IMAGE AREA SELECTING METHOD
First Claim
1. A method for controlling a printing apparatus for printing an image on a recording sheet and including a display unit configured to display an image and a touch panel provided in a front face of the display unit, the method comprising:
- displaying a display image on the display unit based on image data;
detecting a plurality of positions touched on the touch panel;
for each of the positions detected on the touch panel, designating a position on the display image displayed on the display unit according to the position detected on the touch panel;
obtaining an aspect ratio of a printing area;
determining a crop area of the display image having the aspect ratio of the printing area and including all of the designated positions on the display image; and
printing an image on a recording sheet based on the determined crop area.
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Abstract
A method for controlling a printing apparatus includes displaying a display image on a display unit based on image data, detecting a plurality of positions touched on a touch panel, for each of the positions detected on the touch panel, designating a position on the display image displayed on the display unit according to the position detected on the touch panel, obtaining an aspect ratio of a printing area, determining a crop area of the display image having the aspect ratio of the printing area and including all of the designated positions on the display image, and printing an image on a recording sheet based on the determined crop area.
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1. A method for controlling a printing apparatus for printing an image on a recording sheet and including a display unit configured to display an image and a touch panel provided in a front face of the display unit, the method comprising:
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displaying a display image on the display unit based on image data; detecting a plurality of positions touched on the touch panel; for each of the positions detected on the touch panel, designating a position on the display image displayed on the display unit according to the position detected on the touch panel; obtaining an aspect ratio of a printing area; determining a crop area of the display image having the aspect ratio of the printing area and including all of the designated positions on the display image; and printing an image on a recording sheet based on the determined crop area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A printing apparatus configured to print an image on a recording sheet, comprising:
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a display unit configured to display the image; a touch panel provided on a front face of the display unit; a display control unit configured to display a display image on the display unit based on the image data; a detection unit configured to detect a position touched on the touch panel; a determination unit configured to determine an area on the display image based on a plurality of positions on the displayed image which are designated according to a plurality of respective positions detected by the detection unit, and an aspect ratio of a printing area; and a print unit configured to print the image on the recording sheet based on image data corresponding to the area determined by the determination unit taken out from the image data.
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8. A method for selecting an image from an area, comprising:
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displaying a display image on a display device based on image data; designating a position on the displayed display image according to an instruction from a user; and determining an area on the display image based on the designated position on the display image, wherein the determined area includes a plurality of positions on the designated display image and has a predetermined aspect ratio. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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