Apparatus selectively presenting distortion corrected image data

• US 8,169,527 B2
• Filed: 11/10/2006
• Issued: 05/01/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 11/11/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Yamaoka, Shigemitsu, Kamiya, Ryo
• Primary Examiner(s): SELBY, GEVELL V
• Application Number:
  US12/084,345
• Publication Number:
  US 20090160996A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,999 Days
• Field of Search: 348/220.1, 348/222.1, 348/240.2, 348/333.01
• US Class Current: 348/333.01
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 5/80 Geometric correction
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/62 Control of parameters via user interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/69 Control of means for changing angle of the field of view, e.g. optical zoom objectives or electronic zooming
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/698 for achieving an enlarged field of view, e.g. panoramic image capture
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/2628 Alteration of picture size, shape, position or orientation, e.g. zooming, rotation, rolling, perspective, translation
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/18 Closed-circuit television [CCTV] systems, i.e. systems in which the video signal is not broadcast

Abstract

Relative to an image processing apparatus that processes image data containing a distortion of an image pickup optical section, which is obtained by picking up an optical image from a subject through the image pickup optical section giving the distortion, an image processing apparatus, an image processing method, a program therefor, a recording medium in which the program is recorded, an image pickup apparatus, which are easily used by the user conveniently, are provided. A data output section (13d) outputs the image data of a display image that corresponds to a display mode by using a subject image whose selected region which indicates a part of a field of view represented by the image data is made identifiable and a distortion-corrected image of the selected region. A display mode setting section (13c) performs setting of the display mode. In accordance with switching of the selected region, a control section (13e) changes a first display mode in which the subject image whose selected region is made identifiable is not used in the display image to a second display mode in which the subject image whose selected region is made identifiable is used in the display image.

Claims

1. An image processing apparatus that processes image data containing distortion of an image pickup optical section, which is obtained by picking up an optical image from a subject through the image pickup optical section giving the distortion, the image processing apparatus comprising:

a data output section that outputs a distortion-corrected image of a selected region;

a display mode setting section that sets the display mode; and

a control section that, in accordance with switching of the selected region, changes a first display mode in which the subject image whose selected region is made identifiable is not used in the display image to a second display mode in which the subject image whose selected region is made identifiable is used in the display image, and further wherein an image processing section that provides the distortion corrected image is directly connected to both an input region selection mechanism and a display section, wherein the control section has a first region selection mode in which the selected region moves in an axial direction of an orthogonal coordinate system based on the switchover instruction and a second region selection mode in which the selected region moves in a direction of an argument of a polar coordinate system based on the switchover instruction and, in accordance with switching of the selected region, changes the first display mode to the second display mode.

2. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein in accordance with switching of the selected region, the control section changes the first display mode to the second display mode for a predetermined period of time and changes it to the first display mode after the predetermined period of time elapses.

3. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising an input section that performs switchover instruction of the selected region,

wherein the control section switches the selected region in accordance with the switchover instruction.

4. An image processing apparatus that processes image data containing distortion of an image pickup optical section, which is obtained by picking up an optical image from a subject through the image pickup optical section giving the distortion, the image processing apparatus comprising:

a data output section that outputs a distortion-corrected image of a selected region;

a display mode setting section that sets the display mode; and

a control section that, in accordance with switching of the selected region, changes a first display mode in which the subject image whose selected region is made identifiable is not used in the display image to a second display mode in which the subject image whose selected region is made identifiable is used in the display image, and further wherein an image processing section that provides the distortion corrected image is directly connected to both an input region selection mechanism and a display section, further comprising a direction detection sensor that detects an image pickup direction,

wherein when having determined that the image pickup direction is changed based on a sensor signal from the direction detection sensor, the control section changes the display mode for a predetermined period of time.