Effect adding device, effect adding method, effect adding program, storage medium where effect adding program is stored

• US 7,103,840 B2
• Filed: 08/29/2001
• Issued: 09/05/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 08/30/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Nishimura, Takanori, Ihara, Keigo, Shiroma, Shin, Yoshioka, Keiichi, Fukuda, Junko, Sueyoshi, Takahiko
• Primary Examiner(s): Lo, Weilun
• Assistant Examiner(s): Theriault, Steven B.
• Application Number:
  US10/089,096
• Publication Number:
  US 20020163531A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,833 Days
• Field of Search: 715/726, 715/723, 715/837, 386/52, 386/4, 348/231.99, 348/239
• US Class Current: 715/726
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/162 changing, e.g. reversing, the face orientation of the screen with a two degrees of freedom mechanism, e.g. for folding into tablet PC like position or orienting towards the direction opposite to the user to show to a second user
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1671 Special purpose buttons or auxiliary keyboards, e.g. retractable mini keypads, keypads or buttons that remain accessible at closed laptop G06F1/1666 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1686 the I/O peripheral being an integrated camera
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2743 Video hosting of uploaded data from client
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4223 Cameras H04N23/00 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/426 Internal components of the client ; Characteristics thereof H04N5/44 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47205 for manipulating displayed content, e.g. interacting with MPEG-4 objects, editing locally
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6125 involving transmission via Internet transmission by internet of broadcast information H04H60/82
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/531 being rotatable or detachable
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/62 Control of parameters via user interfaces
• 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 23/633 for displaying additional information relating to control or operation of the camera
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/262 Studio circuits, e.g. for mixing, switching-over, change of character of image, other special effects ; Cameras specially adapted for the electronic generation of special effects
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/2621 Cameras specially adapted for the electronic generation of special effects during image pickup, e.g. digital cameras, camcorders, video cameras having integrated special effects capability
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/17318 Direct or substantially direct transmission and handling of requests

Abstract

The present invention is capable of easily and quickly selecting and applying desired effects. In the present invention, single-shot effects and continuous effects for specifying special effects for images are arranged and displayed in the order of use in a single-effect display area 105A and a continuous effect display area 105B of an effect list display area 105, so that the user can easily and quickly select a single-shot effect and a continuous effect to apply desired special effects, in order to easily and quickly apply the desired special effects to input image at desired timing.

Claims

1. An effect applying device comprising:

display means for displaying various items of information;

effect specifying information arranging means for displaying effect specifying information which specifies effects for images, in a preset arrangement on said display means;

selecting means for selecting desired effect specifying information out of said effect specifying information displayed on said display means by said effect specifying information arranging means; and

effect applying means for applying effects specified by said desired effect specifying information selected by said selecting means, to input images, wherein,

said effect specifying information arranging means displays the arrangement of said effect specifying information in plural lines,

the arrangement of said effect specifying information includes a first arrangement for specifying short-term effects which can be applied for specified time, and a second arrangement for specifying continuous effects which can be continuously applied, and

when said first arrangement for specifying short-term effects is selected only a short-term effect area is active and a continuous effect setting area is inactive and not able to be selected.

2. The effect applying device according to claim 1, comprising operating means for entering operator'"'"'s operations, and wherein

said effect specifying information arranging means displays a part of the arrangement of said effect specifying information, and scroll-displays the arrangement according to operation of said operating means.

3. The effect applying device according to claim 1, wherein said selecting means comprises:

first selecting means for selecting one item of effect specifying information out of each of the first arrangement and the second arrangement en bloc; and

second selecting means for selecting one item of effect specifying information out of said effect specifying information selected by said first selecting means en bloc.

4. The effect applying device according to claim 3, wherein:

said first selecting means selects, en bloc, said effect specifying information which are arranged side by side in a row in the first arrangement and the second arrangement; and

said second selecting means selects said effect specifying information in one line out of said effect specifying information

selected en bloc, from either the first arrangement or the second arrangement.

5. The effect applying device according to claim 1, wherein said effect applying device comprises arrangement setting means for selecting one or more effects out of preset plural effects based on operator'"'"'s operations and for setting the arrangement of the effect specifying information specifying said selected effects.

6. The effect applying device according to claim 4, wherein said effect applying device comprises

effect specifying informing means for displaying a kind informing screen for showing kinds of two items of effect specifying information which are arranged in different rows, on said display means, when the effect specifying information in one line is selected by said second selecting means out of the effect specifying information which are arranged side by side in one row and are selected by said first selecting means en bloc, and the effect specifying information in a line different from the one line is selected by said second selecting means out of effect specifying information in a row different from the one row selected next by said first selecting means en bloc, in order to make the operator recognize the kinds of two items of effect specifying information of which the effects are applied by said effect applying means.

7. An effect applying method comprising:

an arrangement display step of displaying effect specifying information for specifying effects for images in a preset arrangement;

a selecting step of selecting desired effect specifying information out of said displayed effect specifying information; and

an effect applying step of applying effects specified by said selected effect specifying information, to input images, wherein,

said arrangement display step is to display the arrangement of said effect specifying information in plural lines,

the arrangement of said effect specifying information includes a first arrangement for specifying short-term effects which can be applied for specified time, and a second arrangement for specifying continuous effects which can be continuously applied, and

when said first arrangement for specifying short-term effects is selected only a short-term effect area is active and a continuous effect setting area is inactive and not able to be selected.

9. The effect applying method according to claim 7, wherein said arrangement display step is to display a part of the arrangement of said effect specifying information and to scroll-display said arrangement based on operator'"'"'s operations.

10. The effect applying method according to claim 7, wherein said selecting step comprises:

a first selecting step of selecting one item of effect specifying information from each of the first arrangement and the second arrangement en bloc; and

a second selecting step of selecting one item of effect specifying information out of said effect specifying information selected at said first selecting step en bloc.

11. The effect applying method according to claim 10, wherein:

said first selecting step is to select said effect specifying information which are arranged side by side in one row in the first arrangement and the second arrangement en bloc; and

said second selecting step is to select said effect specifying information in one line out of said effect specifying information selected en bloc, from either the first arrangement or the second arrangement.

12. The effect applying method according to claim 7, comprising an arrangement setting step of selecting one or more effects out of preset effects for images based on operator'"'"'s operations and of setting the arrangement of the effect specifying information specifying said selected effects.

13. The effect applying method according to claim 7, wherein said effect applying method comprises

an effect specifying information informing step of displaying a kind informing screen for showing the kinds of two items of effect specifying information which are arranged in different rows, on the display means, when the effect specifying information in one line is selected at said second selecting step out of the effect specifying information which are arranged side by side in one row and are selected at said first selecting step en bloc, and the effect specifying information in a different line from the one line is selected at said second selecting step out of effect specifying information which are arranged in another row and are selected next at said first selecting step en bloc, in order to make the operator recognize the kinds of two items of effect specifying information of which the effects are applied by said effect applying means.

8. An effect applying method wherein:

a terminal is configured to perform steps of;

an arrangement display step of displaying effect specifying information for specifying effects for images in a preset arrangement;

a selecting step of selecting desired effect specifying information out of said displayed effect specifying information; and

a transmission step of transmitting input images to a predetermined server via a network and informing said server of said selected effect specifying information; and

said server comprises

an effect applying step of applying effects specified by said selected effect specifying information to said input images, wherein,

said arrangement display step is to display the arrangement of said effect specifying information in plural lines,

the arrangement of said effect specifying information includes a first arrangement for specifying short-term effects which can be applied for specified time, and a second arrangement for specifying continuous effects which can be continuously applied, and

when said first arrangement for specifying short-term effects is selected only a short-term effect area is active and a continuous effect setting area is inactive and not able to be selected.

14. An effect applying computer program product for storing instructions for execution by a processor, which when executed by the processor, causes the processor to apply an effect, said effect applying computer program product comprising:

an arrangement display step of displaying effect specifying information for specifying effects for images in a preset arrangement;

a selecting step of selecting desired effect specifying information out of the displayed effect specifying information; and

an effect applying step of applying effects specified by the selected effect specifying information, to input images, wherein,

said arrangement display step is to display the arrangement of said effect specifying information in plural lines,

the arrangement of said effect specifying information includes a first arrangement for specifying short-term effects which can be applied for specified time and a second arrangement for specifying continuous effects which can be continuously applied, and

when said first arrangement for specifying short-term effects is selected only a short-term effect area is active and a continuous effect setting area is inactive and not able to be selected.

15. The effect applying computer program product according to claim 14, wherein said arrangement display step is to display a part of the arrangement of said effect specifying information and to scroll-display the arrangement based on operator'"'"'s operations.

16. The effect applying computer program product according to claim 14, wherein said selecting step comprises:

a first selecting step of selecting one item of effect specifying information out of each of the first arrangement and the second arrangement en bloc; and

a second selecting step of selecting one item of effect specifying information out of the effect specifying information selected at said first selecting step en bloc.

17. The effect applying computer program product according to claim 16, wherein said first selecting step is to select the effect specifying information which are arranged side by side in one row in the first arrangement and the second arrangement, en bloc;

and

said second selecting step is to select the effect specifying information in one line out of said effect specifying information selected en bloc, from either the first arrangement or the second arrangement.

18. The effect applying computer program product according to claim 14, comprising

an arrangement setting step of selecting one or more effects out of preset effects for images based on operator'"'"'s operations, and of setting the arrangement of effect specifying information specifying said selected effects.

19. The effect applying computer program product according to claim 14, comprising

an effect specifying information informing step of displaying a kind informing screen for showing the kinds of two items of effect specifying information in different rows, on the display means, when the effect specifying information in one line is selected at said second selecting step out of the effect specifying information which are arranged side by side in one row and are selected at said first selecting step en bloc and effect specifying information in a different line from the one line is selected at said second selecting step out of effect specifying information in a different row from the one row which are selected next at said second selecting step en bloc, in order to make the operator recognize the kinds of two items of effect specifying information of which the effects are applied by said effect applying means.