Image processing apparatus, image reproducing apparatus, imaging apparatus and program recording medium

• US 20090282365A1
• Filed: 07/30/2008
• Published: 11/12/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 02/06/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Nikon Corporation
• Original Assignee: Nikon Corporation
• Inventors: Ogawa, Tomoyuki, Takagi, Morihiro, Hasegawa, Junko
• Application Number:
  US12/219,914
• Publication Number:
  US 20090282365A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/808
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/2112 using still video cameras
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/2129 Recording in, or reproducing from, a specific memory area or areas, or recording or reproducing at a specific moment
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/32128 attached to the image data, e.g. file header, transmitted message header, information on the same page or in the same computer file as the image for information embedded in the image H04N1/32144
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2101/00 Still video cameras
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3229 further additional information (metadata) being comprised in the file name (including path, e.g. directory or folder names at one or more higher hierarchical levels)
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3247 Data linking a set of images to one another, e.g. sequence, burst or continuous capture mode
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3253 Position information, e.g. geographical position at time of capture, GPS data
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3266 of text or character information, e.g. text accompanying an image H04N2201/3226 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/631 Graphical user interfaces [GUI] specially adapted for controlling image capture or setting capture parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/633 for displaying additional information relating to control or operation of the camera

Abstract

An image processing apparatus has a data reading section, a controlling section, and a display section. The data reading section reads a reproduced file selected from a first file and a second file. Here, the first file includes data of a first image together with metadata indicating a location of a second image related to the first image. The second file includes the data of the first image but do not include the metadata. The controlling section detects the metadata from the reproduced file. The display section performs display of indicating existence of the second image on a first screen reproducing the first image of the reproduced file when the controlling section detects the metadata.

Claims

1. An image processing apparatus, comprising:

a data reading section which reads a reproduced file selected from a first file including data of a first image together with metadata indicating a location of a second image related to said first image and a second file including the data of said first image but not including said metadata;

a controlling section which detects said metadata from said reproduced file; and

a display section which performs display of indicating existence of said second image on a first screen reproducing said first image of said reproduced file when said controlling section detects said metadata.

2. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

said second image is either of an original image which is a compilation source for said first image when said first image is generated by image processing and a compilation image generated by image processing said first image.

3. The image processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein

said metadata include path information indicating a location of said original image.

4. The image processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein

said metadata include path information indicating a location of said compilation image.

5. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising

an operation section which accepts an input from a user, wherein

said controlling section changes to a related image displaying mode based on an input by said operation section when said metadata are detected, reads said reproduced file corresponding to said second image based on said metadata, and switches a display screen on said display section from said first screen to a second screen which reproduces and displays said second image.

6. The image processing apparatus according to claim 5, wherein:

said display section displays on said second screen an indication of being in said related image displaying mode; and

said controlling section causes the display screen of said display section to return to said first screen based on an input by said operation section during said related image displaying mode.

7. The image processing apparatus according to claim 5, wherein:

said display section displays on said second screen an indication of being in said related image displaying mode; and

said controlling section releases said related image displaying mode based on an input by said operation section and changes to a state that another image can be reproduced and displayed by said display section during said related image displaying mode.

8. An imaging apparatus, comprising:

an imaging section which images a subject and generates data of an image; and

an image processing apparatus according to claim 1.

9. A program recording medium storing a program which causes a computer to execute:

a first operation of reading a reproduced file selected from a first file including data of a first image together with metadata indicating a location of a second image related to said first image and a second file including the data of said first image but not including said metadata;

a second operation of detecting said metadata from said reproduced file; and

a third operation of performing display of indicating existence of said second image on a screen reproducing said first image of said reproduced file when said metadata is detected in said second operation.

10. An image reproducing apparatus capable of reproducing a first image and a second image generated by performing image compilation on said first image, the apparatus comprising:

a data reading section which reads a first image file including data of said first image and a second image file including data of said second image;

a display section which performs reproduction and display of an image;

an operation section which accepts an input from a user; and

a controlling section which controls said reproduction and display according to an input with said operation section, wherein

one of when first identification data indicating said second image generated from said first image is included in said first image file and when second identification data indicating said first image as a compilation source of said second image is included in said second image file, said controlling section displays on said display section a comparison screen which displays said first image and said second image before and after image compilation simultaneously based on at least one of said first identification data and said second identification data.

11. The image reproducing apparatus according to claim 10, wherein

said controlling section changes a display state of said display section to a screen enlarging and displaying said specified image when there is an input to specify said first image or said second image while said comparison screen is displayed.

12. The image reproducing apparatus according to claim 10, wherein

said controlling section displays based on said third identification data a mark indicating the existence of said original image on said comparison screen, and changes said comparison screen to a state displaying said original image and said first image simultaneously according to an input with said operation section when said first image is an image generated by performing image compilation on an original image and said first image file further includes third identification data indicating said original image.

13. The image reproducing apparatus according to claim 10, wherein

said controlling section displays based on said fourth identification data a mark indicating the existence of said third image on said comparison screen, and changes said comparison screen to a state displaying said second image and said third image simultaneously according to an input with said operation section when a third image generated by performing image compilation on the second image exists and the second image file further includes fourth identification data indicating the third image.

14. The image reproducing apparatus according to claim 10, wherein

said controlling section displays a mark indicating that a plurality of said second images exist for said first image on said comparison screen, and changes said second image on said comparison screen according to an input with said operation section when said first image file includes a plurality of said first identification data.

15. The image reproducing apparatus according to claim 10, wherein

said controlling section displays a mark indicating that a plurality of said first images exist for said second image on said comparison screen, and changes said first image on said comparison screen according to an input with said operation section when the second image file includes a plurality of the second identification data.

16. The image reproducing apparatus according to claim 10, wherein:

said second image file further includes data indicating contents of image compilation related to said second image; and

said controlling section displays the contents of said image compilation on said comparison screen.

17. The image reproducing apparatus according to claim 10, further comprising

an image processing section which generates data of said second image by performing image compilation on data of said first image, wherein

said controlling section records said first identification data in said first image file and records said second identification data in said second image file, during said image compilation.

18. An imaging apparatus, comprising:

an imaging section which images a subject and generates data of a first image; and

an image reproducing apparatus according to claim 10.

19. A program recording medium storing a program which causes a computer to function as the image reproducing apparatus according to claim 10.