Intelligent feature selection and pan zoom control
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1. An electronic image processing device including an image processor arranged to analyse an image to identify a plurality of regions of interest within the image, and in which the image processor presents the results of its analysis to a user such that a user can operate an image selector to select one of the regions of interest as a zoom target.
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Abstract
A method of automatically selecting regions of interest within an image in response to a selection signal, and panning across an image so as to keep the selected region in view is disclosed, together with an image processing system employing the method.
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- 1. An electronic image processing device including an image processor arranged to analyse an image to identify a plurality of regions of interest within the image, and in which the image processor presents the results of its analysis to a user such that a user can operate an image selector to select one of the regions of interest as a zoom target.
- 17. An electronic device for displaying digital images, comprising an image processor, a user operable input device for identifying a zoom target and a user operable zoom control, wherein the image processor automatically analyses an image to identify at least one region of interest, and wherein the results of the analysis are presented to a user such that he user can select one region of interest as a zoom target and control via the zoom control the level of zoom.
- 23. A method of displaying an electronic image, the method comprising the steps of analysing an image to select a plurality of regions of interest within the image and in which the results of the analysis are presented to a user such that the user can select one of the regions of interest as a zoom target which remains displayed irrespective of a user selected zoom.
- 33. A method of displaying an electronic image, the method comprising the steps of automatically analysing an image to identify at least one region of interest and an associated crop boundary and wherein the results of the analysis are presented to a user such that the user can select one region of interest as the zoom target and control via a zoom control a level of zoom.
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