US 12,243,259 B2
Defining focal regions of images based on image metadata
Stephan Leroux, East Gwillimbury (CA)
Assigned to Shopify Inc., Ottawa (CA)
Filed by Shopify Inc., Ottawa (CA)
Filed on Jul. 21, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/814,064.
Prior Publication US 2024/0029294 A1, Jan. 25, 2024
Int. Cl. G06T 7/11 (2017.01); G06F 3/04845 (2022.01); G06F 40/117 (2020.01); G06T 3/40 (2006.01); G06T 7/73 (2017.01); G06T 11/00 (2006.01)
CPC G06T 7/73 (2017.01) [G06F 3/04845 (2013.01); G06F 40/117 (2020.01); G06T 3/40 (2013.01); G06T 7/11 (2017.01); G06T 11/00 (2013.01); G06T 2200/24 (2013.01); G06T 2207/20081 (2013.01); G06T 2207/20132 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
receiving a request for displaying, in an image slot of a webpage, an image that depicts a particular object;
identifying a location of the particular object within the image;
defining, based on the identified location of the particular object within the image, a focal region of the image; and
serving a modified version of the image in the image slot of the webpage, wherein the modified version of the image contains an entirety of the focal region.