US 12,206,883 B2
Description of image composition with HEVC still image file format
Franck Denoual, Saint Domineuc (FR); Frederic Maze, Langan (FR); Cyril Concolato, Combs la Ville (FR); and Jean Le Feuvre, Cachan (FR)
Assigned to Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo (JP)
Filed by CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo (JP)
Filed on Sep. 6, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/462,201.
Application 18/462,201 is a continuation of application No. 17/510,033, filed on Oct. 25, 2021, granted, now 11,876,994.
Application 17/510,033 is a continuation of application No. 16/737,683, filed on Jan. 8, 2020, granted, now 11,190,791, issued on Nov. 30, 2021.
Application 16/737,683 is a continuation of application No. 16/195,667, filed on Nov. 19, 2018, granted, now 10,567,784, issued on Feb. 18, 2020.
Application 16/195,667 is a continuation of application No. 15/872,867, filed on Jan. 16, 2018, granted, now 10,298,947, issued on May 21, 2019.
Application 15/872,867 is a continuation of application No. 14/881,063, filed on Oct. 12, 2015, granted, now 9,906,807, issued on Feb. 27, 2018.
Claims priority of application No. 1418203 (GB), filed on Oct. 14, 2014.
Prior Publication US 2023/0421794 A1, Dec. 28, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04N 19/46 (2014.01); H04N 21/236 (2011.01); H04N 21/845 (2011.01)
CPC H04N 19/46 (2014.11) [H04N 21/236 (2013.01); H04N 21/845 (2013.01)] 28 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of reading an image file including one or more images or sub-images, the method comprising:
obtaining the image file including
(1) one or more information items that include descriptive metadata for the one or more images or sub-images, wherein each of the one or more information items is associated with initialization data for an image or sub-image, and
(2) a composite item that is associated with a dependency list to the one or more information items and with transformation parameters to apply to dependent information items; and
displaying a composition image based on the one or more information items, the composite item, and the one or more images or sub-images.