Image Processing Apparatus, Image Processing Method, Program for Implementing the Method, and Storage Medium Storing the Program

• US 20120113137A1
• Filed: 01/18/2012
• Published: 05/10/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 06/09/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Canon Ayutthaya Limited (Canon Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Canon Ayutthaya Limited (Canon Inc.)
• Inventors: Nomoto, Masakazu
• Granted Patent: US 9,275,436 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/619
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04845 for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 1/00 General purpose image data processing
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/60 Editing figures and text; Combining figures or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2200/24 involving graphical user interfaces [GUIs]
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 5/00 Image enhancement or restoration

Abstract

An image processing apparatus which makes it possible to automatically defining a processing area in which image processing is to be performed according to the type of image processing, to thereby improve user friendliness. A starting point and an ending point are designated on an image displayed on a display, and coordinates as information on the designated points are acquired. A type of image processing to be performed on the displayed image is selected from among a plurality of types of image processing, and information on the selected type is acquired. An editing area on the displayed image, in which the displayed image is to be subjected to the selected type of image processing, is defined according to the information on the designated points and the selected type of image processing. The display of the image in the defined editing area can be changed.

Claims

1. An editing apparatus comprising:

a display control unit configured to cause a display device to display information for editing;

a specifying unit configured to specify a processing portion for editing the information in accordance with a user'"'"'s operation;

a determining unit configured to determine an end point based on the user'"'"'s operation for specifying the processing portion;

a setting unit configured to set an instruction portion, on the information displayed on the display device by the display control unit, for providing an instruction to select a type of editing to be performed on the processing portion specified by the specifying unit, the instruction portion being set on a position based on the end point determined by the determining unit; and

an editing unit configured to execute the type of the editing selected via the instruction portion set by the setting unit in accordance with a user'"'"'s operation on the specified processing portion in the information.

2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the instruction portion includes information indicating types of the editing for selecting by a user.

3. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the setting unit sets the instruction portion on the end point determined by the determining unit.

4. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the setting unit sets the instruction portion near the end point determined by the determining unit.

5. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the specifying unit cancels the processing potion which has been specified if a portion different from the instruction portion is operated by a user.

6. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the processing portion is a rectangular area.

7. The apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the rectangular area is defined by a start point and the end point based on a user'"'"'s operation.

8. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the processing portion is a circular area.

9. The apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the circular area is defined by a start point and the end point based on a user'"'"'s operation.

10. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the editing unit corrects the information.

11. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the editing unit modifies the information.

12. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the information is an image.

13. An editing method comprising the steps of:

causing a display device to display information for editing;

specifying a processing portion for editing the information in accordance with a user'"'"'s operation;

determining an end point based on the user'"'"'s operation for specifying the processing portion;

setting an instruction portion, on the information displayed on the display device, for providing an instruction to select a type of editing to be performed on the specified processing portion, the instruction portion being set on a position based on the determined end point; and

executing the type of the editing selected via the set instruction portion in accordance with a user'"'"'s operation on the specified processing portion in the information.

14. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a computer-executable program causing a computer to execute an editing method, the method comprising the steps of:

causing a display device to display information for editing;

specifying a processing portion for editing the information in accordance with a user'"'"'s operation;

determining an end point based on the user'"'"'s operation for specifying the processing portion;

setting an instruction portion, on the information displayed on the display device, for providing an instruction to select a type of editing to be performed on the specified processing portion, the instruction portion being set on a position based on the determined end point; and

executing the type of the editing selected via the set instruction portion in accordance with a user'"'"'s operation on the specified processing portion in the information.