IMAGE PROCESSING TERMINAL, IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORING CONTROL PROGRAM OF IMAGE PROCESSING TERMINAL

• US 20140168714A1
• Filed: 12/12/2013
• Published: 06/19/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 12/19/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Konica Minolta Inc.
• Original Assignee: Konica Minolta Inc.
• Inventors: SAWAYANAGI, Kazumi, TOMONO, Kazuaki, TAKAHASHI, Kenichi, MATSUHARA, Kenji, TANIGUCHI, Yosuke
• Application Number:
  US14/104,941
• Publication Number:
  US 20140168714A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 358/3.28
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/444 Spatial browsing, e.g. 2D maps, 3D or virtual spaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00307 with a mobile telephone apparatus constructional features of portable telephone sets H04M1/0202; mobile radio systems H04W84/00
• 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 1/0044 for image preview or review, e.g. to help the user position a sheet
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00461 marking or otherwise tagging one or more displayed image, e.g. for selective reproduction
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/32133 on the same paper sheet, e.g. a facsimile page header
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2101/00 Still video cameras
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0084 Digital still camera
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3226 of identification information or the like, e.g. ID code, index, title, part of an image, reduced-size image
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3249 data relating to a linked page or object, e.g. hyperlink
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3261 of multimedia information, e.g. a sound signal
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3267 of motion picture signals, e.g. video clip
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3269 of machine readable codes or marks, e.g. bar codes or glyphs
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3273 Display
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3278 Transmission

Abstract

An image processing terminal includes a photographing section to photograph an image of a subject. A display section displays the image. An electronic additional information obtaining section obtains electronic additional information. A display control section displays the image with an air tag superimposed over the image. The air tag includes an image object corresponding to the electronic additional information. An image analysis section analyzes the image. In the case where, while the display section is displaying a plurality of air tags, the photographing section photographs a user of the image processing terminal pointing to a particular position within the subject at a fingertip, the image analysis section specifies a position of the fingertip so as to specify the particular position, and the display section displays an air tag corresponding to the particular position.

Claims

1. An image processing terminal comprising:

a photographing section configured to photograph an image of a subject;

a display section configured to display the image of the subject photographed by the photographing section;

an electronic additional information obtaining section configured to obtain electronic additional information to be added to the image of the subject photographed by the photographing section;

a display control section configured to control the display section to display the image of the subject with at least one air tag superimposed over the image of the subject, the at least one air tag corresponding to the electronic additional information obtained by the electronic additional information obtaining section; and

an image analysis section configured to analyze the image of the subject photographed by the photographing section,

wherein the at least one air tag comprises a plurality of air tags, and

wherein in the case where, while the display section is displaying the plurality of air tags,

the photographing section photographs an operation of pointing to a particular position within the subject by a fingertip of a user of the image processing terminal,

the image analysis section is configured to specify a position of the fingertip in the subject photographed by the photographing section so as to specify the particular position within the subject pointed to by the fingertip; and

the display section is configured to display an air tag, among the plurality of air tags, corresponding to the particular position specified by the image analysis section.

3. The image processing terminal according to claim 1,

wherein the subject is assigned a particular code, and

wherein the image analysis section is configured to analyze the image of the subject photographed by the photographing section so as to extract the particular code of the subject.

4. The image processing terminal according to claim 1, wherein the image of the subject over which the display control section superimposes the at least one air tag comprises a real-time image of the subject photographed by the photographing section.

5. The image processing terminal according to claim 1, wherein the image of the subject over which the display control section superimposes the at least one air tag comprises an image obtained from electronic data of the subject.

6. The image processing terminal according to claim 1, further comprising a network interface configured to communicate with a server through a network, the server comprising a database that stores the electronic additional information of the subject in relation to a particular code to specify the subject,

wherein the network interface is configured to transmit to the server the particular code to specify the subject photographed by the photographing section, and configured to receive from the server the electronic additional information of the subject so that the electronic additional information obtaining section obtains the electronic additional information.

7. The image processing terminal according to claim 1, wherein the image analysis section is configured to specify an origin position of the subject, and then specify a coordinate position of the particular position corresponding to the at least one air tag using coordinates relative to the origin position.

8. The image processing terminal according to claim 1, wherein when the image analysis section recognizes a double tap operation on the subject performed by the user, the display control section is configured to control the display section to display the image of the subject with the at least one air tag superimposed over the image of the subject.

9. The image processing terminal according to claim 1, wherein when the image analysis section recognizes a pinch-out operation on the subject performed by the user, the display control section is configured to control the display section to display the image of the subject with the at least one air tag superimposed over the image of the subject.

10. The image processing terminal according to claim 1, wherein the display section is configured to highlight the air tag that is corresponding to the particular position specified by the image analysis section.

11. An image processing system comprising:

the image processing terminal according to claim 1; and

a server connectable to the image processing terminal through a network,

wherein the server comprises a database that stores electronic additional information of a subject in relation to a particular code to specify the subject, and

wherein the image processing terminal is configured to transmit to the server the particular code to specify the subject photographed by a photographing section of the image processing terminal, and configured to receive from the server the electronic additional information of the subject so that an electronic additional information obtaining section of the image processing terminal obtains the electronic additional information.

16. The image processing terminal according to claim 3, wherein the image of the subject over which the display control section superimposes the at least one air tag comprises a real-time image of the subject photographed by the photographing section.

19. The image processing terminal according to claim 3, wherein the image of the subject over which the display control section superimposes the at least one air tag comprises an image obtained from electronic data of the subject.

2. An image processing terminal comprising:

a photographing section configured to photograph an image of a subject;

a display section configured to display the image of the subject photographed by the photographing section;

an electronic additional information obtaining section configured to obtain electronic additional information to be added to the subject photographed by the photographing section;

a display control section configured to control the display section to display the image of the subject with at least one air tag superimposed over the image of the subject, the at least one air tag corresponding to the electronic additional information obtained by the electronic additional information obtaining section; and

an image analysis section configured to analyze the image of the subject photographed by the photographing section,

wherein the at least one air tag comprises a plurality of air tags, and

wherein in the case where, while the display section is displaying the plurality of air tags,

the photographing section executes zoom-in or closeup with respect to a particular position within the subject,

the image analysis section is configured to specify the particular position within the subject that has been subjected to the zoom-in or the closeup by the photographing section; and

the display section is configured to display an air tag, among the plurality of air tags, corresponding to the particular position specified by the image analysis section.

14. The image processing terminal according to claim 2,

wherein the subject is assigned a particular code, and

wherein the image analysis section is configured to analyze the image of the subject photographed by the photographing section so as to extract the particular code of the subject.

15. The image processing terminal according to claim 2, wherein the image of the subject over which the display control section superimposes the at least one air tag comprises a real-time image of the subject photographed by the photographing section.

17. The image processing terminal according to claim 14, wherein the image of the subject over which the display control section superimposes the at least one air tag comprises a real-time image of the subject photographed by the photographing section.

18. The image processing terminal according to claim 2, wherein the image of the subject over which the display control section superimposes the at least one air tag comprises an image obtained from electronic data of the subject.

20. The image processing terminal according to claim 14, wherein the image of the subject over which the display control section superimposes the at least one air tag comprises an image obtained from electronic data of the subject.

12. A computer-readable storage medium storing a control program of an image processing terminal, the image processing terminal comprising:

a photographing section configured to photograph an image of a subject; and

a display section configured to display the image of the subject photographed by the photographing section, the control program causing a computer to perform;

obtaining electronic additional information to be added to the subject photographed by the photographing section;

controlling the display section to display the image of the subject with at least one air tag superimposed over the image of the subject, the at least one air tag corresponding to the electronic additional information obtained in the obtaining step;

in the case where, while the display section is displaying a plurality of air tags in the controlling step, the photographing section photographs an operation of pointing to a particular position within the subject by a fingertip of a user of the image processing terminal, specifying a position of the fingertip in the subject photographed by the photographing section so as to specify the particular position within the subject pointed to by the fingertip; and

controlling the display section to display an air tag, among the plurality of air tags, corresponding to the particular position specified in the image analysis performing step.

13. A computer-readable storage medium storing a control program of an image processing terminal, the image processing terminal comprising:

a photographing section configured to photograph an image of a subject; and

a display section configured to display the image of the subject photographed by the photographing section, the control program causing a computer to perform;

obtaining electronic additional information to be added to the subject photographed by the photographing section;

controlling the display section to display the image of the subject with at least one air tag superimposed over the image of the subject, the at least one air tag corresponding to the electronic additional information obtained in the obtaining step;

in the case where, while the display section is displaying a plurality of air tags in the controlling step, the photographing section executes zoom-in or closeup with respect to a particular position within the subject, specifying the particular position within the subject that has been subjected to the zoom-in or the closeup by the photographing section; and

controlling the display section to display an air tag, among the plurality of air tags, corresponding to the particular position specified in the specifying step.