Image processing apparatus, control method for image processing apparatus, and storage medium

• US 9,729,739 B2
• Filed: 01/06/2016
• Issued: 08/08/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 01/07/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Inventors: Shogaki, Yohei
• Primary Examiner(s): Siddo, Ibrahim
• Application Number:
  US14/989,721
• Publication Number:
  US 20160198052A1
• Time in Patent Office: 580 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04806 Zoom, i.e. interaction techniques or interactors for controlling the zooming operation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04845 for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00392 Other manual input means, e.g. digitisers or writing tablets
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00411 the display also being used for user input, e.g. touch screen
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/0044 for image preview or review, e.g. to help the user position a sheet
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00469 with enlargement of a selected area of the displayed information
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0094 Multifunctional device, i.e. a device capable of all of reading, reproducing, copying, facsimile transception, file transception

Abstract

In response to a start of a pinch-out operation in a first display area displaying a preview image, display is switched from a first display mode to a second display mode, and in a case where a pinch-in operation in the first display area ends and a display size of the preview image reaches a predetermined threshold, the display is switched from the second display mode to the first display mode.

Claims

1. An image processing apparatus with a touch panel comprising at least one processor that executes a program to function as:

a detection unit configured to be capable of detecting a touch of an input instruction member on the touch panel, and a position of the touch of the input instruction member, and a release of the input instruction member touching the touch panel from the touch panel;

a display control unit configured to be capable of switching between a first display mode for displaying a screen including a first display area for displaying a preview image and a second display area in which the preview image is not displayed, the second display area being for displaying at least one button for operating the preview image being displayed on the first display area, and a second display mode for expanding the first display area to be larger than the first display area in the first display mode, and hiding the second display area, or reducing the second display area and displaying the reduced second display area; and

a calculation unit configured to calculate a distance between or among at least two input instruction members touching the first display area, based on the detecting result of the detection unit,

wherein, based on the distance between or among at least two input instruction members touching the first display area, the display control unit enlarges or reduces the preview image being displayed in the first display area, and switches between the first display mode and the second display mode based on enlargement or reduction in size of the preview image.

2. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein, in the first display mode, in a case where the distance between or among the at least two input instruction members touching the first display area is a predetermined value or more, the display control unit enlarges the preview image being displayed in the first display area and switches from the first display mode to the second display mode, and wherein, in the second display mode, in a case where the distance between or among the at east two input instruction members touching the first display area is a predetermined value or less, the display control unit reduces the preview image being displayed in the first display area, and, in a case where it is detected that the number of input instruction members touching the first display area, among the at least two input instruction members, becomes equal to or less than one, the display control unit switches from the second display mode to the first display mode.

3. The image processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein, in the second display mode, in a case where it is detected that the number of input instruction members touching the first display area, among the at least two input instruction members, becomes equal to or less than one, and a display size of the preview image becomes equal to or less than a predetermined threshold, the display control unit switches from the second display mode to the first display mode.

4. The image processing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein, in the second display mode, in a case where it is detected that the number of input instruction members touching the first display area, among the at least two input instruction members, becomes equal to or less than one, and the display size of the preview image is greater than a predetermined size, the display control unit omits to switch from the second display mode to the first display mode.

5. The image processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein, when the second display mode is switched to the first display mode, the display control unit places the preview image, so as to match centers of the first display area and the preview image.

6. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a storage unit configured to store image data,

wherein, in the first display area, a preview image of the image data stored in the storage unit is displayed.

7. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein, in the first display area, one or a plurality of preview images is displayed.

8. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein, in the second display area, at least one of a transmission instruction button used to provide an instruction for transmitting the preview image displayed in the first display area, and a print instruction button used to provide an instruction for printing the preview image displayed in the first display area, is displayed.

9. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein, in the second display area, at least one of a change button used to change a page of the preview image displayed in the first display area, and a deletion button used to delete a page corresponding to the preview image displayed in the first display area is displayed.

10. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a reading unit configured to generate an image by reading an image on an original document.

11. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a printing unit configured to print an image.

12. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein, in the first display mode, in a case where the distance between or among the at least two input instruction members touching the first display area is a predetermined value or more, the display control unit enlarges the preview image being displayed in the first display area and, in a case where it is detected that the number of input instruction members touching the first display area, among the at least two input instruction members, becomes equal to or less than one, the display control unit switches from the first display mode to the second display mode, and wherein, in the second display mode, in a case where the distance between or among the at least two input instruction members touching the first display area is a predetermined value or less, the display control unit reduces the preview image being displayed in the first display area, and in a case where a display size of the preview image becomes equal to or less than a predetermined threshold, the display control unit switches from the second display mode to the first display mode.

13. A control method for an image processing apparatus having a touch panel and capable of detecting a touch of an input instruction member on the touch panel, and a position of the touch of the input instruction member, and a release of the input instruction member touching the touch panel from the touch panel, the control method comprising:

controlling display to switch between a first display mode for displaying a screen including a first display area for displaying a preview image and a second display area in which the preview image is not displayed, the second display area being for displaying at east one button for operating the preview image being displayed on the first display area, and a second display mode for expanding the first display area to be larger than the first display area in the first display mode, and hiding the second display area, or reducing the second display area and displaying the reduced second display area; and

calculating a distance between or among at least two input instructions members touching the first display area, cased on the detecting result,

wherein, based the distance between or among at least two input instruction members touching the first display area, enlarging or reducing the preview image being displayed in the first display area, and switching between the first display mode and the second display mode based on enlargement reduction in size of the preview image.

14. A non-transitory storage medium storing a program for causing a computer to execute a control method for an image processing apparatus having a touch panel and capable of detecting a touch of an input instruction member on the touch panel, and a position of the touch of the input instruction member, and a release of the input instruction member touching the touch panel from the touch panel, the control method comprising;

controlling display to switch between a first display mode for displaying a screen including a first display area for displaying a preview image and a second display area in which the preview image is not displayed, the second display area being for displaying at least one button for operating the preview image being displayed on the first display area, and a second display mode for expanding the first display area to be larger than the first display area in the first display mode; and

hiding the second display area, or reducing the second display area and displaying the reduced second display area; and

calculating a distance between or among at least two input instructions members touching the first display area, based on the detecting result,

wherein;

based the distance between or among at least two input instruction members touching the first display area, enlarging or reducing the preview image being displayed in the first display area, and switching between the first display mode and the second display mode based on enlargement reduction in size of the preview image.