IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND RECORDING MEDIUM

• US 20130286435A1
• Filed: 04/19/2013
• Published: 10/31/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 04/27/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Konica Minolta Inc.
• Original Assignee: Konica Minolta Inc.
• Inventors: Anezaki, Kazuya, Sugimoto, Hiroaki, Yoneda, Shuji, Iwai, Hidetaka, Maekawa, Takeshi
• Application Number:
  US13/866,465
• Publication Number:
  US 20130286435A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 358/1.15
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0416 Control or interface arrangements specially adapted for digitisers
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00381 Input by recognition or interpretation of visible user gestures manual input means, e.g. digitisers, writing tablets H04N1/00392; gesture input to computers G06F3/017; recognition algorithms G06V40/20
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00411 the display also being used for user input, e.g. touch screen
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00472 using a pop-up window
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00503 Customising to a particular machine or model, machine function or application

Abstract

A processing device of an image processing apparatus recognizes contents of a touch operation when the touch operation onto an operation panel is performed, obtains an operation item stored in association with the contents of the touch operation, carries out control at the time of selection of the obtained operation item, and then presents on the operation panel, the contents of the touch operation stored in association with the obtained item.

Claims

1. An image processing apparatus, comprising:

an image processing unit configured to realize a function for image processing;

an operation panel for accepting an operation instruction to said image processing unit; and

a processing device configured to control an operation of said image processing unit and said operation panel,

said processing device being configured to;

recognize contents of a touch operation when the touch operation is performed onto said operation panel;

obtain an operation item stored in association with the contents of the touch operation;

carry out control when the obtained operation item is selected; and

present on said operation panel, the contents of the touch operation stored in association with the obtained item.

2. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said processing device is configured to display the contents of said touch operation on said operation panel, together with a message inviting reproduction of the contents of the touch operation.

3. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said processing device is configured to display the contents of said touch operation on said operation panel, together with information specifying said operation item.

4. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein display of the contents of said touch operation is display of a motion picture for displaying the contents of the touch operation over time.

5. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said processing device is configured to:

detect a speed of the touch operation when the touch operation is performed onto said operation panel and obtain an operation item stored in association with the contents and the speed of the touch operation, and

carry out control when the obtained operation item is selected.

6. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said processing device is configured to further display contents of a touch operation for enlarging a region for displaying information relating to an operation item on said operation panel, when an area of the region is smaller than a predetermined area.

7. A method for controlling an image processing apparatus including an image processing unit configured to realize a function for image processing and an operation panel accepting an operation instruction to said image processing unit, which is performed by a computer of the image processing apparatus, comprising:

recognizing, by said computer, contents of a touch operation when the touch operation is performed onto said operation panel;

obtaining, by said computer, an operation item associated with the contents of the recognized touch operation;

carrying out, by said computer, control when obtained said operation item is selected; and

presenting, by said computer, the contents of the touch operation stored in association with said obtained operation item.

8. The method for controlling an image processing apparatus according to claim 7, further comprising causing, by said computer, said operation panel to display the contents of said touch operation, together with a message inviting reproduction of the contents of the touch operation.

9. The method for controlling an image processing apparatus according to claim 7, further comprising causing, by said computer, said operation panel to display the contents of said touch operation, together with information specifying said operation item.

10. The method for controlling an image processing apparatus according to claim 7, wherein display of the contents of said touch operation is display of a motion picture for displaying the contents of the touch operation over time.

11. The method for controlling an image processing apparatus according to claim 7, further comprising:

detecting, by said computer, a speed of the touch operation when the touch operation is performed onto said operation panel and obtaining an operation item stored in association with the contents and the speed of the touch operation; and

carrying out, by said computer, control when the obtained operation item is selected.

12. The method for controlling an image processing apparatus according to claim 7, further comprising providing, by said computer, further display of contents of a touch operation for enlarging a region for displaying information relating to an operation item on said operation panel, when an area of the region is smaller than a predetermined area.

13. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium recording a control program executable by a computer of an image processing apparatus, said control program causing said computer to perform the method according to claim 7.

14. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium recording a control program executable by a computer of an image processing apparatus, said control program causing said computer to perform the method according to claim 8.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium recording a control program executable by a computer of an image processing apparatus, said control program causing said computer to perform the method according to claim 9.

16. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium recording a control program executable by a computer of an image processing apparatus, said control program causing said computer to perform the method according to claim 10.

17. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium recording a control program executable by a computer of an image processing apparatus, said control program causing said computer to perform the method according to claim 11.

18. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium recording a control program executable by a computer of an image processing apparatus, said control program causing said computer to perform the method according to claim 12.