IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS WITH FUNCTION FOR SPECIFYING IMAGE QUALITY, AND METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM

• US 20120236162A1
• Filed: 03/16/2012
• Published: 09/20/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 03/18/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Casio Computer Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Casio Computer Company Limited
• Inventors: IMAMURA, Keiichi
• Granted Patent: US 8,547,449 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/207.99
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/62 Control of parameters via user interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/632 for displaying or modifying preview images prior to image capturing, e.g. variety of image resolutions or capturing parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/635 Region indicators; Field of view indicators
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/6812 based on additional sensors, e.g. acceleration sensors
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/687 by shifting the lens or sensor position

Abstract

An image processing apparatus to be employed at an imaging device. An image acquisition section acquires data of an image. An input operation receiving section receives an operation for selection of an image region of the image data acquired by the image acquisition section. An image quality processing choosing section chooses image quality processing to be applied to the image data acquired by the image acquisition section in accordance with the image region received by the input operation receiving section. An image quality processing information presentation section presents information relating to the image quality processing chosen by the image quality processing decision section.

Claims

1. An image processing apparatus comprising:

an acquiring unit that acquires data of an image;

a receiving unit that receives an operation of selection of a region of the image acquired by the acquiring unit;

an image quality processing choosing unit that, in accordance with the image at the region selected by the selection operation, chooses image quality processing to be applied to the image data acquired by the acquiring unit; and

a presenting unit that presents information relating to the image quality processing chosen by the image quality processing choosing unit.

2. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1,

wherein the image data acquired by the acquiring unit is image data acquired by an imaging unit,

the image processing apparatus further includes:

an identifying unit that, on the basis of the image data acquired by the acquiring unit, identifies object regions of one or more types contained in the image;

a selected region choosing unit that, of the object regions of one or more types identified by the identifying unit, chooses an object region containing the region selected by the selection operation as a selected region; and

a determining unit that, on the basis of the object regions of one or more types identified by the identifying unit, determines an imaging condition, including an imaging environment of the imaging unit when imaging the image,

wherein the image quality processing choosing unit chooses the image quality processing to be applied to the image data acquired by the acquiring unit in accordance with the selected region chosen by the selected region choosing unit and the imaging condition determined by the determining unit.

3. The image processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the determining unit determines both the imaging environment and a supplementary condition.

4. The image processing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the determining unit determines the supplementary condition in accordance with an imaging condition that includes a blur signal sent from an angular speed sensor at the time of imaging.

5. The image processing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the determining unit determines the supplementary condition in accordance with a zoom ratio of the imaging unit.

6. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising an image quality processing information setting unit that, of the information presented by the presenting unit, sets information selected on the basis of a selection operation as current information.

7. An image processing method to be executed by an image processing apparatus that acquires an image, the method comprising:

acquiring data of the image;

receiving an operation of selection of a region of the acquired image data;

choosing, in accordance with the image at the region selected by the selection operation, image quality processing to be applied to the acquired image data; and

presenting information relating to the image quality processing.

8. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having stored therein a program executable by a computer that controls an image processing apparatus that acquires an image, causing the computer to realize functions of:

acquiring data of the image;

receiving an operation of selection of a region of the acquired image data;

choosing, in accordance with the image at the region selected by the selection operation, image quality processing to be applied to the acquired image data; and

presenting information relating to the image quality processing.