IMAGE MANAGEMENT METHOD
First Claim
Patent Images
1. An image recording apparatus, comprising:
- a storage device configured to classify and store a two dimensional (2D) image file and a three dimensional (3D) image file including a plurality of viewpoint image files each corresponding to a plurality of viewpoints, into a 2D image folder and a 3D image folder, respectively;
a display device configured to display a two dimensional (2D) image and a three dimensional (3D) image;
a display mode switching device configured to switch a display mode to a 2D display mode for displaying a 2D image on the display device or a 3D display mode for displaying a 3D image on the display device, on the basis of a user input;
a first search device configured to search, at the time of the 2D display mode, a 2D image file stored in the 2D image folder, and output a first reduced image corresponding to the searched 2D image file to the display device;
a second search device configured to search, at the time of the 3D display mode, a 3D image file stored in the 3D image folder, and output a second reduced image corresponding to the searched 3D image file to the display device;
a selecting device configured to select the first or second reduced image displayed on the display device, on the basis of a user input;
a first display control device configured to read out the 2D image file corresponding to the selected first reduced image, and display a two dimensional image of the read 2D image file on the display device, at the time of the 2D display mode; and
a second display control device configured to read out the 3D image file corresponding to the selected second reduced image, and display a three dimensional image of the read 3D image file on the display device, at the time of the 3D display mode.
0 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
A method for managing an image photographed by two or more image pickup devices corresponding to two or more viewpoints, comprises: storing a 2D image photographed by the two or more image pickup devices, with identifier indicating that the image is two-dimensional; and storing a 3D image photographed by the two or more image pickup devices, with identifier indicating that the image is three-dimensional. Hence, it becomes possible to search and display quickly an object 2D or 3D image by performing an access per folder.
-
Citations
13 Claims
-
1. An image recording apparatus, comprising:
-
a storage device configured to classify and store a two dimensional (2D) image file and a three dimensional (3D) image file including a plurality of viewpoint image files each corresponding to a plurality of viewpoints, into a 2D image folder and a 3D image folder, respectively; a display device configured to display a two dimensional (2D) image and a three dimensional (3D) image; a display mode switching device configured to switch a display mode to a 2D display mode for displaying a 2D image on the display device or a 3D display mode for displaying a 3D image on the display device, on the basis of a user input; a first search device configured to search, at the time of the 2D display mode, a 2D image file stored in the 2D image folder, and output a first reduced image corresponding to the searched 2D image file to the display device; a second search device configured to search, at the time of the 3D display mode, a 3D image file stored in the 3D image folder, and output a second reduced image corresponding to the searched 3D image file to the display device; a selecting device configured to select the first or second reduced image displayed on the display device, on the basis of a user input; a first display control device configured to read out the 2D image file corresponding to the selected first reduced image, and display a two dimensional image of the read 2D image file on the display device, at the time of the 2D display mode; and a second display control device configured to read out the 3D image file corresponding to the selected second reduced image, and display a three dimensional image of the read 3D image file on the display device, at the time of the 3D display mode.
-
-
2. An image recording method executed by an image recording apparatus, comprising:
-
classifying and storing a two dimensional (2D) image file and a three dimensional (3D) image file including a plurality of viewpoint image files each corresponding to a plurality of viewpoints, into a 2D image folder and a 3D image folder which are included in a storage device of the image recording apparatus, respectively; switching a display mode of the image recording apparatus to a 2D display mode for displaying a 2D image on a display device of the image recording apparatus and a 3D display mode for displaying a 3D image on the display device, on the basis of a user input; searching, at the time of the 2D display mode, a 2D image file stored in the 2D image folder, and outputting a first reduced image corresponding to the searched 2D image file to the display device; searching, at the time of the 3D display mode, a 3D image file stored in the 3D image folder, and outputting a second reduced image corresponding to the searched 3D image file to the display device; selecting the first or second reduced image displayed on the display device, on the basis of a user input; reading out the 2D image file corresponding to the selected first reduced image, and displaying a two dimensional image of the read 2D image file on the display device, at the time of the 2D display mode; and reading out the 3D image file corresponding to the selected second reduced image, and displaying a three dimensional image of the read 3D image file on the display device, at the time of the 3D display mode. - View Dependent Claims (3, 6, 7, 10)
-
-
4. An image recording method executed by an image recording apparatus, comprising:
-
(a) storing a two dimensional (2D) image and a three dimensional (3D) image which includes a plurality of viewpoint image files each corresponding to a plurality of viewpoints and includes default viewpoint information; (b) switching a display mode of the image recording device to a 2D display mode for displaying a 2D image on a display device of the image recording apparatus and a 3D display mode for displaying a 3D image on the display device, on the basis of a user input; (c) searching a 2D and 3D image files, and outputting a first reduced image and a second reduced image which correspond to the searched 2D and 3D image files to the display device, respectively; (d) selecting the first or second reduced image displayed on the display device on the basis of a user input; (e) selecting the first or second reduced image displayed on the display device, on the basis of a user input; (f) reading out the 2D image file corresponding to the selected first reduced image, and displaying a two dimensional image of the read 2D image file on the display device, at the time of the 2D display mode; (g) reading out the 3D image file corresponding to the selected second reduced image, and displaying a three dimensional image of the read 3D image file on the display device, at the time of the 3D display mode, the step (g) including; reading the default viewpoint information of the read 3D image file; reading a number of displayable viewpoints; reading and displaying an 3D image by using all viewpoint image files of the read 3D image file when all viewpoint image files are displayable; and reading and displaying an 3D image by using the same number of viewpoint image files of the read 3D image file as the displayable viewpoints with a viewpoint image file corresponding to the default viewpoint centered when all viewpoint image files are not displayable, at the time of the 3D display mode. - View Dependent Claims (5, 8, 9, 11)
-
-
12. An image recording apparatus, comprising:
-
a storage device configured to store a two dimensional (2D) image and a three dimensional (3D) image which includes a plurality of viewpoint image files each corresponding to a plurality of viewpoints and includes default viewpoint information; a display device configured to be able to display a two dimensional (2D) image and a three dimensional (3D) image; a display mode switching device configured to switch a display mode to a switch 2D display mode for displaying a 2D image on the display device and a 3D display mode for displaying a 3D image on the display device, on the basis of a user input; a search device configured to search a 2D and 3D image files, and output a first reduced image and a second reduced image which correspond to the searched 2D and 3D image files to the display device, respectively; a selecting device configured to select the first or second reduced image displayed on the display device, on the basis of a user input; a first display control device configured to read out the 2D image file corresponding to the selected first reduced image, and display a two dimensional image of the read 2D image file on the display device, at the time of the 2D display mode; and a second display control device configured to read out the 3D image file corresponding to the selected second reduced image, and display a three dimensional image of the read 3D image file on the display device, at the time of the 3D display mode, wherein the second display control device reads the default viewpoint information of the read 3D image file, reads a number of displayable viewpoints, at the time of the 3D display mode, the second display control device reads and displays an 3D image by using all viewpoint image files of the read 3D image file when all viewpoint image files are displayable, and the second display control device reads and displays an 3D image by using the same number of viewpoint image files of the read 3D image file as the displayable viewpoints with a viewpoint image file corresponding to the default viewpoint centered when all viewpoint image files are not displayable. - View Dependent Claims (13)
-
Specification