Apparatus, method for controlling apparatus, and program

• US 9,571,756 B2
• Filed: 10/07/2014
• Issued: 02/14/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 10/10/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Inventors: Nakama, Satoshi
• Primary Examiner(s): FLOHRE, JASON A
• Application Number:
  US14/508,863
• Publication Number:
  US 20150103207A1
• Time in Patent Office: 861 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/001 Texturing; Colouring; Generation of texture or colour inpainting G06T5/77
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/661 Transmitting camera control signals through networks, e.g. control via the Internet
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/272 Means for inserting a foreground image in a background image, i.e. inlay, outlay

Abstract

An apparatus for communicating with an external apparatus through a network includes an image capture unit configured to capture an image of a subject, a superimposing unit configured to superimpose a character upon the captured image, a reception unit configured to receive color information indicating a color relating to the superimposed character, and a setting unit configured to set an outline color of the superimposed character based on the received color information.

Claims

1. An apparatus for communicating with an external apparatus through a network, the apparatus comprising:

an image capture unit configured to capture an image of a subject;

a superimposing unit configured to superimpose a superimposed image upon the captured image, the superimposed image including a character and a background;

a storage unit configured to store capability information in a memory, the capability information being associated with color information, which indicates a color relating to the superimposed image;

a transmission unit configured to transmit the capability information in accordance to requirement for the capability information from the external apparatus;

a reception unit configured to receive color information which is related to the capability information transmitted by the transmit unit;

a determination unit configured to determine whether the color information received by the reception unit includes a color of a background color; and

a setting unit configured to set an outline color of the superimposed character based on the received color information, in case that the determination unit determines the color information includes the color of a background color.

2. The apparatus according to claim 1,

wherein the setting unit sets the outline color of the superimposed character to a color of a background color received by the reception unit.

3. The apparatus according to claim 1,

wherein the setting unit sets the outline color of the superimposed character to a color corresponding to a foreground color received by the reception unit.

4. The apparatus according to claim 1,

wherein the setting unit sets the outline color of the superimposed character to a color different from a background color.

5. The apparatus according to claim 4,

wherein the different color is a complementary color of a foreground color indicated by the received color information.

6. The apparatus according to claim 1,

wherein the setting unit sets the outline color of the superimposed character to a color corresponding to a foreground color and a background color received by the reception unit.

12. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the setting unit sets the outline color of the superimposed character to a default color in case that the determination unit determines the color information does not include the color of a background color.

13. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the setting unit sets the outline color of the superimposed character based on a foreground color and a background color included in the color information, in case that the determination unit determines the color information includes the color of the background color and the foreground color.

7. A method for controlling an apparatus for communicating with an external apparatus through a network, the method comprising:

capturing an image of a subject;

superimposing a superimposed image upon the captured image, the superimposed image including a character and a background;

storing capability information in a memory, the capability information being associated with color information, which indicates a color relating to the superimposed image;

transmitting the capability information in accordance to requirement for the capability information from the external apparatus;

receiving color information which is related to the capability information transmitted from the external apparatus;

determining whether the received color information includes a color of a background color; and

setting an outline color of the superimposed character based on the received color information, in case that the color information includes the color of a background color.

8. The method according to claim 7,

wherein the setting sets the outline color of the superimposed character to a color of a background color.

9. The method according to claim 7,

wherein the setting sets the outline color of the superimposed character to a color corresponding to a foreground color.

10. The method according to claim 7,

wherein the setting sets the outline color of the superimposed character to a color different from a background color.

11. The method according to claim 7,

wherein the setting sets the outline color of the superimposed character to a color corresponding to a foreground color and a background color.

14. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a computer-executable program of instructions for causing a computer to perform a method for controlling an apparatus for communicating with an external apparatus through a network, the method comprising:

capturing an image of a subject;

superimposing a superimposed image upon the captured image, the superimposed image including a character and a background;

storing capability information in a memory, the capability information being associated with color information, which indicates a color relating to the superimposed image;

transmitting the capability information in accordance to requirement for the capability information from the external apparatus;

receiving color information which is related to the capability information transmitted from the external apparatus;

determining whether the received color information includes a color of a background color; and

setting an outline color of the superimposed character based on the received color information, in case that the color information includes the color of a background color.

15. The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 14, wherein the setting sets the outline color of the superimposed character to a color of a background color.

16. The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 14, wherein the setting sets the outline color of the superimposed character to a color corresponding to a foreground color.

17. The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 14, wherein the setting sets the outline color of the superimposed character to a color different from a background color.

18. The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 14, wherein the setting sets the outline color of the superimposed character to a color corresponding to a foreground color and a background color.