Image processing program, image processing method, image processing apparatus and storage medium

• US 20050226530A1
• Filed: 04/05/2005
• Published: 10/13/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 04/08/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Olympus Corporation
• Original Assignee: Olympus Corporation
• Inventors: Murayama, Hajime
• Application Number:
  US11/099,275
• Publication Number:
  US 20050226530A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 382/276
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/60 Editing figures and text; Combining figures or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2200/24 involving graphical user interfaces [GUIs]

Abstract

There is provided a method which is executed in an image processing apparatus includes, determining an image displayed in an image display area in accordance with a first history icon as a processing target image, selecting image processing, executing the selected image processing to the processing target image, displaying a processing result image, storing a content of the executed image processing and the processing result image, generating a second history icon representing the executed image processing, adding and displaying the second history icon successively after the first history icon, determining the displayed image as a new processing target image, and repeatedly executing selection of image processing to addition and display of a history icon, selecting a third history icon, displaying a processing result image, determining the displayed image as a new processing target image, and repeatedly executing selection of image processing to addition and display of a history icon.

Claims

1. An image processing program executed in an image processing apparatus which comprises:

an information memory which stores information including an image;

an image processing portion which executes a plurality of sets of processing to an image; and

a display having an image display area in which an image is displayed and a history display area in which an image processing history is displayed in the form of a tree of history icons representing image processing, the program causing the image processing apparatus to execute;

an image processing selection step of determining an image displayed in the image display area in accordance with a first history icon selected in the history display area as a processing target image, and selecting image processing which is performed to the processing target image;

an image processing step of executing the image processing selected at the image processing selection step with respect to the processing target image;

an image display step of displaying a processing result image generated as a processing result of the image processing executed at the image processing step instead of the processing target image in the image display area;

a history storage step of storing the processing result image and processing information indicative of a content of the image processing executed at the image processing step in the information memory;

a history icon generation step of generating a second history icon representing the image processing executed at the image processing step;

a history icon display step of setting the second history icon in a selection state successively after the first history icon and adding and displaying the second history icon in the history display area;

a first repeat step of determining the image displayed in the image display area at the image display step as a new processing target image and repeatedly executing the image processing selection step to the history icon display step;

a history icon selection step of selecting a third history icon displayed in the history display area;

a second image display step of displaying a processing result image of image processing represented by the third history icon selected at the history icon selection step instead of the image displayed in the image display area; and

a second repeat step of determining the image displayed in the image display area at the second image display step as a new processing target image and repeatedly executing the image processing selection step to the history icon display step.

2. The image processing program according to claim 1, wherein, when a fourth history icon is displayed successively after the first history icon in the history display area, the history icon display step displays the second history icon alongside of the fourth history icon.

3. The image processing program according to claim 2, wherein the program causes the image processing apparatus to further execute:

an image selection step of selecting a captured image, or an image input from the outside, or an image stored in the information memory;

a third image display step of displaying the image selected at the image selection step in the image display area; and

a processing target image setting step of setting the image displayed at the third image display step as the processing target image.

4. The image processing program according to claim 3, wherein the program causes a computer to further execute:

a second history icon selection step of selecting a plurality of history icons displayed in the history display area; and

a fourth image display step of displaying processing result images corresponding to the respective history icons selected at the second history icon selection step in parallel in the image display area.

5. The image processing program according to claim 3, wherein the program causes the computer to further execute:

a third history icon selection step of selecting at least one history icon from the plurality of history icons displayed in the history display area; and

an image storage step of storing a processing result image corresponding to the history icon selected at the third history icon selection step in the information memory.

6. The image processing program according to claim 3, wherein the program causes the computer to further execute:

a third history icon selection step of selecting at least one history icon from the plurality of history icons displayed in the history display area; and

a process storage step of storing in the information memory processing information of all sets of image processing from image processing represented by a first history icon displayed in the history display area to image processing represented by each history icon selected at the third history icon selection step.

7. The image processing program according to claim 6, wherein the program causes the computer to further execute:

a fourth history icon selection step of selecting one history icon from the plurality of history icons displayed in the history display area;

a process read step of reading processing information of the image processing stored at the process storage step from the information memory;

a third image processing step of sequentially executing each image processing specified by the processing information read at the process read step with respect to a processing result image corresponding to the history icon selected at the fourth history icon selection step;

a second history icon display step of displaying in the history display area a history icon representing each image processing executed at the third image processing step successively after a fifth history icon selected at the fourth history icon selection step; and

a third history storage step of storing in the information memory processing information and a corresponding processing result image of image processing represented by the history icon displayed at the second history icon display step.

8. The image processing program according to claim 7, wherein the program causes the computer to further execute:

a fourth history icon display step of displaying a history icon representing the image processing sequentially executed at the third image processing step between the fifth history icon and a sixth history icon when the fifth history icon selected at the fourth history icon selection step is followed by the sixth history icon;

a first reprocessing step of determining a processing result image of the image processing at the third image processing step as a processing target image, and sequentially executing image processing represented by the sixth history icon and all subsequent icons; and

a second image storage step of storing in the information memory processing result images corresponding to the sixth history icons and all the subsequent history icons.

9. The image processing program according to claim 3, wherein the program causes the computer to further execute:

a fifth history icon selection step of selecting a history icon displayed in the history display area;

a deletion instruction step of instructing deletion; and

a history icon deletion step of deleting the history icon selected at the fifth history selection step from the history display area in accordance with the instruction at the deletion instruction step.

10. The image processing program according to claim 9, wherein the program causes the computer to further execute:

a second reprocessing step of determining a processing result image corresponding to a history icon immediately before the history icon deleted at the history icon deletion step as a processing target image, and sequentially executing each image processing represented by each of all history icons following the history icon deleted at the history icon deletion step; and

a history update step of updating a processing result image and processing information which are stored in the information memory and correspond to each history icon following the deleted history icon.

11. The image processing program according to claim 9, wherein the history icon deletion step deletes the history icon selected at the fifth history icon selection step and all subsequent history icons from the history display area.

12. The image processing program according to claim 9, wherein, when the history icon selected at the fifth history icon selection step is followed by a plurality of history icons in parallel, the history icon deletion step is not executed even if there is the deletion instruction at the deletion instruction step.

13. The image processing program according to claim 3, wherein the program causes the computer to further execute:

an image processing integration step of integrating continuous sets of image processing which are of the same type into one set of image processing when the sets of image processing represented by continuous history icons displayed in the history display area are of the same type;

a fifth history icon display step of deleting a history icon corresponding to the image processing as an integration target before the integration, and displaying one history icon representing the image processing integrated at the image processing integration step in place of the deleted history icon; and

a fourth history storage step of storing in the information memory a processing result image and processing information of the image processing integrated at the image processing integration step.

14. An image processing method executed in an image processing apparatus which comprises:

an information memory which stores information including an image;

an image processing portion which executes a plurality of sets of processing with respect to an image; and

a display having an image display area in which an image is displayed and a history display area in which an image processing history is displayed in the form of a tree of history icons representing image processing, the method comprising;

(A1) determining an image displayed in the image display area in accordance with a first history icon selected in the history display area as a processing target image, and selecting image processing which is performed with respect to the processing target image;

(A2) executing the image processing selected at (A1) with respect to the processing target image;

(A3) displaying in the image display area a processing result image generated as a processing result of the image processing executed at (A2) in place of the processing target image;

(A4) storing in the information memory the processing result image and processing information indicative of a content of the image processing executed at (A2);

(A5) generating a second history icon representing the image processing executed at (A2);

(A6) adding and displaying the second history icon successively after the first history icon in the history display area;

(A7) determining the image displayed in the image display area at (A3) as a new processing target image, and repeatedly executing (A1) to (A6);

(A8) selecting a third history icon displayed in the history display area;

(A9) displaying a processing result image of image processing represented by the third history icon selected at (A8) in place of the image displayed in the image display area; and

(A10) determining the image displayed in the image display area at (A9) as a new processing target image, and repeatedly executing (A1) to (A6).

15. The image processing method according to claim 14, wherein, in (A6), when a fourth history icon following the first history icon is displayed in the history display area, the second history icon is displayed alongside of the fourth history icon.

16. The image processing method according to claim 15, further comprising:

(B1) selecting a captured image, or an image input from the outside, or an image stored in the information memory;

(B2) displaying the image selected at (B1) in the image display area; and

(B3) setting the image displayed at (B2) as the processing target image.

17. The image processing method according to claim 16, further comprising:

(C1) selecting a plurality of history icons displayed in the history display area; and

(C2) displaying in the image display area processing result images corresponding to the respective history icons selected at (C1) in parallel.

18. The image processing method according to claim 16, further comprising:

(D1) selecting at least one history icon from the plurality of history icons displayed in the history display area; and

(D2) storing in the information memory a processing result image corresponding to the history icon selected at (D1).

19. The image processing method according to claim 16, further comprising:

(E1) selecting at least one history icon from the plurality of history icons displayed in the history display area; and

(E2) storing in the information memory processing information of all sets of image processing from image processing represented by a first history icon displayed in the history display area to image processing represented by each history icon selected at (E1).

20. The image processing method according to claim 19, further comprising:

(F1) selecting one history icon from the plurality of history icons displayed in the history display area;

(F2) reading processing information of the image processing stored at (E2) from the information memory;

(F3) sequentially executing each image processing specified by the processing information read at (F2) with respect to a processing result image corresponding to the history icon selected at (F1);

(F4) displaying in the history display area a history icon representing each image processing executed at (F3) successively after a fifth history icon selected at (F1); and

(F5) storing in the information memory processing information and a corresponding result image of image processing represented by the history icon displayed at (F4).

21. The image processing method according to claim 20, further comprising:

(G1) displaying a history icon representing the image processing sequentially executed at (F3) between the fifth history icon and a sixth history icon when the fifth history icon selected at (F1) is followed by the sixth history icon;

(G2) determining a processing result image of the image processing at (F3) as a processing target image, and sequentially executing image processing represented by the sixth history icon and all subsequent history icons; and

(G3) storing in the information memory processing result images corresponding to the sixth history icon and all the subsequent history icons.

22. The image processing method according to claim 16, further comprising:

(H1) selecting a history icon displayed in the history display area;

(H2) instructing deletion; and

(H3) deleting the history icon selected at (H1) from the history display area in accordance with the instruction at (H2).

23. The image processing method according to claim 22, further comprising:

(I1) determining a processing result image corresponding to a history icon immediately before the history icon deleted at (H3) as a processing target image, and sequentially executing each image processing represented by all history icons following the history icon deleted at (H3); and

(I2) updating a processing result image and processing information which are stored in the information memory and correspond to each history icon following the deleted history icon.

24. The image processing method according to claim 22, further comprising:

(J1) deleting the history icon selected at (H1) and all subsequent history icons from the history display area at (H3).

25. The image processing method according to claim 22, further comprising:

(K1) not executing (H3) even if there is the instruction of deletion at (H2) when the history icon selected at (H1) is followed by a plurality of history icons in parallel.

26. The image processing method according to claim 16, further comprising:

(L1) integrating continuous sets of image processing which are of the same type into one set of image processing when the sets of image processing represented by continuous history icons displayed in the history display area are of the same type;

(L2) deleting a history icon corresponding to the image processing as an integration target before the integration;

(L3) displaying one history icon representing the image processing integrated at (L1) in place of the deleted history icon; and

(L4) storing a processing result image and processing information of the image processing integrated at (L1) in the information memory.

27. An image processing apparatus comprising:

an information memory which stores information including an image;

an image processing portion which executes a plurality of sets of processing with respect to an image;

a display having an image display area in which an image is displayed and a history display area in which an image processing history is displayed in the form of a tree of history icons;

an image processing selection portion which determines an image displayed in the image display area in accordance with a first history icon selected in the history display area as a processing target image, and selects image processing which is performed with respect to the processing target image;

an image processing portion which executes the image processing selected by the image processing selection portion with respect to the processing target image;

an image display portion which displays in the image display area a processing result image generated as a processing result of the image processing executed by the image processing portion in place of the processing target image;

a history storage portion which stores the processing result image and processing information indicative of a content of the image processing executed by the image processing portion in the information memory;

a history icon generation portion which generates a second history icon representing the image processing executed by the image processing portion;

a history icon display portion which sets the second history icon in a selection state successively after the first history icon, and adds and displays the second history icon in the history display area;

a first repeat portion which determines the image displayed in the image display area by the image display portion as a new processing target, and repeatedly executes operations of the image processing selection portion to the history icon display portion;

a history icon selection portion which selects a third history icon displayed in the history display area;

a second image display portion which displays a processing result image of image processing represented by the third history icon selected by the history icon selection portion in place of an image displayed in the image display area; and

a second repeat portion which determines the image displayed in the image display area by the second image display portion as a new processing target, and repeatedly executes operations of the image processing selection portion to the history icon display portion.

28. The image processing apparatus according to claim 27, wherein, when a fourth history icon following the first history icon is displayed in the history display area, the history icon display portion displays the second history icon alongside of the fourth history icon.

29. The image processing apparatus according to claim 28, further comprising:

an image selection portion which selects a captured image, or an image input from the outside, or an image stored in the information memory;

a third image display portion which displays an image selected by the image selection portion in the image display area; and

a processing target image setting portion which sets an image displayed by the third image display portion as the processing target image.

30. The image processing apparatus according to claim 29, further comprising:

a second history icon selection portion which selects a plurality of history icons displayed in the history display area; and

a fourth image display portion which displays processing result images corresponding to the respective history icons selected by the second history icon selection portion in parallel in the image display area.

31. The image processing apparatus according to claim 29, further comprising:

a third history icon selection portion which selects at least one history icon from the plurality of history icons displayed in the history display area; and

an image storage portion which stores a processing result image corresponding to the history icon selected by the third history icon selection portion.

32. The image processing apparatus according to claim 29, further comprising:

a third history icon selection portion which selects at least one history icon from the plurality of history icons displayed in the history display area; and

a process storage portion which stores in the information memory processing information of all sets of image processing from image processing represented by a first history icon displayed in the history display area to image processing represented by each history icon selected by the third history icon selection portion.

33. The image processing apparatus according to claim 29, further comprising:

a fourth history icon selection portion which selects one history icon from the plurality of history icons displayed in the history display area;

a process read portion which reads processing information of the image processing stored by the process storage portion from the information memory;

a third image processing portion which sequentially executes each image processing specified by the processing information read by the process read portion with respect to a processing result image corresponding to the history icon selected by the fourth history icon selection portion;

a second history icon display portion which displays in the history display area a history icon representing each image processing executed by the third image processing portion successively after a fifth history icon selected by the fourth history icon selection portion; and

a third history storage portion which stores processing information and a corresponding processing result image of image processing represented by the history icon displayed by the second history icon display portion in the information memory.

34. The image processing apparatus according to claim 33, further comprising:

a fourth history icon display portion which displays a history icon representing the image processing sequentially executed by the third image processing portion between the fifth history icon and a sixth history icon when the sixth history icon follows the fifth history icon selected by the fourth history icon selection portion;

a first reprocessing portion which determines a processing result image of the image processing by the third image processing portion as a processing target image, and sequentially executes image processing represented by the sixth history icon and all subsequent history icons; and

a second image storage portion which stores processing result images corresponding to the sixth history icon and all the subsequent history icons in the information memory.

35. The image processing apparatus according to claim 29, further comprising:

a fifth history icon selection portion which selects a history icon displayed in the history display area;

a deletion instruction portion which instructs deletion; and

a history icon deletion portion which deletes a history icon selected by the fifth history selection portion from the history display area in accordance with the instruction by the deletion instruction portion.

36. The image processing apparatus according to claim 35, further comprising:

a second reprocessing portion which determines a processing result image corresponding to a history icon immediately before the history icon deleted by the history icon deletion portion as a processing target image, and sequentially executes each image processing represented by all history icons following the history icon deleted by the history icon deletion portion; and

a history update portion which updates a processing result image and processing information which are stored in the information memory and correspond to each history icon following the deleted history icon.

37. The image processing apparatus according to claim 35, wherein the history icon deletion portion deletes the history icon selected by the fifth history icon selection portion and subsequent all history icons from the history display area.

38. The image processing apparatus according to claim 35, wherein, when the history icon selected by the fifth history icon is followed by a plurality of history icons in parallel, an operation of the history icon deletion portion is not executed even if there is the instruction of deletion by the deletion instruction portion.

39. The image processing apparatus according to claim 29, further comprising:

an image processing integration portion which integrates continuous sets of image processing which are of the same type into one set of image processing when the sets of image processing represented by continuous history icons displayed in the history display area are of the same type;

a fifth history icon display portion which deletes a history icon corresponding to the image processing as an integration target before the integration, and displays one history icon representing the image processing integrated by the image processing integration portion in place of the deleted history icon; and

a fourth history storage portion which stores a processing result image and processing information of the image processing integrated by the image processing integration portion in the information memory.

40. A storage medium having a program recorded therein, the program being executed in an image processing apparatus comprising:

an information memory which stores information including an image;

an image processing portion which executes a plurality of sets of processing with respect to an image; and

a display having an image display area in which an image is displayed and a history display area in which an image processing history is displayed in the form of a tree of history icons representing image processing,

the storage medium having the program recorded therein, the program causing a computer to execute;

an image processing selection step of determining an image displayed in the image display area in accordance with a first history icon selected in the history display area as a processing target image, and selecting image processing which is performed with respect to the processing target image;

an image processing step of executing the image processing selected at the image processing selection step with respect to the processing target image;

an image display step of displaying in the image display area a processing result image generated as a processing result of the image processing executed at the image processing step in place of the processing target image;

a history storage step of storing in the information memory the processing result image and processing information indicative of a content of the image processing executed at the image processing step;

a history icon generation step of generating a second history icon representing the image processing executed at the image processing step;

a history icon display step of setting the second history icon in a selection state successively after the first history icon, and adding and displaying the second history icon in the history display area;

a first repeat step of determining the image displayed in the image display area at the image display step as a new processing target image and repeatedly executing the image processing selection step to the history icon display step;

a history icon selection step of selecting a third history icon displayed in the history display area;

a second image display step of displaying a processing result image of image processing represented by the third history icon selected at the history icon selection step in place of an image displayed in the image display area; and

a second repeat step of determining the image displayed in the image display area at the second image display step as a new processing target image and repeatedly executing the image processing selection step to the history icon display step.

41. The storage medium according to claim 40, wherein, when a fourth history icon follows the first history icon and is displayed in the history display area, the history icon display step displays the second history icon alongside of the fourth history icon.

42. The storage medium according to claim 41, wherein the storage medium has the program recorded therein, the program causing the computer to execute:

an image selection step of selecting a captured image, or an image input from the outside, or an image stored in the information memory;

a third image display step of displaying the image selected at the image selection step in the image display area; and

a processing target image setting step of setting the image displayed at the third image display step as the processing target image.

43. The storage medium according to claim 42, wherein the storage medium has the program recorded therein, the program causing the computer to execute:

a second history icon selection step of selecting a plurality of history icons displayed in the history display area; and

a fourth image display step of displaying processing result images corresponding to the respective history icons selected at the second history icon selection step in parallel in the image display area.

44. The storage medium according to claim 42, wherein the storage medium has the program recorded therein, the program causing the computer to execute:

a third history icon selection step of selecting at least one history icon from the plurality of history icons displayed in the history display area; and

an image storage step of storing a processing result image corresponding to the history icon selected at the third history icon selection step in the information memory.

45. The storage medium according to claim 42, wherein the storage medium has the program recorded therein, the program causing the computer to execute:

a third history icon selection step of selecting at least one history icon from the plurality of history icons displayed in the history display area; and

a process storage step of storing in the information memory processing information of all sets of image processing from image processing represented by a first history icon displayed in the history display area to image processing represented by each history icon selected at the third history icon selection step.

46. The storage medium according to claim 45, wherein the storage medium has the program recorded therein, the program causing the computer to execute:

a fourth history icon selection step of selecting one history icon from the plurality of history icons displayed in the history display area;

a process read step of reading processing information of the image processing stored at the process storage step from the information memory;

a third image processing step of sequentially executing each image processing specified by the processing information read at the process read step with respect a processing result image corresponding to the history icon selected at the fourth history icon selection step;

a second history icon display step of displaying in the history display area a history icon representing each image processing executed at the third image processing step successively after a fifth history icon selected at the fourth history icon selection step; and

a third history storage step of storing in the information memory processing information and a corresponding processing result image of image processing represented by the history icon displayed at the second history icon display step.

47. The storage medium according to claim 46, wherein the storage medium has the program recorded therein, the program causing the computer to execute:

a fourth history icon display step of displaying a history icon representing the image processing sequentially executed at the third image processing step between the fifth history icon and a sixth history icon when the sixth history icon follows the fifth history icon selected at the fourth history icon selection step;

a first reprocessing step of determining a processing result image of the image processing at the third image processing step as a processing target image, and sequentially executing image processing represented by the sixth history icon and all subsequent history icons; and

a second image storage step of storing processing result images corresponding to the sixth history icon and all the subsequent history icons in the information memory.

48. The storage medium according to claim 42, wherein the storage medium has the program recorded therein, the program causing the computer to execute:

a fifth history icon selection step of selecting a history icon displayed in the history display area;

a deletion instruction step of instructing deletion; and

a history icon deletion step of deleting the history icon selected at the fifth history selection step from the history display area in accordance with the instruction at the deletion instruction step.

49. The storage medium according to claim 48, wherein the storage medium has the program recorded therein, the program causing the computer to execute:

a second reprocessing step of determining a processing result image corresponding to a history icon immediately before the history icon deleted at the history icon deletion step as a processing target image, and sequentially executing each image processing represented by all history icons following the history icon deleted at the history icon deletion step; and

a history update step of updating a processing result image and processing information which are stored in the information memory and correspond to each history icon following the deleted history icon.

50. The storage medium according to claim 48, wherein the history icon deletion step deletes the history icon selected at the fifth history icon selection step and all subsequent history icons from the history display area.

51. The storage medium according to claim 48, wherein, when the history icon selected at the fifth history icon is followed by a plurality of history icons in parallel, the history icon deletion step is not executed even if there is the deletion instruction at the deletion instruction step.

52. The storage medium according to claim 42, wherein the storage medium has the program recorded therein, the program causing the computer to execute:

an image processing integration step of integrating continuous sets of image processing which are of the same type into one set of image processing when the sets of image processing represented by continuous history icons displayed in the history display area are of the same type;

a fifth history icon display step of deleting a history icon corresponding to the image processing as an integration target before the integration, and displaying one history icon representing the image processing integrated at the image processing integration step in place of the deleted history icon; and

a fourth history storage step of storing a processing result image and processing information of the image processing integrated at the image processing integration step in the information memory.