FILE PROCESSING APPARATUS, FILE PROCESSING METHOD AND COLOR-IMAGE PROCESSING FILE

• US 20080244374A1
• Filed: 03/21/2008
• Published: 10/02/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 03/27/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Canon Ayutthaya Limited (Canon Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Canon Ayutthaya Limited (Canon Inc.)
• Inventors: Hattori, Mitsuaki
• Granted Patent: US 8,555,160 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/202
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/001 Texturing; Colouring; Generation of texture or colour inpainting G06T5/77
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/32122 in a separate device, e.g. in a memory or on a display separate from image data
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3202 of communication or activity log or report
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3242 of processing required or performed, e.g. for reproduction or before recording H04N2201/3256 and subgroups take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3274 Storage or retrieval of prestored additional information

Abstract

A file editing apparatus is provided that edits a color-image processing file in which limitations can be imparted on the display of edit history information that corresponds to a new shooting mode. The apparatus includes an editing unit that edits a color processing file; a display control unit; and a storage unit that stores the color-image processing file including edit history information of the color processing file edited by the editing unit, and edit history display control information for the display control unit to control display of the edit history information.

Claims

1. A file processing apparatus for creating and/or editing a color-image processing file representing color processing to be applied to an image, the apparatus comprising:

a generating means for generating edit history information relating to a color-processing change requested by a user and also for generating control information usable to control use of the edit history information; and

a recording means for causing both the edit history information and the control information generated by the generating means to be recorded in the color-image processing file.

2. The file processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the recording means includes a file creation means for causing creation of a new color-image processing file including the edit history information and the control information generated by the generating means.

3. The file processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the recording means includes existing file processing means for adding to an existing such color-image processing file the edit history information and the control information generated by the generating means.

4. The file processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a use control means for employing the control information recorded in an existing color-image processing file to control use of the edit history information recorded in the file.

6. The file processing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the use control means includes display control means operable to control display of the edit history information in dependence upon the control information.

7. The file processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the control information includes information indicating whether or not a password is required to use the edit history information.

8. The file processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the color processing includes a converting process for one of saturation, brightness, hue, and gamma properties.

9. The file processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein,

the generating means are operable to generate a piece of such edit history information each time the color processing is changed, and are also operable to generate a piece of such control information associated with one or more such pieces of edit history information and usable to control use of its associated piece(s) of edit history information;

and

the recording means are operable to cause both the pieces of edit history information and the pieces of control information to be recorded in the color-image processing file.

10. The file processing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein a password is associated with each piece of edit history information, and the display control means are operable, in the case where a password corresponding to the password associated with such a piece of edit history information is inputted, to cause the piece of edit history information concerned to be displayed regardless of the control information.

11. The file processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising an encryption means for encrypting the color-image processing file.

12. The file processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising file transfer means operable to transfer the color-image processing file to an image capturing apparatus connected to the file processing apparatus.

13. A file processing apparatus according to claim 6, further comprising an editing means for permitting a user to edit the color processing represented by the color-image processing file while the display control means causes at least part of the edit history information included in the file to be displayed to the user.

5. A file processing apparatus for processing a color-image processing file that represents color processing to be applied to an image, and that includes edit history information relating to a color-processing change, and that also includes control information usable to control use of the edit history information in the file, the apparatus comprising:

a use control means for employing the control information included in the file to control use of the edit history information included in the file.

14. A file processing method utilized in a file processing apparatus for creating and/or editing a color-image processing file representing color processing to be applied to an image, wherein the apparatus includes a generating means for generating edit history information relating to a color-processing change requested by a user and also for generating control information usable to control use of the edit history information;

and a recording means for causing both the edit history information and the control information generated by the generating means to be recorded in the color-image processing file, the method comprising;

generating edit history information relating to a color-processing change requested by a user and also generating control information usable to control use of the edit history information; and

causing both the edit history information and the control information generated by the generating means to be recorded in the color-image processing file.

15. A file processing method for processing a color-image processing file that represents color processing to be applied to an image and that includes edit history information relating to a color-processing change and that also includes control information usable to control use of the edit history information in the file, the method comprising:

employing the control information included in the file to control use of the edit history information included in the file.

16. A computer readable medium containing computer executable instructions and a color-image processing file configured to be used by a color-image processing apparatus to apply color processing represented by the file to an image, the medium comprising:

edit history information relating to a color-processing change; and

computer executable instructions and control information usable to control use of the edit history information in the file.

17. A computer-readable storage medium containing computer-executable instructions for performing a program that which, when loaded into a computer, causes the computer to function as a file processing apparatus for creating and/or editing a color-image processing file representing color processing to be applied to an image, the medium comprising:

computer-executable instructions for generating edit history information relating to a color-processing change requested by a user and also for generating control information usable to control use of the edit history information; and

computer-executable instructions for causing both the edit history information and the control information generated by the generating means to be recorded in the color-image processing file.