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Definitions

• the present invention relates, in general, to a method and a system for viewing digital content displayed by an electronic device.
• the invention relates to a viewing method and system for allowing a user to reveal altered digital content that is displayed by a screen of an electronic device.
• Digital content includes data, for example in one of the following forms: texts, images, and videos, are displayed on a screen of an electronic device.
• the present invention therefore aims to provide a display system and method allowing the user to select visually altered content, to be revealed, displayed on a screen of an electronic device.
• the present invention relates to a viewing method configured to allow the user to select visually altered content to be disclosed displayed on a screen of an electronic device.
• This viewing method comprises a training step performed to form a discovery area of the screen in which said visually altered content is displayed; a display step performed to display, in a display area of the screen, only original digital content that corresponds to said visually altered content.
• the display step performed in the display area is performed according to the formation of the discovery area.
• the display step is performed only for a finite period of time in which only said original digital content is displayed in the display area.
• said visually altered content is displayed on the screen so as to display a combination composed of the original digital content and an effect mask configured to create a visual effect on the original digital content.
• the effect mask includes data configured to blur or to cover the display of the original digital content when displaying the visually altered content.
• said display zone is said discovery zone.
• the visualization method further comprises a step of creating at least one opening in the effect mask, this creation step being carried out as a function of the formation of the discovery zone, the au minus one opening corresponding to the discovery area not including data configured to blur or to cover the display of the original digital content in the display area.
• the user uses an input means to form on the screen a control zone which is in the form of a point or in the form of line segments or / and curves; the discovery area is formed according to said control area specified by the user.
• said original digital content displayed in the discovery area which is said display area is replaced by the visually altered content.
• the discovery area is formed as a disk-shaped area and around the control area; or, if the control area is a closed figure consisting of the line segments or / and the curves, the discovery area is formed such that the line segments or / and the curves are edges of the discovery area.
• the finite period of time is determined based on an indication period in which the point or closed figure is indicated by the input means.
• the screen is a touch screen
• the input means being a stylus or one or more fingers of the user, allows the user to create said control zone which is a contact zone between the input means and the screen, the zone of command is formed: by a pressure exerted by the input means on the screen, said pressure being in the form of a point; by tactile gestures exerted by the input means on the screen, said tactile gestures being in the form of line segments or / and in the form of curves.
• the input means is a pointing device allowing the user to create the control area by pressing a cursor or by moving the cursor on the screen.
• the visualization method includes an access control step performed before the display step is performed, in order to determine whether the user is authorized to reveal the visually altered content.
• the original digital content comprises at least one type of the following data: texts, images, and videos.
• the present invention also relates to a viewing system configured to allow the user to select visually altered content to be revealed displayed on a screen of an electronic device.
• Said viewing system comprises a computing module configured to perform the viewing method as briefly described above, in which original digital content corresponding to the visually altered content is accessible by the viewing system.
• FIG. 1 illustrates a display system according to one embodiment of the invention
• FIG. 2 illustrates steps of a display method according to one embodiment of the invention
• FIG. 3 illustrates an example of an image displayed on the screen, the image comprising two parts displayed in two different ways
• FIG. 4 illustrates a result obtained in the display step of the display method, according to an embodiment of the invention in which the discovery zone is different from the display zone;
• FIG. 5 illustrates a result obtained in the display step, according to another embodiment of the invention in which the display zone is the discovery zone.
• the viewing system 1 comprising a screen 5, a calculation module 10 and a data storage module 7, is configured to implement a viewing method 200 so as to allow the user to select visually altered content. (eg "311" in ) to be revealed displayed on the screen 5.
• FIG. 2 illustrates steps 210 to 230 of the display method 200 according to one embodiment of the invention.
• the screen 5 and the data storage module 7 are pieces of equipment of an electronic device 101 used by the user.
• the data storage module 7 is remote from the electronic device 101 and accessible by said electronic device 101.
• the electronic device 101 can be, but is not limited to one of the following devices: a control computer desk, laptop, multifunction mobile phone (“Smartphone”), connected bracelet (“Smartwtch”), and touchscreen tablet.
• the screen 5 is a touch screen which combines the display functions of a screen and those of a pointing device such as a mouse.
• software interprets the contact and movements of the fingers of the user or of a stylus used by the user on the screen 5.
• the screen 5 is a display screen without functionalities. a pointing device.
• the calculation module 10 can be a calculation module of the electronic device 101.
• the remote calculation module is accessible by the electronic device 101.
• the invention is not however limited to the means used for producing the screen 5, the data storage module 7 or / and the calculation module 10.
• the display system 1 further comprises a transmission module 8 configured to perform data transmissions between at least two of the following elements: the screen 5, the data storage module 7 and the module. calculation 10.
• a transmission module 8 configured to perform data transmissions between at least two of the following elements: the screen 5, the data storage module 7 and the module. calculation 10.
• the transmission module 8 In an embodiment where the data storage module 7 is not electrically coupled to the calculation module 10, data transmissions between the calculation module 10 and the data storage module 7 can be carried out. by the transmission module 8.
• the transmission module 8 is an existing item of equipment in the electronic device 101, and is intended to perform at least one data transmission, preferably in real time, in a chosen wireless communication mode, for example. a WiFi network.
• the transmission module 8 comprises at least one WiFi connection means.
• the invention is not, however, limited to the wireless connection means used.
• a transmission module using another wireless transmission technology can be employed without departing from the scope of the present invention.
• the screen 5, comprising one or more display areas, is configured to display display data preferentially generated by the calculation module 10 or alternatively received by the calculation module 10.
• the display data displayed in one of the display areas are generated as a function of the data of an original digital content (eg “original digital content 61” mentioned below), in particular in one of the following forms: texts, images, and videos .
• said display data also includes coordinates (e.g. in two dimensions) of said display area.
• the original digital content is stored in the data storage module 7 or at least accessible by the display system 1.
• the visualization system 1 is able to create a visual effect on the display of the original digital content on the screen 5.
• the calculation module 10 is configured to generate an effect mask (eg “ effect mask 160 ”mentioned below) comprising data configured to create the visual effect on the original digital content when displaying the original digital content.
• Said visual effect may be, but is not limited to, one of the following visual effects: making the original digital content disappear by replacing it with a different visual presentation, blurring the original digital content, and transforming the digital content mosaic, etc.
• the original digital content is not visually present / displayed on the screen 5 in a clear and / or directly visible manner.
• visually altered content eg “visually altered content 611” in
• the display data which correspond to the visually altered content and which are intended to be displayed in the display area associated with said original digital content, are generated (preferably by the calculation module 10) as a function of the digital content of origin and effect mask.
• An example of an image 30 displayed on the screen 5 in two different ways will be detailed below and in .
• the image 30 is displayed on the screen 5 so that a portion of the image 30 is displayed in an altered manner while the rest (eg the part indicated by the reference "62" in ) of said image 30 is clearly displayed.
• the altered portion is visually altered content 611 displayed on screen 5. Looking at screen 5, the user could get a general idea of image 30 by viewing the rest of image 30, but the visually altered content 611 remains unknown because its details are not clearly visible to the user.
• the visually altered content 611 and the rest of the image 30, being respectively displayed in a first display area and in a second display area of the screen 5, correspond respectively to a first original digital content 61 and to a second original digital content 62.
• the original digital content 61 and 62 each comprise a part of the data of the image 30.
• Said visually altered content 611 is displayed on the screen 5 so as to display a combination composed of the first original digital content 61 and an effect mask 160 configured to create a visual effect on the first original digital content 61
• the effect mask 160 comprises data configured to blur or to cover the display of the first original digital content 61 during the display of the visually altered content 611.
• Said data of the effect mask 160 may be generated in real time by the calculation module 10.
• Said data of the effect mask 160 are preferably stored in the data storage module 7.
• Display data associated with the visually altered content 611 is generated based on the original first digital content 61 and the effect mask 160. Further display data to be displayed in the second display area of the screen 5 (ie the rest of the image 30), are generated as a function of the second original digital content 62. The rest of the image 30 is therefore displayed in said second display area in a clear manner.
• the original digital content may include data in other forms, such as text or videos.
• the visually altered content 611 displayed on screen 5 appears, partially or entirely, obscured by other visual presentation or blurred.
• the viewing system 1 enables the production of several visually altered contents on the screen 5. The invention is not limited to the number of visually altered contents or to the number of original digital contents.
• the display system 1 carries out the display method 200 comprising the steps 210 to 230 described in detail below and in FIGS. 3 to 5.
• the desired result is displayed in a display area 56 of the screen 5, as illustrated in FIGS. 4 and 5.
• a training step 210 is then carried out to allow the user to define a discovery area 52 of the screen 5 in which said portion 311 is displayed.
• Said portion 311 that the user wishes to reveal is a visually altered content 311 which is displayed in said discovery area 52 and which belongs to the visually altered content 611.
• An original digital content 31 corresponding to the visually altered content 311 is a portion 31. of the original digital content 61 corresponding to the visually altered content 611.
• said visually altered content 311 is displayed on the screen 5 so as to display a combination made up of the digital content original 31 and the effect mask 160 configured to create the visual effect on the original digital content 31.
• the discovery zone 52 is preferably formed according to a control zone indicated by the user on the screen 5.
• the user uses an input means to form on the screen. 5 the control zone which is either in the form of a point or defined by line segments or / and curves.
• the coordinates of the control zone are preferably sent to the calculation module 10.
• the input means is a pointing device allowing the user to create the control zone by pressing d 'a cursor or by moving the cursor on the screen 5.
• the input means is then preferably a mouse.
• the input means preferably being a stylus or one or more fingers of the user, allows the user to create said control zone which is a contact zone between said input means and the screen 5.
• the control zone can be formed by a point-shaped pressure exerted by the input means on the screen 5.
• the control zone can be formed by tactile gestures exerted by the input means on the screen 5. Said tactile gestures are in the form of line segments or / and in the form of curves.
• the calculation module 10 is configured to determine the discovery zone 52 as a function at least of the coordinates of said control zone. According to one embodiment, if said control zone is in the form of a point, the discovery zone 52 is formed as a disk-shaped zone and around said control zone. The surface of the discovery zone 52 can be either predetermined (by the display system 1 or by the user), or determined in real time by the user.
• the input means may be a mouse having a scroll wheel. The user rolls the mouse wheel to determine the diameter as well as the area of discovery area 52.
• the input means (preferably being a stylus or one or more fingers of the user) allows the user to exert a support in the form of a point. on the screen 5.
• the surface of the discovery zone 52 is preferably proportional to the pressure exerted by the input means on the fulcrum.
• control area is a closed figure made up of line segments or / and curves
• discovery area 52 is formed such that line segments or / and curves are edges of discovery area 52 .
• the display system 1 is able to know that it will be the visually altered content 311, which is associated with the discovery zone 52, to be revealed and subsequently displayed in the display zone 56 of the screen 5.
• Another visually altered content 312 which also belongs to the visually altered content 611 and which is displayed outside said discovery area 52 (as illustrated in FIGS. 4 and 5), is preferably still displayed during the following steps 220 and 230.
• the discovery zone 52 entirely covers said first display zone. In this case, there is no longer any visually altered content 312.
• the access control step 220 of the method 200 is performed before the display step 230 is performed, in order to determine whether the user is authorized to visually reveal the content. altered 311.
• the access control step 220 is performed at the training step 210 or after the training step 210.
• an authorization code previously received by the user, is verified during this access control step 220.
• the user can be either the owner of the image 30, or a person other than the owner but authorized to have access to the original digital content 31.
• the next display step 230 is performed.
• This access control step 220 is optional but preferable to improve data security.
• the display step 230 is performed following the training step 210.
• the display step 230 of the method 200 is performed to display in the display area 56 of the screen 5 only said original digital content 31, as described in .
• This display step 230 is performed as a function of the formation of the discovery area 52.
• the display data intended to be displayed in said display area 56 during the display step 230 is generated as a function of of the original digital content 31 associated with the discovery zone 52 and, preferably also according to the coordinates of the display zone 56.
• the display step 230 is performed only during a finite period of time in which only the original digital content 31 is displayed in the display area 56.
• Said finite period of time is either predetermined (ie by the display system 1 or by the user), is determined as a function of an indication period in which the point or the closed figure is indicated by said input means (eg finger (s) of the user, a stylus, or a mouse as described previously).
• said input means eg finger (s) of the user, a stylus, or a mouse as described previously.
• the end of the finite period of time is the moment when the input means leaves said control area.
• said finite period of time can be extendable by the user.
• said original digital content 31 is no longer visible to the user.
• what is displayed in said display area 56 may be the visually altered content 311 or some other visual presentation different from the original digital content 31.
• the display area 56 is an area of the screen 5 predetermined by the display system 1 or by the user.
• the display area 56 is preferably said discovery area 52, as described below and in .
• the display area 56 is a different area of the screen 5 from said discovery area 52, as described above and in .
• the invention is not limited to the shapes of the display areas (eg said first and second display areas, or the display areas 56 as mentioned above) or the shapes of the areas. discovery (eg discovery zone 52).
• the display method 200 preferably comprises a step of creating 231 of at least one opening 62 in the effect mask 160.
• This step of creating 231 is carried out according to the formation of the discovery zone 52. and during the display step 230.
• the at least one opening 62 corresponding to the discovery zone 52 therefore does not include data configured to create the visual effect on the display of the original digital content 31. , such as the effect to blur or to cover the original digital content 31.
• only said original digital content 31 is displayed in the discovery area 52 (which is the display zone 56), while the visually altered content 312 (displayed outside said discovery zone 52) is still produced according to the data of the mask 160.
• said original digital content 31 displayed in the discovery area 52 is then replaced by the visually altered content 311 or by another visual presentation different from the original digital content 31. Said content original digital 31 is therefore no longer visible to the user.
• the invention thus enables the user to select visually altered content to reveal displayed on a screen of an electronic device.

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