generated slide show includes an audio portion that is reproduced during the slide show in accordance with the timing parameters. 
   
   
       39 . The method of  claim 38 , wherein the audio portion includes a selected music clips and voice annotation for at least one of the first and second digital images. 
   
   
       40 . The method of  claim 38 , wherein the generated slide show is generated by:
 multiplexing a video bitstream comprising the first and second high resolution still images with an audio bitstream comprising the audio portion.   
   
   
       41 . The method of  claim 37 , wherein each of the plurality of digital images is encoded using MPEG I-frame encoding. 
   
   
       42 . The method of  claim 37 , further comprising the step of employing at least one padding pack. 
   
   
       43 . The method of  claim 42 , wherein the number of padding packs NP is determined by the algorithm:
     NP=T* 75-( NN+NH )   
     wherein T is a number of seconds of display, NN is a number of packs holding the normal resolution image portion, and NH is a number of packs holding the high resolution image portion. 
   
   
       44 . The method of  claim 37 , further comprising the step of image enhancing at least one of the plurality of digital images. 
   
   
       45 . The method of  claim 44 , wherein the step of image enhancing comprises the step of including text annotation. 
   
   
       46 . The method of  claim 37 , wherein the step of generating the first high resolution still image is accomplished by interleaving the normal resolution image portion and the high resolution image portion. 
   
   
       47 . A device, comprising:
 a microprocessor storing computer-executable instructions causing the device to perform the steps of
 receiving a first and second digital image; 
 encoding the first digital image to generate a normal image portion and a high resolution image portion; 
 encoding the second digital image to generate a normal image portion and a high resolution image portion; 
 multiplexing the normal and high resolution image portions of the first digital image to generate a first high resolution still image; 
 multiplexing the normal and high resolution images portions of the second digital image to generate a second high resolution still image; 
 generating a slide show that includes the first and second high resolution still images that are displayed during the slide show in accordance with timing parameters. 
   
   
   
       48 . The device of  claim 47 , wherein the generated slide show includes an audio portion that is reproduced during the slide show in accordance with the timing parameters. 
   
   
       49 . The device of  claim 48 , wherein the audio portion includes a selected music clips and voice annotation for at least one of the first and second digital images. 
   
   
       50 . The device of  claim 48 , wherein the generated slide show is generated by:
 multiplexing a video bitstream comprising the first and second high resolution still images with an audio bitstream comprising the audio portion.   
   
   
       51 . The device of  claim 47 , wherein each of the plurality of digital images is encoded using MPEG I-frame encoding. 
   
   
       52 . The device of  claim 47 , further comprising the step of employing at least one padding pack. 
   
   
       53 . The device of  claim 52 , wherein the number of padding packs NP is determined by the algorithm:
     NP=T* 75-( NN+NH )   
     wherein T is a number of seconds of display, NN is a number of packs holding the normal resolution image portion, and NH is a number of packs holding the high resolution image portion. 
   
   
       54 . The device of  claim 47 , wherein the computer-executable instructions cause the device to further perform the step of image enhancing at least one of the plurality of digital images. 
   
   
       55 . The device of  claim 54 , wherein the step of image enhancing comprises the step of including text annotation. 
   
   
       56 . The device of  claim 47 , wherein the step of generating the first high resolution still image is accomplished by interleaving the normal resolution image portion and the high resolution image portion. 
   
   
       57 . The device of  claim 47 , wherein the device is one of a digital camera, personal digital assistant or a cellular/mobile phone.