DIGITAL IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND DIGITAL IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD CAPABLE OF OBTAINING SENSIBILITY-BASED IMAGE

• US 20120092515A1
• Filed: 05/25/2011
• Published: 04/19/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 10/14/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Yim, Hyun-ock, Goh, Ji-hyun
• Granted Patent: US 9,013,589 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/222.1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/583 using metadata automatically derived from the content
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/632 for displaying or modifying preview images prior to image capturing, e.g. variety of image resolutions or capturing parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/64 Computer-aided capture of images, e.g. transfer from script file into camera, check of taken image quality, advice or proposal for image composition or decision on when to take image

Abstract

A digital image processing method includes obtaining photographing setting information from an input image, obtaining one or more candidate images corresponding to the obtained photographing setting information from a first database that stores candidate images, and determining photographing setting information for a selected candidate image from a second database that stores photographing setting information corresponding to the candidate images. A digital image processing apparatus includes a photographing setting information obtaining unit that obtains photographing setting information from an input image, a candidate image determining unit that determines one or more candidate images corresponding to the obtained photographing setting information from a first database that stores candidate images, and a photographing setting information determining unit that determines photographing setting information corresponding to a selected candidate image from a second database that stores photographing setting information corresponding to the candidate images.

Claims

1. A digital image processing method comprising:

obtaining photographing setting information from an input image;

obtaining one or more candidate images corresponding to the obtained photographing setting information from a first database that stores a plurality of candidate images according to at least one of a candidate image photographing setting information and a plurality of image effects; and

determining photographing setting information for a selected candidate image from the obtained one or more candidate images from a second database that stores photographing setting information corresponding to the plurality of candidate images.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising displaying the obtained one or more candidate images.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising selecting any one of the displayed one or more candidate images by a user.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising determining priorities of the one or more candidate images according to a similarity between the obtained photographing setting information and the candidate image photographing setting information of the first database.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising selecting any one of the one or more candidate images according to the priorities.

6. The method of claim 4, further comprising displaying the priorities.

7. The method of claim 5, further comprising selecting any one of the obtained one or more candidate images according to the priorities by a user.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

generating a first capture image according to the determined photographing setting information; and

storing the first capture image.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

storing photographing setting information corresponding to the first capture image and the first capture image as a candidate image in the first database; and

storing the photographing setting information regarding the first capture image and the first capture image in the second database.

10. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

generating a second capture image by applying a predetermined photographing setting information; and

storing the second capture image.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the first capture image and the second capture image are obtained by capturing a same subject and are stored in one group.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein the first capture image and the second capture image are obtained by capturing a same subject and are stored in different groups.

13. The method of claim 1, further comprising accessing a server comprising at least one of the first database and the second database.

14. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

determining the one or more candidate images according to photographer information from a third database that stores candidate images according to candidate image photographer information; and

displaying the photographer information from the third database.

15. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

obtaining place information; and

determining another one or more candidate images comprising a plurality of pieces of composition information corresponding to the obtained place information from a third database that stores candidate images comprising the respective plurality of pieces of composition information according to the place information.

16. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

selecting any one of the determined other one or more candidate images; and

providing photographing composition information corresponding to the selected any one of the determined other one or more candidate images.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the providing of the photographing composition information of the selected candidate image comprises displaying the photographing composition information.

18. The method of claim 15, further comprising determining the other one or more candidate images comprising the respective plurality of pieces of composition information corresponding to the obtained place information from a fourth database that stores candidate images according to photographer information.

19. The method of claim 18, further comprising:

selecting any one of the determined other one or more candidate images; and

providing photographing composition information of the selected any one of the determined other one or more candidate images.

20. The method of claim 1, wherein the photographing setting information comprises scene information and one or more candidate images corresponding to the scene information from the first database.

21. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

generating a preview image to which the photographing setting information is applied; and

displaying the preview image.

22. A digital image processing apparatus comprising:

a photographing setting information obtaining unit that obtains photographing setting information from an input image;

a candidate image determining unit that determines one or more candidate images corresponding to the obtained photographing setting information from a first database that stores a plurality of candidate images according to at least one of candidate image photographing setting information and a plurality of image effects; and

a photographing setting information determining unit that determines photographing setting information corresponding to a selected candidate image from the determined one of the one or more candidate images from a second database that stores photographing setting information corresponding to the plurality of candidate images.

23. The digital image processing apparatus of claim 22, further comprising a display unit that displays the determined one or more candidate images.

24. The digital image processing apparatus of claim 23, further comprising:

a manipulation unit that inputs a manipulation signal from a user; and

a selection unit that selects any one of the displayed one or more candidate images according to the manipulation signal.

25. The digital image processing apparatus of claim 22, further comprising a priority determining unit that determines priorities of the determined one or more candidate images according to a similarity between the determined photographing setting information and the photographing setting information of the first database.

26. The digital image processing apparatus of claim 25, further comprising a selection unit that selects any one of the determined one or more candidate images according to the priorities.

27. The digital image processing apparatus of claim 25, further comprising a display unit that displays the priorities.

28. The digital image processing apparatus of claim 27, further comprising a selection unit that selects any one of the displayed candidate images according to a manipulation signal.

29. The digital image processing apparatus of claim 22, further comprising:

a capture image generating unit that generates a first capture image by applying the determined photographing setting information; and

a storing unit that stores the first capture image.

30. The digital image processing apparatus of claim 29, wherein the digital image processing apparatus stores photographing setting information corresponding to the first capture image and the first capture image as a candidate image in the first database;

and stores photographing setting information regarding the first capture image and the first capture image in the second database.

31. The digital image processing apparatus of claim 29, wherein the capture image generating unit generates a second capture image by applying a predetermined photographing setting information;

and the storing unit stores the second capture image.

32. The digital image processing apparatus of claim 31, wherein the first capture image and the second capture image are obtained by capturing a same subject, and the storing unit stores the first capture image and the second capture image together in one group.

33. The digital image processing apparatus of claim 31, wherein the first capture image and the second capture image are obtained by capturing a same subject, and the storing unit stores the first capture image and the second capture image in different groups.

34. The digital image processing apparatus of claim 22, further comprising a communication unit that accesses a server comprising at least one of the first database and the second database.

35. The digital image processing apparatus of claim 23, wherein the candidate image determining unit determines the one or more candidate images according to photographer information from a third database that stores candidate images according to candidate image photographer information;

and the display unit displays the determined photographer information.

36. The digital image processing apparatus of claim 22, further comprising:

a place information determining unit that determines place information,

wherein the candidate image determining unit determines another one or more candidate images comprising a plurality of pieces of composition information corresponding to the determined place information from a third database that stores candidate images comprising the respective plurality of pieces of composition information according to the place information.

37. The digital image processing apparatus of claim 36, further comprising a selecting unit that selects any one of the determined other one or more candidate images.

38. The digital image processing apparatus of claim 37, wherein the display unit displays at least one piece of the plurality of pieces of composition information.

39. The digital image processing apparatus of claim 36, wherein the candidate image determining unit determines the other one or more candidate images comprising the respective plurality of pieces of composition information corresponding to the obtained place information from a fourth database storing candidate images according to candidate image photographer information.

40. The digital image processing apparatus of claim 39, further comprising a selection unit that selects any one of the determined other one or more candidate images, wherein the display unit displays photographer information of the selected candidate image.

41. The digital image processing apparatus of claim 22, wherein the photographing setting information comprises scene information, and the candidate image determining unit determines one or more candidate images corresponding to the scene information from the first database.

42. The digital image processing apparatus of claim 22, further comprising:

a preview image generating unit that generates a preview image to which the photographing setting information is applied; and

a display unit that displays the preview image.