IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD, AND PROGRAM

• US 20110080427A1
• Filed: 09/24/2010
• Published: 04/07/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 10/02/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Kondo, Hirohito, ODA, Yasumasa, Kurosaki, Daisuke
• Granted Patent: US 8,823,743 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/634
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04845 for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04886 by partitioning the display area of the touch-screen or the surface of the digitising tablet into independently controllable areas, e.g. virtual keyboards or menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/107 Computer-aided management of electronic mailing [e-mailing]

Abstract

Disclosed herein is an image processing device having a display section and an image pickup section, the image processing device including: an operating section configured to generating an operating signal on a basis of contact of a user with the display section; a bulletin board display controlling section configured to display a bulletin board for posting an image message on the display section, and display an image message generated in advance on the bulletin board; a picked-up image display controlling section configured to display an image being picked up by the image pickup section on the bulletin board when an operating element for transition to an image pickup mode, the operating element being displayed within the bulletin board, is operated; and an image message generating section configured to subject the displayed the image to a predetermined edit, and generate an image message.

Claims

1. An image processing device having a display section and an image pickup section, said image processing device comprising:

operating means for generating an operating signal on a basis of contact of a user with said display section;

bulletin board display controlling means for displaying a bulletin board for posting an image message on said display section, and displaying an image message generated in advance on said bulletin board;

picked-up image display controlling means for displaying an image being picked up by said image pickup section on said bulletin board when an operating element for transition to an image pickup mode, the operating element being displayed within said bulletin board, is operated; and

image message generating means for subjecting the displayed said image to a predetermined edit, and generating an image message, wherein

said bulletin board display controlling means displays said image message newly generated by said image message generating means on said bulletin board in addition to said image message generated in advance.

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

said image message generating means subjects the displayed said image to a predetermined edit, and generates an image message to be attached to an electronic mail.

3. The image processing device according to claim 1, wherein

said image message generating means generates an image message composed of a still image when said operating means generates an operating signal giving an instruction to capture the image being picked up by said image pickup section.

4. The image processing device according to claim 1, wherein

when said operating means generates an operating signal giving an instruction to start recording of the image being picked up by said image pickup section and giving an instruction to end the recording, said image message generating means generates an image message composed of a moving image from timing in which the instruction to start said recording is given to timing in which the instruction to end said recording is given, the moving image being included in the image picked up by said image pickup section.

5. The image processing device according to claim 1, wherein

said image message generating means applies one of addition of an illustration and an edit by processing including at least an animation image, a stamp image, a paint in a manner of a watercolor pen, a paint in a manner of a pen, and a frame to the image being picked up by said image pickup section on a basis of an operating signal generated by said operating means, and generates an image message from the edited image being picked up by said image pickup section on a basis of an operating signal generated by said operating means.

6. The image processing device according to claim 1, wherein

said bulletin board display controlling means sequentially displays image messages generated by said image message generating means such that the image messages overlap each other in time series in which the image messages are generated at random positions and in random sizes.

7. The image processing device according to claim 6, wherein

when one of a plurality of said image messages being displayed is selected on a basis of an operating signal corresponding to an operation by contact of said user, said bulletin board display controlling means displays the image messages such that the selected image message is in a forefront.

8. The image processing device according to claim 1, wherein

when dragging of one of a plurality of image messages being displayed is recognized on a basis of an operating signal corresponding to an operation by contact of said user, said bulletin board display controlling means moves and displays the corresponding image message so as to correspond to dragging movement within a display surface of said display section.

9. The image processing device according to claim 8, further comprising

transmitting means for, when dragging of one of the image messages being displayed is recognized by said operating means on a basis of an operating signal corresponding to an operation by contact of said user, and the image message is moved and dropped at a predetermined position within the display surface of said display section, transmitting an electronic mail with the corresponding image message attached to the electronic mail.

10. An image processing method of an image processing device having a display section and an image pickup section, said image processing method comprising:

an operating step of generating an operating signal on a basis of contact of a user with said display section;

a bulletin board display controlling step of displaying a bulletin board for posting an image message on said display section, and displaying an image message generated in advance on said bulletin board;

a picked-up image display controlling step of displaying an image being picked up by said image pickup section on said bulletin board when an operating element for transition to an image pickup mode, the operating element being displayed within said bulletin board, is operated; and

an image message generating step of subjecting the displayed said image to a predetermined edit, and generating an image message, wherein

a process of said bulletin board display controlling step displays said image message newly generated by a process of said image message generating step on said bulletin board in addition to said image message generated in advance.

11. A program for making a computer controlling an image processing device having a display section and an image pickup section perform a process comprising:

an operating step of generating an operating signal on a basis of contact of a user with said display section;

a bulletin board display controlling step of displaying a bulletin board for posting an image message on said display section, and displaying an image message generated in advance on said bulletin board;

a picked-up image display controlling step of displaying an image being picked up by said image pickup section on said bulletin board when an operating element for transition to an image pickup mode, the operating element being displayed within said bulletin board, is operated; and

an image message generating step of subjecting the displayed said image to a predetermined edit, and generating an image message, wherein

a process of said bulletin board display controlling step displays said image message newly generated by a process of said image message generating step on said bulletin board in addition to said image message generated in advance.

12. An image processing device having a display section and an image pickup section, said image processing device comprising:

operating means for generating an operating signal on a basis of contact of a user with said display section;

bulletin board display controlling means for displaying a bulletin board for posting an image message on said display section, and displaying an image message generated in advance to be attached to an electronic mail on said bulletin board;

storing means for storing setting information of said electronic mail;

electronic mail generating screen displaying means for, when said operating means recognizes dragging of one of image messages being displayed on a basis of an operating signal corresponding to an operation by contact of said user, and the image message is moved and dropped at a predetermined position within a display surface of said display section, displaying a screen for generating the electronic mail to which the corresponding said image message is attached on said bulletin board; and

transmitting means for transmitting the electronic mail on a basis of the setting information of said electronic mail.

13. The image processing device according to claim 12, wherein

said setting information of said electronic mail includes one of a transmission destination address, a subject, and a body of the electronic mail.

14. The image processing device according to claim 12, further comprising

setting means for setting the setting information of said electronic mail on a basis of an operating signal corresponding to an operation by contact of said user by said operating means, wherein

said setting means sets the setting information of said electronic mail when said operating means recognizes dragging of one of the image messages being displayed on a basis of an operating signal corresponding to an operation by contact of said user, and the image message is moved and dropped at the predetermined position within the display surface of said display section, and when said setting information is not set or when an operating signal giving an instruction to set said setting information is generated.

15. The image processing device according to claim 12, wherein

when said operating means recognizes dragging of a plurality of image messages of the image messages being displayed on a basis of an operating signal corresponding to an operation by contact of said user, and the plurality of image messages are moved and dropped at the predetermined position within the display surface of said display section, said transmitting means generates the electronic mail according to the setting information of the electronic mail, the setting information being stored by said storing means, and transmits the electronic mail with said plurality of corresponding image messages attached to the electronic mail.

16. The image processing device according to claim 12, wherein

when said operating means recognizes dragging of a folder in which a plurality of image messages of the image messages being displayed are dropped on a basis of an operating signal corresponding to an operation by contact of said user, and the folder is moved and dropped at the predetermined position within the display surface of said display section, said transmitting means generates the electronic mail according to the setting information of the electronic mail, the setting information being stored by said storing means, and transmits the electronic mail with the plurality of image messages dropped in the corresponding said folder attached to the electronic mail.

17. An image processing method of an image processing device having a display section and an image pickup section, said image processing method comprising:

an operating step of generating an operating signal on a basis of contact of a user with said display section;

a bulletin board display controlling step of displaying a bulletin board for posting an image message on said display section, and displaying an image message generated in advance to be attached to an electronic mail on said bulletin board;

a storing step of storing setting information of said electronic mail;

an electronic mail generating screen displaying step of, when dragging of one of image messages being displayed is recognized by a process of said operating step on a basis of an operating signal corresponding to an operation by contact of said user, and the image message is moved and dropped at a predetermined position within a display surface of said display section, displaying a screen for generating the electronic mail to which the corresponding said image message is attached on said bulletin board; and

a transmitting step of transmitting the electronic mail on a basis of the setting information of said electronic mail.

18. A program for making a computer controlling an image processing device having a display section and an image pickup section perform a process comprising:

an operating step of generating an operating signal on a basis of contact of a user with said display section;

a bulletin board display controlling step of displaying a bulletin board for posting an image message on said display section, and displaying an image message generated in advance to be attached to an electronic mail on said bulletin board;

a storing step of storing setting information of said electronic mail;

an electronic mail generating screen displaying step of, when dragging of one of image messages being displayed is recognized by a process of said operating step on a basis of an operating signal corresponding to an operation by contact of said user, and the image message is moved and dropped at a predetermined position within a display surface of said display section, displaying a screen for generating the electronic mail to which the corresponding said image message is attached on said bulletin board; and

a transmitting step of transmitting the electronic mail on a basis of the setting information of said electronic mail.

19. An image processing device having a display section and an image pickup section, said image processing device comprising:

an operating section configured to generate an operating signal on a basis of contact of a user with said display section;

a bulletin board display controlling section configured to display a bulletin board for posting an image message on said display section, and display an image message generated in advance on said bulletin board;

a picked-up image display controlling section configured to display an image being picked up by said image pickup section on said bulletin board when an operating element for transition to an image pickup mode, the operating element being displayed within said bulletin board, is operated; and

an image message generating section configured to subject the displayed said image to a predetermined edit, and generate an image message, wherein

said bulletin board display controlling section displays said image message newly generated by said image message generating section on said bulletin board in addition to said image message generated in advance.

20. An image processing device having a display section and an image pickup section, said image processing device comprising:

an operating section configured to generate an operating signal on a basis of contact of a user with said display section;

a bulletin board display controlling section configured to display a bulletin board for posting an image message on said display section, and display an image message generated in advance to be attached to an electronic mail on said bulletin board;

a storing section configured to store setting information of said electronic mail;

an electronic mail generating screen displaying section configured to, when said operating section recognizes dragging of one of image messages being displayed on a basis of an operating signal corresponding to an operation by contact of said user, and the image message is moved and dropped at a predetermined position within a display surface of said display section, display a screen for generating the electronic mail to which the corresponding said image message is attached on said bulletin board; and

a transmitting section configured to transmit the electronic mail on a basis of the setting information of said electronic mail.