Display control apparatus and display control method
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1. A display control apparatus comprising:
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at least one processor configured to,control displaying, on a display, a panoramic area within which an imaging apparatus can capture an image by changing a capturing area of the imaging apparatus, a capturing area where the imaging apparatus captures an image, and a mask area within a capturing area wherein the capturing area and the mask area are displayed within the panoramic area and the mask area is for masking a part of the image captured by the imaging apparatus;
receive an operation from a client to shift a position of the mask area to be set on the panoramic area;
control a display of shifting of, according to the operation on the panoramic area received by the receiving unit, a position of the capturing area as well as the position of the mask area within the panoramic area on the display so that the mask area cannot be shifted beyond an end of the panoramic area if the capturing area reaches the end of the panoramic area, a relationship about position and size between the capturing area and the mask area being kept on the panoramic area during synchronous shifting;
a setting unit configured to set the mask area at the shifted position; and
the panoramic area is displayed on a first display area of the display and a captured image that is captured by the imaging apparatus of which a capturing direction corresponds to a position of the capturing area on the panoramic area is displayed on a second display area of the display, and the second display area is separated from the first display area, wherein the operation is received to shift a position of a mask area on a captured image displayed on the second display area, and wherein a position of the mask area on the panoramic area changes according to the operation to shift a position of a mask area on a captured image displayed on the second display area.
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Abstract
A display control apparatus includes a control unit of a client configured to specify a privacy mask zone in a panoramic area, display a graphic pattern larger than the specified privacy mask zone over the privacy mask zone, and accept an operation to shift the privacy mask zone corresponding to the displayed graphic pattern.
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1. A display control apparatus comprising:
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a memory; at least one processor configured to, control displaying, on a display, a panoramic area within which an imaging apparatus can capture an image by changing a capturing area of the imaging apparatus, a capturing area where the imaging apparatus captures an image, and a mask area within a capturing area wherein the capturing area and the mask area are displayed within the panoramic area and the mask area is for masking a part of the image captured by the imaging apparatus; receive an operation from a client to shift a position of the mask area to be set on the panoramic area; control a display of shifting of, according to the operation on the panoramic area received by the receiving unit, a position of the capturing area as well as the position of the mask area within the panoramic area on the display so that the mask area cannot be shifted beyond an end of the panoramic area if the capturing area reaches the end of the panoramic area, a relationship about position and size between the capturing area and the mask area being kept on the panoramic area during synchronous shifting; a setting unit configured to set the mask area at the shifted position; and the panoramic area is displayed on a first display area of the display and a captured image that is captured by the imaging apparatus of which a capturing direction corresponds to a position of the capturing area on the panoramic area is displayed on a second display area of the display, and the second display area is separated from the first display area, wherein the operation is received to shift a position of a mask area on a captured image displayed on the second display area, and wherein a position of the mask area on the panoramic area changes according to the operation to shift a position of a mask area on a captured image displayed on the second display area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A display control method performed by a display control apparatus, the method comprising:
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displaying, on a display, a panoramic area within which an imaging apparatus can capture an image by changing a capturing area of the imaging apparatus, a capturing area where the imaging apparatus captures an image, and a mask area within a capturing area wherein the capturing area and the mask area are displayed within the panoramic area and the mask area is for masking a part of the image captured by the imaging apparatus; receiving an operation from a client to shift a position of the mask area to be set on the panoramic area; shifting of, according to the received operation on the panoramic area so that the mask area cannot be shifted beyond an end of the panoramic area if the capturing area reaches the end of the panoramic area, a position of the capturing area as well as the position of the mask area displayed on the panoramic area, relationship about position and size between the capturing area and the mask area being kept on the panoramic area during synchronous shifting; setting the mask area at the shifted position and the panoramic area is displayed on a first display area of the display and a captured image that is captured by the imaging apparatus of which a capturing direction corresponds to a position of the capturing area on the panoramic area is displayed on a second display area of the display, and the second display area is separated from the first display area, wherein the operation is received to shift a position of a mask area on a captured image displayed on the second display area, and wherein a position of the mask area on the panoramic area changes according to the operation to shift a position of a mask area on a captured image displayed on the second display area.
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11. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a computer-executable process, the computer-executable process causing a computer that displays an image to execute a method comprising:
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displaying, on a display, a panoramic area within which an imaging apparatus can capture an image by changing a capturing area of the imaging apparatus, a capturing area where the imaging apparatus captures an image, and a mask area within a capturing area wherein the capturing area and the mask area are displayed within the panoramic area and the mask area is for masking a part of the image captured by the imaging apparatus; receiving an operation from a client to shift a position of the mask area to be set on the panoramic area; shifting of, according to the received operation on the panoramic area so that the mask area cannot be shifted beyond an end of the panoramic area if the capturing area reaches the end of the panoramic area, a position of the capturing area as well as the position of the mask area displayed on the panoramic area, relationship about position and size between the capturing area and the mask area being kept on the panoramic area during synchronous shifting; setting the mask area at the shifted position and the panoramic area is displayed on a first display area of the display and a captured image that is captured by the imaging apparatus of which a capturing direction corresponds to a position of the capturing area on the panoramic area is displayed on a second display area of the display, and the second display area is separated from the first display area, wherein the operation is received to shift a position of a mask area on a captured image displayed on the second display area, and wherein a position of the mask area on the panoramic area changes according to the operation to shift a position of a mask area on a captured image displayed on the second display area.
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