Apparatus and method for processing photographic image

• US 20060077493A1
• Filed: 10/07/2005
• Published: 04/13/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 10/08/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: NK Works Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: NK Works Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Kita, Koji, Nishi, Noriyuki, Yamada, Nobuki
• Application Number:
  US11/245,759
• Publication Number:
  US 20060077493A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 358/527
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00132 in a digital photofinishing system, i.e. a system where digital photographic images undergo typical photofinishing processing, e.g. printing ordering
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00135 Scanning of a photographic original
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00143 Ordering
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00148 Storage information retrieval G06F16/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00161 Viewing or previewing
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00167 Processing or editing H04N1/00196 - H04N1/00201 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00175 from a still image storage medium H04N1/00172, H04N1/0018 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00183 Photography assistance, e.g. displaying suggestions to the user
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00188 Printing, e.g. prints or reprints H04N1/0019, H04N1/00196 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/46 Colour picture communication systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/6086 by scene illuminant, i.e. conditions at the time of picture capture, e.g. flash, optical filter used, evening, cloud, daylight, artificial lighting, white point measurement, colour temperature

Abstract

There is disclosed a photographic image processing apparatus for effecting image processing on inputted photographic image data though a plurality of image correcting modules and generating print data for outputting a photographic print. The apparatus includes a pre-judge screen making section for making a pre-judge screen for displaying the plurality of photographic images one after another, a photographic image selecting section for selecting a particular photographic image from the photographic images displayed on the pre-judge screen, a photographic scene allocating section for allocating a photographic scene to each selected photographic image, and an image correction module setting section for setting at least one of the plurality of image correcting modules to be used for the photographic scene allocated by the photographic scene allocating section.

Claims

1. A photographic image processing apparatus for effecting image processing on inputted photographic image data through a plurality of image correcting modules and generating print data for outputting a photographic print, the apparatus comprising:

a pre-judge screen for displaying a plurality of photographic images one after another;

a photographic image selecting section for selecting a particular photographic image from the photographic images displayed on the pre-judge screen;

a photographic scene allocating section for allocating a photographic scene to each selected photographic image; and

an image correction module setting section for setting at least one of the plurality of image correcting modules to be used for the photographic scene allocated by the photographic scene allocating section.

2. The photographic image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein correction intensity of each set image correction module is adjustable and this correction intensity is determined at the time of the allocation of the photographic scene for the photographic image.

3. The photographic image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the allocation of the photographic scene is effected through a list of photographic scenes displayed on a pre-judge screen.

4. The photographic image processing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein said pre-judge screen is configured to display only those photographic scenes which accord with attribute information associated with the photographic images.

5. The photographic image processing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the list of the photographic scenes on the prejudge screen comprise a group of icons indicative of the respective photographic scenes.

6. The photographic image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a common photographic scene is allocated for a plurality of photographic images selected on the pre-judge screen.

7. A photographic image processing method for effecting image processing on inputted photographic image data though a plurality of image correcting modules and generating print data for outputting a photographic print, the method comprising the steps of:

displaying a plurality of photographic images one after another on a pre-judge screen;

selecting a particular photographic image from the photographic images displayed on the pre-judge screen;

allocating a photographic scene to each selected photographic image; and

setting at least one of the plurality of image correcting modules to be used for the photographic scene allocated by a photographic scene allocating unit.

8. The photographic image processing method according to claim 7, wherein a common photographic scene can be allocated for a plurality of photographic images selected on the pre-judge screen.

9. A computer-readable medium comprising computer-executable instructions for effecting image processing on inputted photographic image data though a plurality of image correcting modules and generating print data for outputting a photographic print, said instructions comprising:

displaying a plurality of photographic images one after another on a pre-judge screen;

selecting a particular photographic image from the photographic images displayed on the pre-judge screen;

allocating a photographic scene to each selected photographic image; and

setting at least one of the plurality of image correcting modules to be used for the photographic scene allocated by a photographic scene allocating unit.

10. The computer-readable medium according to claim 9, wherein a common photographic scene can be allocated for a plurality of photographic images selected on the pre-judge screen.