Update Control of Image Processing Control Data

• US 20110187897A1
• Filed: 04/11/2011
• Published: 08/04/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 05/07/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: 138 East LCD Advancements Limited (Vector Capital Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Yasumasa Nakajima
• Inventors: Nakajima, Yasumasa
• Granted Patent: US 8,279,481 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/231.6
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00973 from a remote device, e.g. receiving via the internet instructions input to a computer terminal
• 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 2201/3242 of processing required or performed, e.g. for reproduction or before recording H04N2201/3256 and subgroups take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3277 The additional information being stored in the same storage device as the image data

Abstract

This invention relates to the updating of image processing control data that is related to image data and controls image processing of the image data. An image related data generator generates an image file that includes image data and image processing data pre-stored therein. The image processing control data can be updated according to the following process. The image related data generator sends specification data that specifies image processing control data to be updated to an update data server. Then the image related data generator receives the update data from the update data server. And the image related generator updates the image processing control data stored therein with the update data.

Claims

1. A digital camera, comprising:

an image data generating module configured to generate image data of an image captured by the digital camera;

a display device;

a control data storage for storing in advance plural set of image control to control image processing of the image data, each of the plural sets of image control data including control parameters for a plurality of image processing items;

an image control data generating module configured to generate image control data that is suitable for controlling image processing of the image data; and

a memory management module configured to acquire additional image control data from an external memory device separate from the digital camera, and to store the additional image control data into the control data storage, wherein the image control data generating module displays a user interface screen including a plurality of image control modes on the display device to enable a user to select one of the plurality of image control modes, and generates the image control data for the image data using specific image control data associated with the selected image control mode, and when the additional image control data has been stored in the control data storage, the image control data generating module displays on the display device a plurality of image control modes which includes an additional image control mode related to the additional image control data.

2. The digital camera according to claim 1, further comprising

a memory card slot that receives a memory card storing the additional image control data.

3. The digital camera according to claim 2, wherein

the image control data includes a control parameter for contrast and another control parameter for control balance.