Image processing device, image processing method and program

• US 9,325,904 B2
• Filed: 01/05/2015
• Issued: 04/26/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 03/05/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Higashimoto, Kimu
• Primary Examiner(s): Ho, Tuan
• Assistant Examiner(s): CAMARGO, MARLY S.B.
• Application Number:
  US14/589,083
• Publication Number:
  US 20150156420A1
• Time in Patent Office: 477 Days
• Field of Search: 348/333.05, 348/E5.024, 348/333.06
• US Class Current: 1/1
• 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 3/04815 Interaction with a metaphor-based environment or interaction object displayed as three-dimensional, e.g. changing the user viewpoint with respect to the environment or object
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00352 Input means H04N1/00411 takes precedence; input arrangements for computers G06F3/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00392 Other manual input means, e.g. digitisers or writing tablets
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00458 Sequential viewing of a plurality of images, e.g. browsing or scrolling
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/2112 using still video cameras
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2101/00 Still video cameras
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0084 Digital still camera
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/62 Control of parameters via user interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/633 for displaying additional information relating to control or operation of the camera
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/667 Camera operation mode switching, e.g. between still and video, sport and normal or high- and low-resolution modes

Abstract

An image processing device may include a control unit. The control unit may be operable, in a first mode, to control display on a display screen of a representative image of a group of images and, in a second mode, to control display on the display screen of an image of the group of images corresponding to a posture of the device. In addition, the control unit may be operable to switch between operation in the first mode and the second mode.

Claims

1. A method for controlling an image processing device which displays an image, the method comprising:

guiding a user how to manipulate to display each image in a group of images on a display screen in a group of image display mode;

switching between the group of image display mode and a representative image display mode;

controlling display of the each image in the group of the images on the display screen in the group of image display mode according to a change of posture of the image processing device; and

controlling display of each representative image on the display screen not in accordance with the change of the posture in the representative image display mode.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the guiding how to manipulate to display the each image in the group of images on the display screen in the group of image display mode is performed by controlling display of a manipulation guide on the display screen.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein the manipulation guide is displayed for a predetermined period.

4. The method according to claim 3, further comprising:

deleting the manipulation guide from the display screen after the predetermined period is elapsed.

5. The method according to claim 2, wherein the manipulation guide is superimposed on a second representative image in the group of image display mode.

6. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

controlling display on the display screen so image advancing and image returning relative to a second representative image are performed in the group of image display mode.

7. The method according to claim 6, wherein the manipulation guide indicates that the image advancing or the image returning can be performed by the user performing a manipulation to rotate the image processing device.

8. The method according to the claim 6, wherein the manipulation guide indicates that the image advancing or the image returning can be performed by the user performing a manipulation to move the image processing device by a predetermined distance.

9. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

preparing at least one image of the group of images in a case of switching from the representative image display mode to the group of image display mode.

10. The method according to claim 9, further comprising:

notifying the user that the at least one image of the group of the images is under preparation.

11. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

switching from the representative image display mode to the group of image display mode in a case that a second representative image on the display screen is touched by the user in the representative image display mode.

12. The method according to claim 1, wherein the group of images is a multi-view image.

13. The method according to claim 1, wherein the controlling display of the each representative image on the display screen in the representative image display mode is performed in response to the user touching a display.

14. The method according to claim 1, wherein a second representative image within the group of images is initially displayed in a case of switching from the representative image display mode to the group of image display mode.

15. An image processing device comprising:

a display; and

circuitry configured to;

switch between a first display mode in which one of a plurality of representative images is displayed on the display and a second display mode in which a selected view from different views all of which correspond to a single representative image selected from the plurality of representative images is displayed on the display;

control to change the view on the display according to a change of posture of the image processing device in the second display mode; and

control to change each representative image displayed on the display not in accordance with the change of the posture in the first display mode.

16. The image processing device according to claim 15, wherein the circuitry is configured to guide how to manipulate to display each image of the plurality of representative images on the display screen in the first display mode by controlling display of a manipulation guide on the display screen.

17. The image processing device according to claim 16, wherein the manipulation guide is displayed for a predetermined period.

18. The image processing device according to claim 17, wherein the circuitry is configured to delete the manipulation guide from the display screen after the predetermined period is elapsed.

19. The image processing device according to claim 16, wherein the manipulation guide is superimposed on a second representative image of the plurality of representative images in the second display mode.

20. The image processing device according to claim 16, wherein the manipulation guide indicates that the image advancing or the image returning can be performed by a user performing a manipulation to rotate the image processing device.

21. The image processing device according to claim 16, wherein the manipulation guide indicates that the image advancing or the image returning can be performed by a user performing a manipulation to move the image processing device by a predetermined distance.

22. The image processing device according to claim 15,

wherein the different views show a same subject.

23. The image processing device according to claim 15, wherein the circuitry is configured to:

control display on the display screen so image advancing and image returning relative to a second representative image of the plurality of representative images are performed in the second display mode.

24. The image processing device according to claim 15, wherein the circuitry is configured to prepare at least one image of the plurality of representative images in a case of switching from the first display mode to the second display mode.

25. The image processing device according to claim 24, wherein the circuitry is configured to notify a user that the at least one image of the plurality of representative images is under preparation.

26. The image processing device according to claim 15, wherein the circuitry is configured to switch from the first display mode to the second display mode in a case that the single representative image on the display screen is touched by a user in the first display mode.

27. The image processing device according to claim 15, wherein the circuitry is configured to control display of the each representative image on the display screen in the first display mode in response to a user touching a display.

28. The image processing device according to claim 15, wherein the single representative image of the plurality of representative images is initially displayed in a case of switching from the first display mode to the second display mode.

29. A method for controlling an image processing device having a display screen, the method comprising:

switching between a first display mode in which one of a plurality of representative images is displayed on the display screen and a second display mode in which a selected view from different views all of which correspond to a single representative image selected from the plurality of representative images is displayed on the display screen;

controlling to change the view on the display screen according to a change of posture of the image processing device in the second display mode; and

controlling to change each representative image displayed on the display screen not in accordance with the change of the posture in the first display mode.

30. The method according to claim 29,

wherein the different views show a same subject.

31. The method according to claim 29, further comprising:

guiding how to manipulate to display each image of the plurality of the representative images on the display screen in the second display mode by controlling display of a manipulation guide on the display screen.

32. The method according to claim 31, wherein the manipulation guide is superimposed on a second representative image of the plurality of representative images in the second display mode.

33. The method according to claim 31, wherein the manipulation guide indicates that the image advancing or the image returning can be performed by a user performing a manipulation to rotate the image processing device.

34. The method according to claim 31, wherein the manipulation guide indicates that the image advancing or the image returning can be performed by a user performing a manipulation to move the image processing device by a predetermined distance.

35. The method according to claim 29, further comprising:

controlling display on the display screen so image advancing and image returning relative to a second representative image of the plurality of representative images are performed in the second display mode.

36. The method according to claim 31, wherein the manipulation guide is displayed for a predetermined period.

37. The method according to claim 36, further comprising:

deleting the manipulation guide from the display screen after the predetermined period is elapsed.

38. The method according to claim 29, further comprising:

preparing at least one image of the plurality of representative images in a case of switching from the first display mode to the second display mode.

39. The method according to claim 38, further comprising:

notifying a user that the at least one image of the plurality of representative images is under preparation.

40. The method according to claim 29, further comprising:

switching from the first display mode to the second display mode in a case that the single representative image on the display screen is touched by a user in the first display mode.

41. The method according to claim 29, further comprising:

controlling display of the each representative image on the display screen in the first display mode in response to a user touching a display.

42. The method according to claim 29, wherein the single representative image of the plurality of representative images is initially displayed in a case of switching from the first display mode to the second display mode.