IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS CAPABLE OF SYNTHESIZING FORM IMAGE WITH AGGREGATE IMAGE, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUM

• US 20140111828A1
• Filed: 10/23/2013
• Published: 04/24/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 10/23/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Canon Ayutthaya Limited (Canon Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Canon Ayutthaya Limited (Canon Inc.)
• Inventors: ICHIKAWA, Masanori
• Granted Patent: US 9,210,291 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 358/1.15
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00278 with a printing apparatus, e.g. a laser beam printer
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00411 the display also being used for user input, e.g. touch screen
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00456 for layout preview, e.g. page layout
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00482 outputting a plurality of job set-up options, e.g. number of copies, paper size or resolution
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/387 Composing, repositioning or otherwise geometrically modifying originals
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/3875 combined with enlarging or reducing enlarging or reducing per se H04N1/393
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0094 Multifunctional device, i.e. a device capable of all of reading, reproducing, copying, facsimile transception, file transception

Abstract

An image processing apparatus capable of synthesizing a form image with an aggregate image created by aggregating images on one page. A CPU determines whether an operator performed on a touch panel a first operation for changing an image with which the form image is to be synthesized from an image as an operation target to one of the images of the aggregate image or the whole aggregate image, or a second operation for rotating the form image synthesized with the operation target image. When the first operation is performed, the CPU synthesizes the form image with the changed image after scaling the form image to the size of the changed image. When the second operation is performed, the CPU synthesizes the form image with the operation target image after rotating the form image and scaling the same to the size of the operation target image.

Claims

1. An image processing apparatus including a display unit and an operation unit, comprising:

an aggregate image creation unit configured to create an aggregate image by aggregating a plurality of images on one page;

a first synthesis unit configured to synthesize the aggregate image created by said aggregate image creation unit and a form image;

a first display control unit configured to control said display unit to display a synthesized image synthesized by said first synthesis unit;

a determination unit configured to determine whether an operation performed by an operator on said operation unit is a first operation for changing an image with which the form image is to be synthesized from an image as a current operation target by the operator to one of the plurality of images included in the aggregate image or the whole aggregate image, or a second operation for rotating the form image synthesized with the image as the current operation target by the operator;

a second synthesis unit configured, when it is determined by said determination unit that the operation performed by the operator is the first operation, to synthesize the form image with the changed image after scaling the form image to the size of the changed image;

a third synthesis unit configured, when it is determined by said determination unit that the operation performed by the operator is the second operation, to synthesize the form image with the image as the operation target by the operator after rotating the form image and scaling the form image to the size of the image as the operation target by the operator; and

a second display control unit configured to control said display unit to display an image synthesized by said second synthesis unit or said third synthesis unit.

2. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said second synthesis unit can synthesize the form image also with each of other images included in the aggregate image than an image set to an operation target by the first operation after scaling the form image.

3. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the form image is provided in advance as two form images in which a longitudinal length of one form image is a transverse length of the other form image, and a transverse length of the one form image is a longitudinal length of the other from image, and out of the two form images, one having an aspect ratio equal to that of an image to be synthesized is used for synthesis.

4. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said operation unit includes a touch panel provided on said display unit, and

wherein the first operation is a pinch-in or pinch-out operation performed on the tough panel, and the second operation is a rotation operation performed on the touch panel.

5. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the aggregate image is an image created by aggregating a plurality of different images on one page or an image created by aggregating a plurality of identical images on one page.

6. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein when an absolute value of a difference between a scaling ratio in a main scanning direction and a scaling ratio in a sub scanning direction, which are to be applied when the form image is scaled, is larger than a predetermined value, the operator is notified that the form image is to be largely degraded.

7. An image processing unit comprising:

a reading unit configured to read an original to thereby create an original image;

a storage unit configured to store the original image;

a creation unit configured to create a print image by synthesizing the original image with a form image designated by a user;

a print unit configured to print the print image created by said creation unit; and

a decision unit configured, when a plurality of original images are aggregated on one page for printing, to decide based on a user'"'"'s instruction whether to synthesize the form image with each of the plurality of original images or with the whole aggregate image formed by aggregating the plurality of original images on one page.

8. The image according to claim 7, wherein in a case where the plurality of original images are aggregated on one page for printing, and also said decision unit has decided to synthesize the form image with each of the plurality of original images, said creation unit executes a scaling process on a form image designated by the user, and synthesizes the form image subjected to the scaling process with each of the plurality of original images.

9. A method of controlling an image processing apparatus including a display unit and an operation unit, comprising:

creating an aggregate image by aggregating a plurality of images on one page;

synthesizing an aggregate image created by said creating and a form image;

controlling the display unit to display an image synthesized by said synthesizing;

determining whether an operation performed by an operator on the operation unit is a first operation for changing an image with which the form image is to be synthesized from an image as a current operation target by the operator to one of the plurality of images included in the aggregate image or the whole aggregate image, or a second operation for rotating the form image synthesized with the image as the current operation target by the operator;

synthesizing, when it is determined by said determining that the operation performed by the operator is the first operation, the form image with the changed image after scaling the form image to the size of the changed image;

synthesizing, when it is determined by said determining that the operation performed by the operator is the second operation, the form image with the image as the operation target by the operator after rotating the form image and scaling the form image to the size of the image as the operation target by the operator; and

controlling the display unit to display an image synthesized by said synthesizing according to said determining.

10. A method of controlling an image processing unit, comprising:

reading an original to thereby create an original image;

storing the original image;

creating a print image by synthesizing the original image with a form image designated by a user;

printing the print image created by said creating; and

deciding, when a plurality of original images are aggregated on one page for printing, based on a user'"'"'s instruction whether to synthesize the form image with each of the plurality of original images or with the whole aggregate image formed by aggregating the plurality of original images on one page.

11. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a computer-executable control program for causing a computer to execute a method of controlling an image processing apparatus including a display unit and an operation unit,

wherein the method comprises:

creating an aggregate image by aggregating a plurality of images on one page;

synthesizing an aggregate image created by said creating and a form image;

controlling the display unit to display an image synthesized by said synthesizing;

determining whether an operation performed by an operator on the operation unit is a first operation for changing an image with which the form image is to be synthesized from an image as a current operation target by the operator to one of the plurality of images included in the aggregate image or the whole aggregate image, or a second operation for rotating the form image synthesized with the image as the current operation target by the operator;

synthesizing, when it is determined by said determining that the operation performed by the operator is the first operation, the form image with the changed image after scaling the form image to the size of the changed image;

synthesizing, when it is determined by said determining that the operation performed by the operator is the second operation, the form image with the image as the operation target by the operator after rotating the form image and scaling the form image to the size of the image as the operation target by the operator; and

controlling the display unit to display an image synthesized by said synthesizing according to said determining.

12. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a computer-executable control program for causing a computer to execute a method of controlling an image processing apparatus,

wherein the method comprises:

reading an original to thereby create an original image;

storing the original image;

creating a print image by synthesizing the original image with a form image designated by a user;

printing the print image created by said creating; and

deciding, when a plurality of original images are aggregated on one page for printing, based on a user'"'"'s instruction whether to synthesize the form image with each of the plurality of original images or with the whole aggregate image formed by aggregating the plurality of original images on one page.