Image cropping and synthesizing method, and imaging apparatus
First Claim
1. A method of cropping and synthesizing an image on a screen, comprising the steps of:
- displaying a crop boundary with a reference point on an image to synthesize on said screen, upon selecting a template having at least a frame, said crop boundary having a corresponding shape to that of said frame of said selected template and being variable in size while keeping the same shape and being centered on said reference point;
moving said crop boundary on said screen through an operation device, to place said reference point of said crop boundary on an appropriate point of said image to synthesize;
displaying reference lines inside said crop boundary, to define an internal zone within said crop boundary, said internal zone having a predetermined proportion and a predetermined position relative to said crop boundary;
moving at least one of said reference lines on said screen through said operation device while keeping said reference point on said appropriate point of said displayed image, to adjust said internal zone to an appropriate portion of said displayed image, wherein said crop boundary is automatically enlarged or reduced in cooperation with the movement of said reference line, so as to keep said internal zone in the predetermined proportion and position relative to said crop boundary;
thereafter enlarging or reducing said crop boundary about said reference point, to bound an appropriate area of said image to synthesize;
cropping an image of said bounded area; and
pasting said cropped image in said frame of said template after enlarging or reducing said cropped image in accordance with the size of said frame of said template to produce a synthesized image.
2 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
By selecting a template, a crop boundary (98a) is displayed on an image on a screen. The crop boundary has a corresponding shape to that of a frame of the selected template, and is variable in size while keeping the same shape and being centered on a reference point (98e). Upper and lower horizontal lines (98b, 98c) are also displayed inside the crop boundary to define an internal zone (98d), and the center point on the upper horizontal line is defined as the reference point. By placing the reference point on the top of the head of a human subject contained in the displayed image and then moving the lower horizontal line to align it with the chin, the internal zone is adjusted to the head of the human subject. In cooperation with the movement of the lower reference line, the crop boundary is automatically enlarged or reduced so as to keep the internal zone in a predetermined proportion and position relative to the crop boundary.
156 Citations
24 Claims
-
1. A method of cropping and synthesizing an image on a screen, comprising the steps of:
-
displaying a crop boundary with a reference point on an image to synthesize on said screen, upon selecting a template having at least a frame, said crop boundary having a corresponding shape to that of said frame of said selected template and being variable in size while keeping the same shape and being centered on said reference point; moving said crop boundary on said screen through an operation device, to place said reference point of said crop boundary on an appropriate point of said image to synthesize; displaying reference lines inside said crop boundary, to define an internal zone within said crop boundary, said internal zone having a predetermined proportion and a predetermined position relative to said crop boundary; moving at least one of said reference lines on said screen through said operation device while keeping said reference point on said appropriate point of said displayed image, to adjust said internal zone to an appropriate portion of said displayed image, wherein said crop boundary is automatically enlarged or reduced in cooperation with the movement of said reference line, so as to keep said internal zone in the predetermined proportion and position relative to said crop boundary; thereafter enlarging or reducing said crop boundary about said reference point, to bound an appropriate area of said image to synthesize; cropping an image of said bounded area; and pasting said cropped image in said frame of said template after enlarging or reducing said cropped image in accordance with the size of said frame of said template to produce a synthesized image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
-
-
9. An image cropping method comprising the steps of:
-
displaying an image on said screen; displaying a crop boundary with a reference point on said image on said screen, upon designating a frame size, said crop boundary having an equal aspect ratio to that of said designated frame size and being variable in size while keeping the same aspect ratio and being centered on said reference point; displaying reference lines inside said crop boundary, to define an internal zone within said crop boundary, said internal zone having a predetermined proportion and a predetermined position relative to said crop boundary; and moving said crop boundary on said screen through an operation device, to place a predetermined reference point of said crop boundary on an appropriate point of said image; moving at least one of said reference lines on said screen through said operation device while keeping said reference point on said appropriate point of said displayed image, to adjust said internal zone to an appropriate portion of said displayed image, wherein said crop boundary is automatically enlarged or reduced in cooperation with the movement of said reference line, so as to keep said internal zone in the predetermined proportion and position relative to said crop boundary; thereafter enlarging or reducing said crop boundary about said reference point, to bound an appropriate area of said image; cropping an image of said bounded area; and enlarging or reducing said cropped image in accordance with said frame size. - View Dependent Claims (10)
-
-
11. An image cropping method comprising the steps of:
-
displaying an image on said screen; displaying a crop boundary with a reference point on said image on said screen, upon designating a frame size, said crop boundary having an equal aspect ratio to that of said designated frame size and being variable in size while keeping the same aspect ratio and being centered on said reference point; displaying reference lines inside said crop boundary, to define an internal zone within said crop boundary, said internal zone having a predetermined proportion and a predetermined position relative to said crop boundary; moving said crop boundary together with said reference lines on said screen through an operation device, to place said reference point of said crop boundary on an appropriate point of said image; moving at least one of said reference lines on said screen through said operation device while keeping said reference point on said appropriate point of said image to synthesize, to adjust said internal zone to a portion of said image; enlarging or reducing said crop boundary about said reference point automatically in cooperation with the movement of said reference line, so as to keep said internal zone in the predetermined proportion and position relative to said crop boundary; cropping an image of an area of said image that is bounded by said crop boundary; and enlarging or reducing said cropped image in accordance with said frame size. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
-
-
15. An imaging apparatus comprising:
-
a template selecting device for selecting a template from among different kinds of templates; a display device for displaying an image to synthesize and a crop boundary having a corresponding shape to that of a frame of said selected template; an operation device for moving said crop boundary on said screen, to place a reference point of said crop boundary on an appropriate point of said image to synthesize, and for enlarging or reducing said crop boundary about said predetermined reference point while keeping said crop boundary in the same shape and keeping said reference point on said appropriate point of said image; a cropping device for cropping an image from an area of said image to synthesize, said area being bounded by said crop boundary; and an image synthesizing device for enlarging or reducing said cropped image in accordance with the size of said frame of said template, and thereafter pasting said cropped image in said frame of said template, to produce a synthesized image; wherein said display device further displays reference lines inside said crop boundary, to define an internal zone within said crop boundary, said internal zone having a predetermined proportion and a predetermined position relative to said crop boundary; and
wherein at least one of said reference lines may be moved on said screen through said operation device while keeping said reference point on said appropriate point of said image to synthesize, and said crop boundary is automatically enlarged or reduced in cooperation with the movement of said reference line, so as to keep said internal zone in the predetermined proportion and position to said crop boundary. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
-
Specification