IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM

• US 20100149132A1
• Filed: 10/20/2009
• Published: 06/17/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 12/15/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Ozawa, Hiroyuki, Iwase, Ayako
• Granted Patent: US 8,823,637 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/175
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1626 with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1643 the display being associated to a digitizer, e.g. laptops that can be used as penpads details related to the relative motion of the display enclosure with respect to the body enclosure, e.g. to move between laptop and tablet PC configuration G06F1/1615
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1694 the I/O peripheral being a single or a set of motion sensors for pointer control or gesture input obtained by sensing movements of the portable computer
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/532 Query formulation, e.g. graphical querying
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2200/1636 Sensing arrangement for detection of a tap gesture on the housing
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2200/1637 Sensing arrangement for detection of housing movement or orientation, e.g. for controlling scrolling or cursor movement on the display of an handheld computer
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/0381 Multimodal input, i.e. interface arrangements enabling the user to issue commands by simultaneous use of input devices of different nature, e.g. voice plus gesture on digitizer
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04808 Several contacts: gestures triggering a specific function, e.g. scrolling, zooming, right-click, when the user establishes several contacts with the surface simultaneously; e.g. using several fingers or a combination of fingers and pen
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/038 Control and interface arrangements therefor, e.g. drivers or device-embedded control circuitry
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/62 Control of parameters via user interfaces

Abstract

An image processing apparatus includes: a determining unit configured to determine one or more pieces of image data to be processed; a motion detecting unit configured to detect the motion of the image processing apparatus; a processing unit configured to execute predetermined processing regarding the one or more pieces of image data determined via the determining unit; and a processing control unit configured to execute control so as to execute the predetermined processing via the processing unit, in the case of detecting that a particular operation has been executed as to the image processing apparatus via the motion detecting unit.

Claims

1. An image processing apparatus comprising:

determining means configured to determine one or more pieces of image data to be processed;

motion detecting means configured to detect the motion of said image processing apparatus;

processing means configured to execute predetermined processing regarding said one or more pieces of image data determined via said determining means; and

processing control means configured to execute control so as to execute said predetermined processing via said processing means, in the case of detecting that a particular operation has been executed as to said image processing apparatus via said motion detecting means.

2. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein an operation to be executed as to said image processing apparatus to be detected via said motion detecting means is one or more operations of an operation for laying over or raising said image processing apparatus, an operation for shaking said image processing apparatus, and an operation for tapping said image processing apparatus.

3. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said processing means are holding means configured to hold said one or more pieces of image data determined via said determining means.

4. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said processing means are playback means configured to play said one or more pieces of image data determined via said determining means.

5. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said processing means are recording means configured to record said one or more pieces of image data determined via said determining means in a predetermined storage destination.

6. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said processing means are transmission means configured to transmit said one or more pieces of image data determined via said determining means to another apparatus.

7. An image processing method comprising the steps of:

determining of, with determining means, one or more pieces of image data to be processed;

detecting of, with motion detecting means, the motion of said image processing apparatus; and

executing control so as to execute predetermined processing by processing means configured to execute predetermined processing regarding said one or more pieces of image data determined via said determining, in the case of detecting that a particular operation has been executed as to said image processing apparatus in said detecting.

8. An image processing program that a computer implemented in an image processing apparatus executes, said program comprising the steps of:

determining of, with determining means, one or more pieces of image data to be processed;

detecting of, with motion detecting means, the motion of said image processing apparatus; and

executing control so as to execute predetermined processing by processing means configured to execute predetermined processing regarding said one or more pieces of image data determined via said determining, in the case of detecting that a particular operation has been executed as to said image processing apparatus in said detecting.

9. An image processing apparatus comprising:

a determining unit configured to determine one or more pieces of image data to be processed;

a motion detecting unit configured to detect the motion of said image processing apparatus;

a processing unit configured to execute predetermined processing regarding said one or more pieces of image data determined via said determining unit; and

a processing control unit configured to execute control so as to execute said predetermined processing via said processing unit, in the case of detecting that a particular operation has been executed as to said image processing apparatus via said motion detecting unit.

10. An image processing method comprising the steps of:

determining of, with a determining unit, one or more pieces of image data to be processed;

detecting of, with a motion detecting unit, the motion of said image processing apparatus; and

executing control so as to execute predetermined processing by a processing unit configured to execute predetermined processing regarding said one or more pieces of image data determined via said determining, in the case of detecting that a particular operation has been executed as to said image processing apparatus in said detecting.

11. An image processing program that a computer implemented in an image processing apparatus executes, said program comprising the steps of:

determining of, with a determining unit, one or more pieces of image data to be processed;

detecting of, with a motion detecting unit, the motion of said image processing apparatus; and

executing control so as to execute predetermined processing by a processing unit configured to execute predetermined processing regarding said one or more pieces of image data determined via said determining, in the case of detecting that a particular operation has been executed as to said image processing apparatus in said detecting.