Computer-readable medium storing image processing program and image processing apparatus

• US 8,928,919 B2
• Filed: 03/22/2013
• Issued: 01/06/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 09/28/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
• Original Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
• Inventors: Fujishita, Masahiro, Nakamura, Tomoki
• Primary Examiner(s): Ebrahimi Dehkordy, Saeid
• Application Number:
  US13/849,440
• Publication Number:
  US 20140092427A1
• Time in Patent Office: 655 Days
• Field of Search: 358/1.15
• US Class Current: 358/1.15
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1205 resulting in increased flexibility in print job configuration, e.g. job settings, print requirements, job tickets
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1253 Configuration of print job parameters, e.g. using UI at the client
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1256 User feedback, e.g. print preview, test print, proofing, pre-flight checks
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1292 Mobile client, e.g. wireless printing
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 15/025 Simulating output on another printing arrangement, e.g. proof output matching two or more picture signal generators or two or more picture reproducers H04N1/6052

Abstract

There is provided a computer-readable medium allowing a computer of an image processing apparatus to execute: an image-obtain processing; a display-control processing of allowing a display screen to display at least images which are a part of a plurality of images based on the obtained image data; and a selection-judgment processing of judging whether or not selection of one image is received in a state that the images are displayed on the display screen; wherein in a case that the computer judges in the selection-judgment processing that the selection of the one image is received, the computer allows in the display-control processing the display screen to display another image in which the one image is rotated by a predetermined angle, instead of the one image, in a state that output aspect of another image included in the images and different from the one image is maintained.

Claims

1. An non-transitory computer-readable medium storing an image processing program executable by a computer of an image processing apparatus including a display section configured to display a display screen on which output aspects of a plurality of images are editable,

the image processing program comprising allowing the computer to execute:

an image-obtain processing of obtaining a plurality of image data of a plurality of images;

a display-control processing of allowing the display screen to display images which are at least a part of the plurality of images based on the plurality of image data obtained by the image-obtain processing; and

a selection-judgment processing of judging whether or not selection of one image among the images is received in a state that the images are displayed on the display screen by the display-control processing;

wherein in a case that the computer judges by the selection-judgment processing that the selection of the one image is received, the computer allows, in the display-control processing, the display screen to display another image in which the one image selected is rotated by a predetermined angle, instead of the one image which has been displayed on the display screen, in a state that output aspect of another image included in the images and different from the one image is maintained;

wherein in the display-control processing, the computer allows the display screen to display at least one print preview image in which at least one image among the images is arranged in a rectangular area corresponding to a print paper;

in the selection-judgment processing, the computer judges whether or not selection of one image among the at least one image arranged in the print preview image is received, in a state that the print preview image is displayed on the display screen;

in the display-control processing, the computer allows, on a condition that the computer judges by the selection-judgment processing that the selection of the one image is received, the display screen to display another print preview image in which the one image selected is rotated by the predetermined angle with respect to the rectangular area, instead of the print preview image which has been displayed on the display screen with the selected one image arranged in the rectangular area.

2. The computer-readable medium according to claim 1, wherein in a state that a print preview image in which images among the plurality of images are arranged in the rectangular area is displayed on the display screen, the computer judges in the selection judgment processing whether or not the selection of one image among the images arranged in the rectangular area is received;

in a case that the computer judges by the selection-judgment processing that the selection of the one image is received, the computer allows, in the display-control processing, the display screen to display another print preview image in which the one image selected is rotated by the predetermined angle with respect to the rectangular area, while maintaining display aspect of another image included in the images arranged in the rectangular area and different from the one selected image, instead of the print preview image which has been displayed on the display screen and arranged with the selected one image.

3. The computer-readable medium according to claim 1, wherein in a case that the computer judges by the selection judgment processing that the selection of the one image is received, the computer allows, in the display-control processing, the display screen to display another print preview image in which the selected one image rotated by the predetermined angle with respect to the rectangular area is magnified or reduced in accordance with the rectangular area and arranged in the rectangular area.

4. The computer-readable medium according to claim 1, wherein the image processing program further comprises allowing the computer to execute:

a second display-control processing of allowing the display screen to display a paper orientation change button configured to change orientation of the print paper; and

a second selection-judgment processing of judging whether or not selection of the paper orientation change button is received;

wherein in a case that the computer judges by the second selection judgment processing that the selection of the paper orientation change button is received, the computer allows, in the display-control processing, the display screen to display another print preview image in which the rectangular area is rotated with respect to the at least one image arranged in the rectangular area by an angle corresponding to the orientation of the print paper changed by the paper orientation change button, instead of the print preview image which has been displayed on the display screen.

5. The computer-readable medium according to claim 4, wherein the print preview image includes a plurality of print preview images in each of which at least one image among the plurality of images is arranged in the rectangular area;

in a case that the computer judges by the second selection judgment processing that the selection of the paper orientation change button is received, the computer allows, in the display control-processing, the display screen to display other print preview images, regarding all of the print preview images, in each of which the rectangular area is rotated with respect to the at least one image arranged in the rectangular area by the angle corresponding to the orientation of the print paper changed by the paper orientation change button, instead of all of the print preview images which have been displayed on the display screen.

6. The computer-readable medium according to claim 4, wherein the display screen has a preview image display area in which the print preview image is displayed and a button display area in which at least the paper orientation change button is displayed;

in the display-control processing, the computer allows the print preview image to be displayed in the preview image display area;

in the second display-control processing, the computer allows the paper orientation change button to be displayed in the button display area;

in a case that one image among images which are included in the plurality of images and displayed in the preview image display area is selected, the computer judges in the selection-judgment processing that selection of the one image is received; and

in a case that the paper orientation change button displayed in the button display area is selected, the computer judges in the second selection judgment processing that the selection of the paper orientation change button is received.

7. The computer-readable medium according to claim 4, wherein in a case that the computer judges by the second selection-judgment processing that the selection of the paper orientation change button is received, the computer allows, in the display-control processing, the display screen to display another print preview image in which the at least one image arranged in the rotated rectangular area is magnified or reduced in accordance with the rectangular area rotated by the angle corresponding to the orientation of the print paper changed by the paper orientation change button.

8. The computer-readable medium according to claim 4, wherein the rectangular area is formed of a plurality of divided areas obtained by dividing the rectangular area into a plurality of portions so as to arrange images among the plurality of images in the rectangular area;

the plurality of divided areas have arrangement order by which the images are arranged in the plurality of divided areas respectively in accordance with rotation of the rectangular area with respect to the images; and

in a case that the images are arranged in the rectangular area, the computer allows in the display-control processing the display screen to display a print preview image in which the images are arranged in the plurality of divided areas, respectively, forming the rectangular area, based on the arrangement order; and

in a case that the computer judges by the second selection judgment processing that the selection of the paper orientation change button is received, the computer allows in the display-control processing the display screen to display another print preview image in which the rectangular area is rotated by the predetermined angle with respect to the images arranged in the plurality of divided areas respectively and in which the images are arranged in the plurality of divided areas forming the rectangular area rotated by the predetermined angle so that the arrangement order of the images in the plurality of divided areas forming the rectangular area are same before and after the rotation of the rectangular area.

9. The computer-readable medium according to claim 4, wherein in the display-control processing, the computer allows the display screen to display the print preview image in accordance with print setting information stored in a storage section and

the image processing program further comprising allowing the computer to execute:

a first update processing of updating the print setting information by allowing the storage section to store rotation information corresponding to rotation of the selected one image by the predetermined angle with respect to the rectangular area, in a case that the computer judges by the selection judgment processing that the selection of the one image is received; and

a second update processing of updating the print setting information by allowing the storage section to store paper orientation information corresponding to the orientation of the print paper changed by the paper orientation change button, in a case that the computer judges by the second selection judgment processing that the selection of the paper orientation change button is received.

10. The computer-readable medium according to claim 1, wherein the display section includes a touch panel;

and

in a case that in the selection-judgment processing, approach toward or contact with a detection area, of the touch panel, corresponding to the one image displayed on the display screen is detected, the computer judges that the selection of the one image is received.

11. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing an image processing program executable by a computer of an image processing apparatus including a display section configured to display a display screen on which output aspects of a plurality of images are editable,

the image processing program comprising allowing the computer to execute:

an image-obtain processing of obtaining a plurality of image data of a plurality of images;

a display-control processing of allowing the display screen to display images which are at least a part of the plurality of images based on the plurality of image data obtained by the image-obtain processing; and

a selection-judgment processing of judging whether or not selection of one image among the images is received in a state that the images are displayed on the display screen by the display-control processing;

wherein in a case that the computer judges by the selection-judgment processing that the selection of the one image is received, the computer allows, in the display-control processing, the display screen to display another image in which the one image selected is rotated by a predetermined angle, instead of the one image which has been displayed on the display screen, in a state that output aspect of another image included in the images and different from the one image is maintained;

wherein the display section includes a touch panel; and

in a case that in the selection-judgment processing, approach toward or contact with a detection area, of the touch panel, corresponding to the one image displayed on the display screen is detected and that a continuous input to the touch panel moving from a position at which the approach toward or contact with the detection area is detected is detected, the computer judges that the selection of the one image is received; and

in a case that the computer judges by the selection-judgment section that the selection of the one image is received, the computer allows in the display-control processing the display screen to display another image in which the selected one image is rotated by a predetermined angle according to a direction of the continuous input, instead of the one image which has been displayed on the display screen, in a state that output aspect of another image among the images and different from the selected one image is maintained.

12. An image processing apparatus comprising:

a display section configured to display a display screen on which output aspects of a plurality of images are editable;

a controller configured to;

obtain a plurality of image data of a plurality of images;

allow the display screen to display at least images which are a part of the plurality of images based on the plurality of image data obtained; and

judge whether or not selection of one image among the plurality of images is received in a state that the plurality of images are displayed on the display screen;

wherein in a case that the controller judges that the selection of the one image is received, the controller allows the display screen to display another image in which the selected one image is rotated by a predetermined angle, instead of the one image which has been displayed on the display screen, in a state that output aspect of another image among the images and different from the one image is maintained

wherein, the controller allows the display screen to display at least one print preview image in which at least one image among the plurality of images is arranged in a rectangular area corresponding to a print paper;

the controller judges whether or not selection of one image among the at least one image arranged in the print preview image is received, in a state that the print preview image is displayed on the display screen;

the controller allows, on a condition that the controller judges that the selection of the one image is received, the display screen to display another print preview image in which the one image selected is rotated by the predetermined angle with respect to the rectangular area, instead of the print preview image which has been displayed on the display screen with the selected one image arranged in the rectangular area.