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| 20080225154 | DIGITAL CAMERA AND MENU DISPLAY METHOD OF SAME - A digital camera includes a rotatable wheel, a screen, and a menu display system for displaying menu on the screen. The menu display system includes a primary menu having a number of menu options and may have one or more hierarchical submenu options. The submenu is disk-shaped with a number of sub-submenu options displayed around the disk, each of the sub-submenu options can be selected by rotating the rotatable wheel clockwise or anticlockwise. The digital camera is capable of being operated quickly and efficiently. | 09-18-2008 |
| 20080273109 | PORTABLE DEVICE WITH INTERACTIVE DISPLAY AND GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION CAPABILITY - A portable device having geographical location technology includes: a camera, for capturing an image; a wireless access circuit for accessing a geographical database to generate information according to the geographical location technology of the portable device; a display screen, for displaying at least the image and the generated information, the display screen comprising: a location bar, comprising at least one location point, each location point corresponding to at least one point of interest in a displayed image; and a processing circuit, coupled to the camera, the wireless access circuit, and the display screen, for controlling operations of the camera, the wireless access circuit, and the display screen. | 11-06-2008 |
| 20080297638 | INFORMATION DISPLAY APPARATUS, IMAGE TAKING APPARATUS, AND METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR CONTROLLING DISPLAYING INFORMATION - An information display apparatus includes an input device adapted to input user operation information, a touch sensor adapted to detect the state of the input device in terms of whether the input device is touched by a user, a display adapted to display information, and a control unit adapted to receive user operation information from the input device and sensor detection information from the touch sensor, and control displaying of the information on the display in accordance with the received user operation information and the sensor detection information. If the touch information indicating that the input device is touched by the user is received from the touch sensor, the control unit displays first information associated with the input device on the display. If the input device is maintained in the touched state longer than a predetermined period, the control unit switches the displayed information into second information. | 12-04-2008 |
| 20090015702 | ENHANCED IMAGE CAPTURING FUNCTIONALITY - The present invention may be directed to a method, image capturing device and computer program product for providing image capturing functionality as well as to a method, image capturing device and computer program product for enabling the provision of image capturing functionality. An image capturing device that may enable the provision of functionality may capture an image detects its own position and store the image as an image capturing template and position data regarding the position as associated template data to be used for the capturing of further images. An image capturing device providing such functionality may receive a user selection of a stored image for use as an image capturing template, and may present the template in a view finder of the image capturing device. The template may be presented in a semi-transparent version for allowing the template and a scene to be captured to be viewed via the view-finder. | 01-15-2009 |
| 20090040357 | INFORMATION DISPLAY DEVICE - The present invention provides an information display device including an imaging unit that executes an imaging process to image a subject to output an imaging signal; a monitor capable of displaying an image of the subject based on the imaging signal; a switching part located near the monitor; a first display controller for displaying, in a menu on the monitor, each of a first group of items consisting of a plurality of items associated with the imaging process, whereby first setting data can be set; and a second display controller for displaying, in a menu on the monitor, each of a second group of items associated with a plurality of particular items in the first group and having fewer items than the first group, whereby second setting data can be set, wherein switching between the first and second display controllers is performed by operating the switching part. | 02-12-2009 |
| 20090128680 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING SAME - An image capturing apparatus for capturing a chart having color patches of a plurality of colors using a taking lens and obtaining a color-patch signal for creating a color profile. In the apparatus, the type of chart is identified, after which the focal length of the taking lens is acquired. Then, based upon the focal length, object distance suited to the chart type is determined and the user is notified of the object distance. | 05-21-2009 |
| 20090160995 | DISPLAY DEVICE, PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS, AND DISPLAY METHOD - A feature area having a visual feature is analyzed for each of at least three of similar images in a memory card, and the analyzed feature areas are displayed on a display screen while overlapped with a reference image. The visual feature is used to distinguish an image from other images in the plural images. In the case where the images of the feature areas are displayed on the display screen while visually overlapped, when a user touches a touch panel on the display screen, the image corresponding to the feature area to which the touched point belongs is read from the memory card and displayed on the display screen. | 06-25-2009 |
| 20090167919 | Method, Apparatus and Computer Program Product for Displaying an Indication of an Object Within a Current Field of View - A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided for displaying an indication of an object when location information associated with the object describes a location within the current field of view of an imaging device. The indication of the object can be displayed within a map image, live image, etc., when the location information associated with the object describes a location within the current field of view of an imaging device. | 07-02-2009 |
| 20090167920 | IMAGING AND DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD - The object of the present invention is to provide an imaging and display apparatus and method for providing small and reasonable apparatus while the imaging frame rate of the imaging element can be high without decreasing the resolution of the display image. For this object, an imaging and display apparatus comprises an imaging element | 07-02-2009 |
| 20090237548 | CAMERA, STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING STORED THEREIN CAMERA CONTROL PROGRAM, AND CAMERA CONTROL METHOD | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090244354 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE IMAGING APPARATUS - An imaging apparatus includes an image generation unit configured to photoelectrically convert an object image formed by an imaging optical system to generate an image, a control unit configured to perform focusing control of the imaging optical system, an object detecting unit configured to detect a plurality of object regions based on the image generated by the image generation unit, and a display unit configured to display the plurality of object regions detected by the object detecting unit. The object detecting unit sequentially detects the object regions at a plurality of positions to which the imaging optical system is moved, and the display unit juxtaposes and displays the object regions detected by the object detecting unit with respect to the image. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20090268074 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND IMAGING METHOD - An imaging apparatus capable of reducing the possibility that shooting images fails, by preventing a subject from going out of the frame, being occluded and being recognized erroneously, and improving the usability of the tracking function. With this imaging apparatus, display information creating section | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090278973 | Electronic apparatus - An electronic apparatus includes: a display at which a photographic image and a map image are displayed; a display control unit that controls the display so as to display identifiers each indicating a specific photographing location at which the photographic image among a plurality of photographic images was captured, over the map image displayed at the display; and an instruction unit that issues an instruction indicating a display mode for the identifier. | 11-12-2009 |
| 20090303373 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - There is provided an image processing apparatus allowing a user to easily process a captured image. This image processing apparatus displays an image generated based on image data and an item representing processing for the image data on a screen, detects a change in the orientation thereof, and performs processing upon the image data corresponding to the displayed image based on a detection result of the change in the orientation thereof. | 12-10-2009 |
| 20100002124 | IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE WITH OPERATION SCHEDULING AND IMAGE CAPTURING METHOD THEREOF - An image capturing device includes a clock and an operation scheduling system. The operation scheduling system includes a selecting module, a setting module, a first storing module, a determining module, and an executing module. The selecting module is configured for selecting an operation from a plurality of different operations according to a user's selection. The setting module is configured for scheduling a time according to users input. The first storing module is capable of storing the operation selected and the schedule set by users. The determining module is configured for monitoring the clock and determining when it is time to perform a scheduled operation according to the schedule. The executing module is configured for executing the operation until the time of the clock arrive to the scheduled time. | 01-07-2010 |
| 20100020222 | Image Capturing Device with Touch Screen for Adjusting Camera Settings - Several methods for operating a built-in digital camera of a portable, handheld electronic device are described. In one embodiment, the device receives a user selection (e.g., tap, tap and hold, gesture) of a region displayed on the display screen (e.g., touch sensitive screen). A touch to focus mode may then be initiated in response to the user selection and exposure and focus parameters determined and adjusted. Then, an automatic scene detection mechanism can determine whether a scene has changed. If the scene has changed, then the touch to focus mode ends and a default automatic focus mode initiates. This mode sets a new exposure metering area and focus area prior to determining and adjusting exposure and focus parameters, respectively. | 01-28-2010 |
| 20100020223 | Operator Control Unit with Tracking - An apparatus equipped with an electronic camera, lensed optics, and a visual display in communication with the optics. An analog or digital video signal is conveyed to an operator of the apparatus through the visual display. The apparatus includes an embedded processor to track the orientation and position of the apparatus. Orientation and position information of the apparatus is used to dynamically recalculate display information. In addition, the apparatus may be in communication with a remote device having digital camera optics. Orientation and position information of the apparatus may be conveyed to the remote device to alter the orientation and position of the associated electronic camera optics. The global position and orientation data is refined through the use of a machine vision algorithm. Accordingly, data conveyed to the operator of the apparatus is in relation to the orientation and position of the apparatus and/or the associated orientation and position of the remote device. | 01-28-2010 |
| 20100033614 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING DIGITAL IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, MEDIUM FOR RECORDING THE METHOD, AND DIGITAL IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS OPERATING ACCORDING TO THE METHOD - Provided are a method of controlling a digital image processing apparatus, and a digital image processing apparatus operating according to the method. The method includes receiving a menu content selection signal, generating meta data corresponding to the menu content selection signal, selecting menu content corresponding to the meta data, and displaying the selected menu content. | 02-11-2010 |
| 20100066890 | DIGITAL CAMERA - A digital camera of the present invention allows a lens unit to be attachable/detachable with respect thereto. The digital camera of the present invention includes a plurality of display portions and a control portion. When a mode for displaying an image on a first display portion among the plurality of display portions is set, the control portion causes the digital camera to come out of the mode and causes the display portion to display the setting information of the digital camera in accordance with an operation of the setting manipulation portion. Further, when a battery cover is opened, the control portion stops a display operation in the display portion. Further, when a voltage of a battery accommodated in a battery accommodating portion becomes lower than a predetermined value, the control portion selects a predetermined display portion to perform a warning display and turns off a power source after an elapse of a predetermined time. When the lens unit attached to the digital camera is removed, the control portion performs a warning display with respect to the display portion. Further, while the display portion displays a real-time image, when a terminal from an external apparatus is connected to an output terminal, the control portion causes image data stored in a storage portion to be output to the external apparatus through the output terminal. | 03-18-2010 |
| 20100073544 | IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE, IMAGE-CAPTURING DEVICE, AND PROGRAM - An image-capturing device (image display device) | 03-25-2010 |
| 20100103305 | IMAGE CAPTURE APPARATUS WITH OPTICAL FINDER - A first display region for displaying an optical image of an object and a second display region for displaying information are provided for a finder device. The first display region and the second display region can be observed at the same time through an eyepiece window. On the second display region, an electric image that is photoelectrically converted by an image pickup element is displayed. That reduces failures to take a shutter chance and enables a state of the captured image and auxiliary information to be checked. | 04-29-2010 |
| 20100110266 | Image photography apparatus and method for proposing composition based person - An image photographing method and apparatus for proposing a human composition. The image photographing apparatus may determine optimal composition information based on feature information that is detected from a photographed image and control a photographing parameter based on the determined optimal composition information. | 05-06-2010 |
| 20100110267 | DIGITAL IMAGING APPARATUS AND IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD - A digital imaging apparatus comprises a plurality of displays that can display the same content or different content. In a first mode, the same image content may be displayed on both displays, in a second mode, image content may be displayed on one of the displays, and in a third mode, different content may be displayed on the two displays simultaneously. The displays may be of different sizes to accommodate displaying image content in a normal mode or in a wide mode. The viewing angle of two orthogonally disposed displays may be selected so that the displays provide a substantially combined continuous viewing angle greater than 90 degrees. | 05-06-2010 |
| 20100123815 | SCENE INFORMATION DISPLAYING METHOD AND APPARATUS AND DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS USING THE SCENE INFORMATION DISPLAYING METHOD AND APPARATUS - In exemplary scene information displaying apparatus and methods, scene information is detected from an input image, a scene for the input image is determined by using the scene information, probabilities that the determined scene corresponds to respective scene modes are calculated, and a scene information identifier including the probabilities for the scene modes is generated and displayed. Thus, users may be informed of all applicable scene modes for a current image. | 05-20-2010 |
| 20100149399 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PROVIDING SERVER, AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FILTERING SYSTEM - Only landmark information desired by a user out of a plurality of landmark information transmitted from a map server is displayed. An image capturing apparatus ( | 06-17-2010 |
| 20100157127 | Image Display Apparatus and Image Sensing Apparatus - An image display apparatus includes a subject distance detection portion which detects a subject distance of each subject whose image is taken by an image taking portion, an output image generating portion which generates an image in which a subject positioned within a specific distance range is in focus as an output image from an input image taken by the image taking portion, and a display controller which extracts an in-focus region that is an image region in the output image in which region the subject positioned within the specific distance range appears based on a result of the detection by the subject distance detection portion, and controls a display portion to display a display image based on the output image so that the in-focus region can be visually distinguished. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100171861 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An information processing apparatus includes a processing unit configured to execute a predetermined process, an acquisition unit configured to acquire a progress situation of the predetermined process executed by the processing unit, and a display control unit configured to display a progress situation display area for indicating the progress situation of the predetermined process on an area which lies along a plurality of adjacent sides of the display area on a display apparatus, and control a display state of the progress situation display area based on the progress situation acquired by the acquisition unit so that the display state changes from a state indicating that processing is yet to be performed to a state indicating that processing has been performed, progressively from one end to another end of the progress situation display area at a different rate based on a length of the sides along which the progress situation display area lies. | 07-08-2010 |
| 20100177233 | Picture display controlling apparatus and picture display controlling method - Disclosed herein is a picture display controlling apparatus capable of improving the user's ease of operation upon selecting picture data on a small-size screen of digital cameras or the like. Picture data items held in a data holding unit ( | 07-15-2010 |
| 20100182479 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD - An apparatus includes a setting unit configured to set a blind spot area based on a blind spot position of an observer within a display area for displaying an image to the observer, and a notification unit configured to notify, when displaying within the blind spot area is changed due to a change of an observation environment observed by the observer, the observer of the change within the blind spot area. | 07-22-2010 |
| 20100208120 | MOTION DETECTOR CAMERA - A motion detector camera includes a housing, viewing electronics mounted within the housing, an IR emitter exposed on a surface of the housing, a motion detector exposed on a surface of the housing, and a controller operatively coupled to the viewing electronics, the IR emitter, and the motion detector, wherein the controller is adapted to send an activation signal to the IR emitter and to the viewing electronics when the controller receives a triggering signal from the motion detector | 08-19-2010 |
| 20100214465 | IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS, IMAGING APPARATUS, IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD, AND PROGRAM - This image display apparatus includes a display unit | 08-26-2010 |
| 20100259664 | Electronic camera - An electronic camera includes a shutter button. When the shutter button is half-depressed, a photographing condition such as an exposure time period and an aperture amount is adjusted by a main CPU, and characters indicative of the adjusted photographing condition are displayed on an LCD. When the shutter button is full-depressed, an image signal of an object is recorded in a recording medium. It is noted that a time difference between a timing of half-depressing the shutter button and a timing of full-depressing the shutter button is lower than a threshold value, a flag is set to “1”, and a display of the characters is prohibited. Prohibiting the characters from being displayed makes it possible to promptly execute a photographing of the object in response to the full-depression of the shutter button. | 10-14-2010 |
| 20100328513 | DIGITAL IMAGE SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE APPARATUS, AND MEDIUM FOR RECORDING THE METHOD - A digital image signal processing apparatus having an angle of view preview function, a method of controlling the digital image signal processing apparatus, and a recording medium having embodied thereon a computer program for executing the method. Accordingly, a display image displaying at least one piece of angle of view information that is different from angle of view information of a currently mounted interchangeable lens is generated by performing image signal processing, and the display image is displayed. Accordingly, a photographer is informed about angle of view information needed to capture a desired image, and the photographer may easily select an interchangeable lens having desired angle of view information. | 12-30-2010 |
| 20110050975 | DISPLAY DEVICE IN A MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - A mobile terminal and a method for displaying menus in the mobile terminal are disclosed herein. The mobile terminal includes a main body having a main display, a first sliding assembly including a first sub-display, and a second sliding assembly including a second sub-display slidably positioned on the main body. Various menus may be displayed on the main display, the first sub-display and the second sub-display based on the position of the first and second sliding assemblies and the orientation of the mobile terminal. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110058085 | WATERPROOF CAMERA AND DISPLAY METHOD - A waterproof camera includes an image pickup section, a display section that displays image data, a mode setting section that sets a semi-underwater mode in which both objects under water and above water are simultaneously photographed, and a display control section that limits a display range of the display section when the semi-underwater mode is set, wherein the mode setting section controls the position of a photographing lens or the like to adjust a focus balance of at least one of under water and above water, and the display control section displays both object images under water and above water within a limited display range of the display section | 03-10-2011 |
| 20110058086 | IMAGE PRODUCTION DEVICE, IMAGE PRODUCTION METHOD, AND PROGRAM FOR DRIVING COMPUTER TO EXECUTE IMAGE PRODUCTION METHOD - The total imaging time period and recorded volume of each image is displayed in association with the imaging date and time of the image. An imaging information acquiring section acquires information on the imaging dates and times and recorded volumes of images. The acquired information is held in an index table. A period setting part sets the period of a period display. An imaging start position deciding section decides the position corresponding to the imaging start date and time of each image in the period display. An imaging time length deciding section decides the display range of the imaging time length of each image in the period display. A recorded volume length deciding section decides the display range of the recorded volume length of each image. Based on these decision results, an imaging position display creating section creates an imaging position display in which the imaging start positions of the images and the imaging time lengths or the recorded volumes of the images are displayed relative to the period display. | 03-10-2011 |
| 20110075011 | Real-Time Remote Image Capture System - One system for remotely capturing an image, among others, contains a first image capture device coupled to a communications network. The first image capture device has a touch-screen display and adapted to display a map image retrieved from a map database, wherein the first image capture device enables a first user to draw markings on the map image via the touch-screen display and to transmit the markings to a second image capture device. After receipt of the markings by the second image capture device, the first image capture device concurrently displays with the second image capture device the markings on the map image. | 03-31-2011 |
| 20110075012 | PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A method for controlling a photographing apparatus is provided. The photographing apparatus includes a touch screen. In the method, it is first detected whether a user keeps touching a focus point on the touch screen for a specific duration. If the detected result is YES, the photographing apparatus is controlled to perform an automatic focusing procedure corresponding to the focus point and then an automatic photographing procedure. | 03-31-2011 |
| 20110085069 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - An electronic apparatus that enables a remaining battery capacity to be checked without requiring the battery to be loaded into the electronic apparatus. In this electronic apparatus, a battery lid closes a battery chamber that accommodates a battery. An opening/closing detection device detects opening/closing of the battery lid. An acquisition device acquires battery information of the battery when the opening/closing detection device detects that the battery lid opens. A storing device stores the battery information acquired by the acquisition device. A display device displays the battery information that is stored in the storing device, and displays the battery information of a battery that is not accommodated in the battery chamber. | 04-14-2011 |
| 20110128432 | IMAGING DEVICE, IMAGING METHOD, AND IMAGING PROGRAM - An imaging device is provided for generating image data on the basis of light received by an imaging element. The imaging device includes a display unit which displays an image, a focus unit which detects a focus deviation, and a display controller which causes the display unit to display a composite image in which a first image of a region of at least a portion of a second image of the image data, and the second image are superposed and combined. The region is in a position in accordance with the focus deviation. | 06-02-2011 |
| 20110134302 | System, Device, and Method for Displaying Message - A system for displaying a message includes a first electronic device and a second electronic device. The first electronic device includes a touch module, a first projection module, a first positioning module, and a first transceiving module. The touch module receives a touch signal and generates a first image data; the first projection module projects the first image data; the first positioning module provides a first positioning data according to a location of the first electronic device; the first transceiving module transmits a first message including the first positioning data and the first image data. The second electronic device includes a second transceiving module and a second projection module. The second transceiving module receives the first message; the second projection module projects the first image data. Therefore, the system for displaying a message presents the first image data in a specific condition. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20110149138 | VARIABLE RATE BROWSING OF AN IMAGE COLLECTION - A method for browsing a collection of digital images on a display screen with a touch screen user interface, comprising: forming an ordered sequence of digital images; entering an image review mode and displaying a first digital image from the ordered sequence of digital images on the display screen; initiating a sequential image display process in response to a user touching the touch screen, wherein the sequential image display process sequentially displays digital images in the ordered sequence of digital images on the touch screen until such time that the user stops touching the touch screen, wherein a time interval between the display of sequential images is specified by a scroll rate which is controlled responsive to the position that the user is touching the touch screen. | 06-23-2011 |
| 20110187913 | DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - Provided are a digital photographing apparatus including a 3D touch panel through which various manipulation signals of a photographer are input, and a method of controlling the digital photographing apparatus. Accordingly, not only plane coordinates information of an object is determined but also a distance between the object and the digital photographing apparatus is recognized as depth information to thereby control execution of a predetermined operation according to the depth information. | 08-04-2011 |
| 20110221949 | SHOOTING APPARATUS - A shooting apparatus includes a camera main body, a determination unit, a display, a display controller, a touch panel. The camera main body is connectable with an independent recorder including a sound collecting range of collecting a sound. The determination unit determines whether or not the recorder is connected. The display controller displays an operation information for operating the recorder in accordance with the determined result by the determination unit, and if the recorder is connected, displays the sound collecting range of the recorder in a state that the range is overlapped on the image on the display. The touch panel receives an operation according to the operation information displayed on the display, and sends an operation instruction corresponding to the operation to the recorder. | 09-15-2011 |
| 20110234879 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND PROGRAM - There is provided an image processing device including a superimposition display position determining unit which determines a position of an object having a predetermined flat surface or curved surface out of an object imaged in an input image based on an environment map, a superimposition display image generating unit which generates a superimposition display image by setting superimposition display data at the position of the object determined by the superimposition display position determining unit, an image superimposing unit which superimposes the superimposition display image on a visual field of a user, an operating object recognizing unit which recognizes an operating object imaged in the input image, and a process executing unit which executes a process corresponding to an item selected based on a position of the operating object recognized by the operating object recognizing unit. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20110242393 | IMAGING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CAPTURING IMAGES WITH PERSONAL INFORMATION - A method for capturing images applied in an imaging device is provided. The imaging device includes an image capturing unit having a field of view. The imaging device is capable of sensing first position information and determining which orientation the image capturing unit faces, and further communicates with portable communication devices some of which are in field of view and receiving a second position information and personal information. The method includes the establishment of a coordinate system and converting the first position information and the second position information to the set of coordinates. The method includes: first determining whether one of the portable communication devices is in the field of view. Then, determining which person of the captured image corresponds to one of the portable communication devices, and associating the personal information with the determined person of the captured image. Next, generating a composite image. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110242394 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS THAT FACILITATES CHECKING OF TILT THEREOF, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image pickup apparatus that facilitates checking of the tilt thereof by changing a display position of a horizontal guide. A digital camera (image pickup apparatus) includes a tilt sensor for detecting a tilt of the camera. A system controller determines the display position of the horizontal guide based on the tilt of the camera detected by the tilt sensor such that it is displayed in an upper portion of the screen when an angle formed between the optical axis of the camera and a gravity direction is smaller than when the angle is equal to a predetermined angle. The system controller causes the horizontal guide to be displayed on the screen at the determined position, together with an image picked up by an image pickup device. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110242395 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND IMAGE SENSING DEVICE - An electronic device includes: a display portion that includes a display screen on which an input image is displayed; a specification reception portion that receives an input indicating a specified position on the input image; an object type detection portion that detects the type of object in the specified position based on image data on the input image; and a display menu production portion that produces a display menu displayed on the display screen. In the electronic device, the display menu production portion changes details of the display menu according to the type of object detected by the object type detection portion. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110249165 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS THAT SHOOTS SUBJECT VIEWED THROUGH VIEWFINDER, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image pickup apparatus that reduces the likelihood that when a user operates a display screen with a fingertip while not looking through a viewfinder, the user's fingertip will be falsely detected, and makes it less likely that erroneous operation resulting from the false detection will occur. When an eye proximity sensor detects an object approaching, the light emission luminance of a display unit is reduced, or display on the display unit is turned off. When the eye proximity sensor has not detected an object approaching, first-type display objects that execute assigned functions in response to touch operations are displayed farther away from the eye proximity sensor on a display surface of the display unit than second-type display objects that do not execute assigned functions even when touched. When a touch on any of the first-type display objects is detected, a function assigned to the first-type display object is executed. | 10-13-2011 |
| 20110249166 | DISPLAY CONTROL APPARATUS AND DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD - A display apparatus displays a distance bar indicating a ratio of movement distance to the entire photographing route, and a time bar indicating a ratio to the entire time, together with photographed images. Moreover, the display apparatus displays specific photographing date/time on top of the time bar. During slide show display, when one of separator lines indicating photographing locations is designated, the slide show is immediately switched to a display of the photographed image. At this time, the distance bar is updated to the designated separator line, and corresponding to this, the time bar is also updated to time when photographing is performed at the designated separator line. Thereafter, when a certain time has elapsed, the slide show display is resumed in the order of photographing from the photographed image. | 10-13-2011 |
| 20110254990 | Electronic device and electronic camera - An electronic device includes: a display element that displays a numeral; an auxiliary display element that displays an expression other than a numeral; an arithmetic operation device that executes an arithmetic operation to obtain an integer; and a display control device that implements control so as to display the integer obtained through the arithmetic operation executed by the arithmetic operation device by using the display element and the auxiliary display element. | 10-20-2011 |
| 20110267529 | IMAGING APPARATUS - An imaging apparatus includes a storage unit configured to store attribute information about a person and information about a priority of the person with the attribute information associated with the information about a priority, an imaging unit configured to capture a subject to generate image data, and a display unit configured to display attribute information of a person included in an image represented by the image data generated by the imaging unit. When displaying plural pieces of attribute information for a plurality of people with the plurality pieces of attribute information being overlapped, the display unit displays attribute information of a person having a higher priority above attribute information of a person having a lower priority. | 11-03-2011 |
| 20110273606 | IMAGING DEVICE - An imaging device provided with an imaging unit for imaging object light, and a display unit for displaying an image, comprises: a storage unit that stores at least one of setting information regarding image capture performed in a predetermined image capture mode in which a predetermined image capture condition can be set and setting information regarding functions other than the image capture; a determination unit that determines whether a predetermined condition is satisfied when the predetermined image capture mode is released and then the imaging device re-enters the predetermined image capture mode; and a control unit that controls whether to cause the display unit to display presence display, which indicates presence or absence of the setting information stored in the storage unit, based on a determination result of the determination unit. | 11-10-2011 |
| 20110298962 | IMAGE-DISPLAYING DEVICE AND DISPLAY CONTROL CIRCUIT - An image-displaying device includes a display control section and an index display control section. The display control section is configured to display in a display section an image of a subject based on image data indicative of the image of the subject generated based on output data from an image-capturing section that captures the image of the subject. The index display control section is configured to display in an index display section an index corresponding to a delay between a timing corresponding to image-capture of the subject by the image-capturing section and a timing corresponding to display of the image of the subject by the display section. | 12-08-2011 |
| 20120013782 | IMAGING APPARATUS, SHOOTING ASSISTANCE SYSTEM, IMAGING APPARATUS CONTROL METHOD, AND METHOD FOR EVALUATING INDIVIDUALS IN AN IMAGE - An imaging apparatus for shooting images includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire information about an evaluation of an identified individual in at least one shot image based on a composition of the image, and a presentation unit configured to present the information corresponding to the identified individual, wherein the information is used to support shooting of the images. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120013783 | PHOTGRAPHING SUPPORT SYSTEM, PHOTOGRAPHING SUPPORT METHOD, SERVER PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS, AND PROGRAM - Photographing support that supports a photographer in taking more photographs appropriate for an album such as photographs including good combinations of subjects or photographs taken evenly throughout an event is realized by calculating a point value of a photographing frame captured by a photographing apparatus considering a combination of subjects to be photographed, an importance level of the subject to be photographed, and an importance level of photographing time, and presenting the acquired point value to the photographer. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120019702 | METHOD FOR ADJUSTING AND FOR DISPLAYING THE ADJUSTMENT OF A CAMERA LENS - A method for adjusting and for displaying the adjustment of a camera lens, in particular for adjusting the image sharpness (focus) of a camera lens for analog or digital motion picture cameras, comprising a scale shiftable relative to the display of a current adjustment value and coupled with an adjusting device. On the scale the adjustment values are represented numerically and/or as graphical symbols. A scale range bordering on the current adjustment value is located in a display window. At least one adjustment value is highlighted by a marking and a marking located outside the display window is displayed at the edge of the scale. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120026378 | Method for detecting and showing quality of a preview or stored picture in an electronic imaging device - The present invention relates to a method for detecting and showing quality of a preview or stored picture in an electronic imaging device, which comprises the steps of determining whether the electronic imaging device is operated in a preview mode or a file mode; detecting at least four features of the preview or stored picture; determining whether each of the features of the preview or stored picture is normal or not; and displaying the preview or stored picture and at least one of four graphical indicators on a LCD screen of the electronic imaging device when it is determined that the feature corresponding to the graphical indicator is not in a normal status. Thus, a user is able to easily identify the features of the preview or stored picture in a graphical way on the LCD screen in a real time while reviewing the preview or stored picture. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120026379 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image capturing apparatus has a plurality of predetermined temperatures to be compared with the temperature of an image sensor. Every time a detected temperature of the image sensor exceeds one of the plurality of temperatures, a different predetermined indication corresponding to the predetermined temperature is displayed on a display device together with an image signal output from the image sensor, thereby giving a warning to the user. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120057062 | FOCUSING APPARATUS - A focusing apparatus includes a focus area setting unit that sets a first focus area in a first captured image, an auto focusing control unit that performs focusing according to a first focus evaluation value that is calculated from the first focus area by automatically adjusting a focus lens, an information deriving unit that derives focus aid information corresponding to a second focus evaluation value that is calculated from a second focus area in a second captured image by manually adjusting the focus lens, and a storage unit that stores at least one of first focus area information about the first focus area and second focus area information about the second focus area, wherein the focus area setting unit sets a third focus area in a third captured image from among the first focus area information and the second focus area information stored during another focusing. | 03-08-2012 |
| 20120062779 | PLAYBACK DISPLAY DEVICE, IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE, PLAYBACK DISPLAY METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A playback display device including: a display unit; a data storage unit which stores data representing a travel route and a plurality of pieces of image data each associated with an image capturing place; a movement display control unit which displays a mark moving on a map displayed on the display unit based on the data representing the travel route; and an image playback unit which displays image data when, while the movement display control unit displays the mark moving on the map, a displayed position of the mark matches a corresponding position of the image capturing place associated with the image data. | 03-15-2012 |
| 20120069233 | PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS AND PHOTOGRAPHING METHOD - A digital camera includes: a display section displaying a photographing image obtained by photographing a subject; a signal processing and control section reading out information related to the subject and information related to surroundings of the subject from a database on the basis of position information and compass direction information about the digital camera; and a display control section selecting the information related to the subject according to the lens condition and performing control so as to display the selected information on the display section by superimposing the selected information on the photographing image. | 03-22-2012 |
| 20120105702 | VIDEO PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGING APPARATUS, VIDEO PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A video processing method includes calculating mean values with respect to x coordinate value and y coordinate value of vertices that define a corresponding area, which is obtained when a designated area in spherical coordinates is projected on an xy coordinate plane that represents a captured image, and superimposing a mask image R on the captured image in such a way as to bring a point G having an x coordinate value and a y coordinate value identical to the calculated mean values with respect to the x coordinate value and the y coordinate value into coincidence with a point defined by a midpoint in the height direction and a midpoint in the width direction of the mask image. | 05-03-2012 |
| 20120127357 | DIGITAL IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - A digital image processing apparatus, which displays a setting item designated by a user and a setting status of a setting value for the setting item together on a portion of a setting menu that is most visible to user's eyes to allow the user to efficiently set items necessary for a photographing operation and/or other operations, and a method of controlling the apparatus. The apparatus includes a body; and a display unit on the body where setting information is displayed, wherein a display screen displayed on the display unit includes a selection region where at least one setting item is displayed and an adjustment region where a currently set current setting value is displayed together with candidate setting values that can be set for at least one of the at least one setting item. The current setting value and the candidate setting values can be displayed on the adjustment region for a selection item selected from display items displayed on the selection region, and the selection item can be in a central part of the selection region. | 05-24-2012 |
| 20120133815 | INFORMATION DISPLAY APPARATUS, DISPLAY CONTROL INTEGRATED CIRCUIT, AND DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD - An information display apparatus performs a visual light communication and superimposes light source information transmitted from a light source onto images captured in time sequence for display on a screen. The information display apparatus includes an imaging section for capturing an image in an imaging range, a cache memory sequentially caching the light source information transmitted from the light source in the image, a priority level setting section for setting a higher priority to the light source information, cached in the cache memory, in order starting from a light source closest to a current imaging range, and a communications information processing section for deleting the light source information cached in the cache memory in order starting from light source information having the lowest priority level. | 05-31-2012 |
| 20120140102 | DIGITAL MULTIMEDIA PLAYBACK APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A digital multimedia playback apparatus and a control method thereof in which a user starts touching, on a touch screen, one of an item and a function icon ends touching the other one of the item and function icon to control the items and functions displayed thereon. The digital multimedia playback apparatus includes a touch screen to change the state of the item to the state that corresponds to the function icon; thus, the user can more easily edit files or the like. | 06-07-2012 |
| 20120147243 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CAPTURING LOW-LIGHT IMAGES ON A MOBILE DEVICE - A system and method of capturing low-light images on a mobile device include a camera module, an image sensor, an infrared filter, and a visible light filter. The image sensor can detect a color spectrum of ambient light passed through a lens of the camera module. The visible light filter can cover a first portion of the image sensor, and the infrared filter can cover a second portion of the image sensor. A processor can be coupled to the image sensor to receive visible light data and infrared data. Visible light data can be formed from ambient light passed through the visible light filter and image sensor. Infrared data can formed from ambient light passed through the infrared filter and the image sensor. The visible light data and the infrared data are combined to form a low-light image data having enhanced brightness while maintaining color accuracy. | 06-14-2012 |
| 20120154662 | MULTIFUNCTIONAL VIDEO APPARATUS AND METHOD OF PROVIDING USER INTERFACE THEREOF - A multifunctional video apparatus includes a CCD module to capture an image and generate a corresponding video signal, a tuner module to receive a broadcasting signal, a decoding module to decode the broadcasting signal received through the tuner module, a display unit to display a video, and a signal processing block to process the video signal generated from the CCD module, to record the processed video signal in a memory, to reproduce an output signal of the decoding module, and to apply the reproduced signal to the display unit. Accordingly, diverse functions, such as DMB reception, photographing and/or reproduction, moving image filming and/or reproduction, music playback, voice recording and/or reproduction, etc., can be provided through one apparatus, and the user's manipulation is facilitated in using the multifunctional video apparatus providing many functions. | 06-21-2012 |
| 20120176525 | NON-MAP-BASED MOBILE INTERFACE - Example methods, apparatuses, or articles of manufacture are disclosed herein that may be utilized, in whole or in part, to facilitate or support one or more navigation or positioning operations or techniques using, for example, a non-map-based location or routing interface for use in or with mobile communication devices. | 07-12-2012 |
| 20120188434 | METHOD FOR ACQUIRING AUDIO SIGNALS, AND AUDIO ACQUISITION SYSTEM THEREOF - Method for acquiring audio signals is described, wherein a microphone probe ( | 07-26-2012 |
| 20120218452 | Simulated Incident Light Meter on a Mobile Device for Photography/Cinematography - A mobile telecommunications device is provided. The mobile telecommunications device comprises a light sensor and a calculation component. Adjustments to at least one of the brightness of a display screen on the mobile telecommunications device and the backlighting of a keypad on the mobile telecommunications device are based on light sensed by the light sensor. The calculation component is configured to receive a light level measurement from the light sensor and generate a photography-related output based on the light level measurement. | 08-30-2012 |
| 20120224092 | DISPLAY PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A display processing apparatus which makes it possible to set auto bracketing values while confirming a whole range of shooting conditions configurable for correction in which possible shooting condition corrections are taken into account. An exposure correction value is set based on an instruction from a user for correcting a preset value of exposure. Auto bracketing value auto bracketing shooting are set based on an instruction from the user. A process is carried out for displaying a scale for indicating values of the exposure correction value and the auto bracketing values, indicators indicative of a range of exposure correction values that can be set and are arranged in a manner associated with the scale, and indicators indicative of a range of auto bracketing values that can be set and are arranged in a manner associated with the scale and the first indicators. | 09-06-2012 |
| 20120236194 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND USER INTERFACE - A screen ST | 09-20-2012 |
| 20120242881 | LENS APPARATUS AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - Provided is a lens apparatus, including: a focus lens; a focus detector; an automatic focusing unit configured to drive the focus lens based on a focus detection result obtained from the focus detector; a focus information output unit configured to output focus information to a display unit capable of displaying the focus information superimposed on a picked up image obtained by picking up an image with use of a light beam from an object, which passes through the lens apparatus; and a display determination unit configured to determine whether or not to display the focus information on the display unit, in which the focus information output unit is configured to output a signal for displaying the focus information to the display unit based on a determination result obtained from the display determination unit. | 09-27-2012 |
| 20120274830 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - An imaging apparatus performs information display according to an appropriate display type considering imaging conditions. The imaging apparatus includes a display type setting unit to set any one of a plurality of display types as a display type for an information display to be displayed together with a through image, a mode setting unit to set a multiple-exposure imaging mode, a control unit to perform a control, when the multiple-exposure imaging mode is set and an image to be multiple-composited with the through image can be acquired, to change the display type to a display type dedicated to the multiple-exposure imaging mode for displaying at least one of the number of multiple-exposure image capturing scheduled images, the number of multiple-exposure image capturing completed images, the number of images remaining to reach the number of multiple-exposure image capturing scheduled images, and an icon indicating that the multiple-exposure imaging mode is set. | 11-01-2012 |
| 20120287325 | IMAGING APPARATUS - An imaging apparatus includes an imaging unit, a measurement unit that measures a current time, a counter, an acquisition unit that acquires a first value from the measurement unit at setting of an initial value, and a first difference between a value of the counter at measurement timing of the measurement unit and a value of the counter at the setting of the initial value, a generation unit that acquires a second value of the measurement unit at starting display, and a second difference between a value of the counter at measurement timing of the measurement unit and a value of the counter at the starting display, and to generate a time code concerning an elapsed time from the initial value, based on the initial value, the first value, the first difference, the second value and the second difference, and an output unit that outputs the time code. | 11-15-2012 |
| 20120300109 | IMAGING DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD FOR IMAGING DEVICE - An imaging device of the present invention comprises an imaging section, including an image sensor for imaging a subject, for generating image data based on output signals of the image sensor; a control section for casing repeated operation of the imaging section in accordance with a single release operation; an adding processing section for sequentially adding image data repeatedly output from the imaging section and generating added mage data; an image display section for displaying the added image data; and a setting section for setting a repeat period for the imaging section and instructing to the control section. Also, an imaging device of the present invention, comprises an imaging section for repeatedly forming an image of a subject at a set period, while performing a bulb exposure operation, and outputting image data; an adding processing section for performing adding processing of the image data and previously output image data; an added image storage section for respectively independently storing a plurality of added images that have been added by the adding processing section, and a display section for displaying, in a list, the plurality of added images that have been stored in the added image storage section after completion of the bulb exposure operation. | 11-29-2012 |
| 20120300110 | IMAGING DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD FOR IMAGING DEVICE - An imaging device comprises an imaging section for outputting image data every set time, in association with bulb exposure commencement; an adding processing section for generating an added image by adding images that were output after commencement of the bulb exposure; an image display section for displaying each generated added image; and a display illumination section for illuminating a display screen of the image display section, and if an update period for image display on the image display section is a predetermined time or longer, illuminates the display screen of the image display section for a time that is shorter than the update period, in response to update of image display on the image display section, while if the update period is less than the predetermined time, continuously carries out illumination. | 11-29-2012 |
| 20120314116 | FOCUS ASSIST SYSTEM AND METHOD - According to some aspects, a method for assisting the adjusting of a focus of an image includes providing a graphical representation of a detected image. The method can also include receiving an indication of a user selection of a region of the image and providing a magnified graphical representation of the selected image region. The method may further include providing a graphical indication of a degree of focus for at least a portion of the selected image region. The graphical indication in some instances is visually correlated with the magnified graphical representation of the selected image region. The size, shape, and/or color of the graphical indication in some instances can be correlated with the degree of focus for at least a portion of the selected image region. | 12-13-2012 |
| 20120314117 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - The image pickup apparatus includes a finder optical system, a measuring part performing measurement relating to an object field image, a liquid crystal display element displaying in-finder information to be observed as an image superimposed on the object field image, and a temperature detector detecting temperature. A controller starts non-display control for causing the display element to change from a display state to a non-display state at a non-display control timing before start of the measurement, and starts display control for causing the display element to change from the non-display state to the display state at a display control timing before end of the measurement. The controller makes at least one of the non-display timing and the display timing earlier when a detected temperature acquired from the temperature detector is lower than a predetermined temperature as compared with when the detected temperature is higher than the predetermined temperature. | 12-13-2012 |
| 20130002923 | IMAGING DEVICE, AZIMUTH INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND PROGRAM - Even when a posture of an imaging device changes, the imaging device can display a compass image in a natural mode when seen from a user's viewpoint and record a correct image capturing azimuth. Provided is an imaging device including: an image capturing unit which captures an image of a subject and outputs the captured image; an azimuth calculating unit which calculates an azimuth of the image capturing unit in an image capturing direction, based on geomagnetism information detected by a geomagnetic sensor and acceleration information detected by an acceleration sensor; an azimuth converting unit which calculates a rotation angle of the imaging device in a roll direction, based on the acceleration information, and converts the azimuth in the image capturing direction into a display azimuth based on the rotation angle in the roll direction; a display unit which displays a compass image representing the display azimuth and the captured image; and a recording unit which associates azimuth information representing the azimuth in the image capturing direction, with the captured image to record in a recording medium. | 01-03-2013 |
| 20130002924 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - When complicated functions are provided to an electronic apparatus, the number of menu items to be set and guide items to be reference by a user increases. A user can become lost when searching through the menu items to be set and guide items to be referenced from among items in a hierarchical configuration grouped in categories and displayed in the display section. The electronic apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention comprises a processing section that performs processing; a display section that performs display; and a control section that, when a change in biometric information of a user is obtained, causes the display section to display a display screen that includes at least one of a setting screen and a guide screen relating to the processing of the processing section. | 01-03-2013 |
| 20130033633 | METHOD OF PROVIDING REFERENCE IMAGE AND IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE TO WHICH THE METHOD IS APPLIED - A method of providing a reference image and an image capturing device to which the method is applied. The method includes displaying a reference image and a captured image in first and second areas, respectively, on a single display screen; and displaying a first GUI including image capturing information on the reference image on one side of the first area and a second GUI including image capturing information on the captured image on one side of the second area. A user can easily and effectively capture an image by using the reference image. | 02-07-2013 |
| 20130063647 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - There is provided an electronic device including a geomagnetism detection part acquiring magnetic direction data corresponding to geomagnetism every predetermined period of time, a change amount calculation part calculating a change amount of the magnetic direction data, a storage part storing the magnetic direction data, an angular velocity integration part calculating angle data obtained by integration of angular velocity obtained by an angular velocity detection part, and a direction output part. | 03-14-2013 |
| 20130076962 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND METHOD OF OPERATING ELECTRONIC APPARATUS THROUGH TOUCH SENSOR - An electronic apparatus has a touch sensor provided with a first touching zone including at least a second touching zone and a third touching zone, the second and third touching zones being allocated with different functions. The electronic apparatus is controlled to perform a specific function assigned to a specific touching zone that is the second or the third touching zone when there is a first touch input at first through the specific touching zone and continuously perform the specific function even if there is a second touch input that follows the first touch input, through either the second or the third touching zone that is not the specific touching zone, as long as there is a continuous touch input through the first touching zone from the first to the second touch input with no intermission. | 03-28-2013 |
| 20130120633 | SWITCHER SYSTEM, AND VIEW FINDER - Relating to a switcher system that is capable of reducing time and trouble of setting video equipment. According to the present invention, there is provided a switcher system having a switcher and a plurality of view finders. The switcher outputs a digital video signal having a tally signal superimposed thereon. Each of the view finders has an external digital video input unit, which receives input of the digital video signal, and a tally display control unit, which controls tally display based on the tally signal superimposed on the digital video signal. | 05-16-2013 |
| 20130128090 | IMAGE PHOTOGRAPHING DEVICE AND IMAGE PHOTOGRAPHING METHOD THEREOF - An image photographing device and an image photographing method thereof. The image photographing method designates a subject area on a display screen of the image photographing device, displays a guide image on a designated subject area on a live view, while displaying the live view on the display screen, and obtains a subject image from which the guide image is excluded. By the above, a user requesting a photographing by another may easily let the requested person know a background composition and a location and size of the subject to be photographed. | 05-23-2013 |
| 20130128091 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SELF CAMERA SHOOTING - A method enables self-camera shooting in a mobile terminal. In the method, whether a first user input is detected is determined. When the first user input is detected, a half shutter mode is entered. Whether a second user input is detected is determined. When the second user input is detected, self-camera shooting is performed. | 05-23-2013 |
| 20130135509 | IMAGING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND PROGRAM - An imaging apparatus includes a calculation unit that calculates power consumptions related to a plurality of functions during a predetermined period for the respective functions; and a control unit that performs control to display data of the calculated power consumptions for the respective functions and countermeasures to be used to reduce the power consumptions related to a predetermined number of functions among the plurality of functions, on a display unit. | 05-30-2013 |
| 20130135510 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PHOTOGRAPHING AN IMAGE IN A USER DEVICE - A method of photographing an image is provided. The method includes displaying a preview image in a photographing mode; receiving a plurality of setting values for an option; receiving a request for photographing; and performing a continuous photographing by sequentially changing the plurality of the setting values in response to the request for photographing. | 05-30-2013 |
| 20130141624 | IMAGING SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD FOR IMAGING SYSTEM - An imaging system of the present invention comprises a lens unit having a barrel section that contains a photographing optical system, and an operating section provided on the barrel section, and a camera body having an imaging section for converting a subject image formed by the photographing optical system into electrical signals, and a display section for displaying the subject image based on the electrical signals, wherein the lens unit has a transmission section for transmitting information relating to the operation section, and the camera body has a receiving section for receiving information relating to the operating section that has been transmitted from the transmission section, and an association section for displaying the information relating to the operation section that has been received by the receiving section on the display section, and associating information relating to the operating section with functions of the camera body. | 06-06-2013 |
| 20130169850 | DISPLAY CONTROL APPARATUS, IMAGE CAPTURE APPARATUS, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, AND IMAGE CAPTURE APPARATUS CONTROL METHOD - A display control apparatus displays, together with an image on a display unit, items related to a plurality of objects in the image. At this time, for the plurality of objects in the image, the display control apparatus displays items related to the respective objects at display positions having a predetermined relative positional relationship with the objects. The display control apparatus decides the order of priority of the plurality of objects. In case that the area of a main object having a highest decided priority level and the display position having the predetermined relative positional relationship for an item related to another object overlap each other, the display control apparatus adjusts the display position of the item related to the other object to eliminate the overlapping, and displays the item related to the other object. | 07-04-2013 |
| 20130201377 | MOBILE COMPUTING DEVICE WITH IMPROVED IMAGE PREVIEW FUNCTIONALITY - A mobile computing device can comprise a microprocessor, a display, at least one motion sensor, and an imaging device including a two-dimensional image sensor and an imaging lens configured to focus an image of a target object on the image sensor. The mobile computing device can be configured to periodically display a preview image frame of the target object. The mobile computing device can be further configured to compensate for a movement of the imaging device relatively to the target object during a time period elapsed between taking and displaying the preview image frame, by transforming the preview image frame based on the device movement detected by the motion sensor. | 08-08-2013 |
| 20130215313 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND IMAGING KEY CONTROL METHOD - A mobile phone comprises a display, etc. If a camera function is performed, a through image (preview image) based on an imaging parameter value, a shutter key, etc. are displayed on the display. A RAM is registered in advance with imaging parameter value brought into correspondence to a coordinates range. When a predetermined time period elapses after a touch operation is made to the shutter key, an auxiliary key corresponding to the coordinates range is displayed. If a user moves a finger into the coordinates range based on the displaying of the auxiliary key, a current imaging parameter value is changed to a registered imaging parameter value. If the finger is released in such a state, an image imaged based on a changed imaging parameter value. | 08-22-2013 |
| 20130222666 | USER INTERFACE FOR A DIGITAL CAMERA - The present disclosure provides a user interface for a digital camera such as a digital camera built into a smartphone or other multipurpose portable electronic device. The user interface simultaneously displays an electronic viewfinder image and at least one other image such as a previously captured image. The previously captured image is located within the electronic viewfinder image. Designated input causes the previously captured image to be enlarged from an initial size to an enlarged size. | 08-29-2013 |
| 20130222667 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - Edge components in a predetermined direction of a captured image are extracted to generate a waveform image representing the levels of the extracted edge components and the extracted positions. The waveform image is displayed with the captured image. For example, the operability and visibility for focusing in manual focusing can be improved. | 08-29-2013 |
| 20130235247 | IMAGING APPARATUS - An imaging apparatus whose posture is easily adjustable is provided. The imaging apparatus is configured to include an inclination detector detecting a degree of inclination of one of the imaging apparatus and an image captured by the imaging apparatus relative to a horizontal direction orthogonal to a direction of gravity; a display unit; a first inclination indicator unit allowing the display unit to display an indicator to indicate the degree of inclination according to a detection result from the inclination detector; a second inclination indicator unit notifying via sound according to a detection result from the inclination detector that the degree of inclination is over a predetermined value; and a selector unit allowing at least one of the first and second inclination indicator units to operate. | 09-12-2013 |
| 20130235248 | IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS, IMAGING APPARATUS, IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD, AND PROGRAM - This image display apparatus includes a display unit that displays at least an image, an operation input unit that is divided into a plurality of areas, predetermined operations being assigned to the respective areas, and a control unit that displays an operation manual screen on the display unit for a predetermined time when a full-screen display process starts, that presents content of the operations assigned to the respective areas of the operation input unit by the screen, and that performs control to perform, when one of the areas is pressed, the operation assigned to the area. | 09-12-2013 |
| 20130258158 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - The electronic device disclosed herein includes an image recognition component, an attribute recognition component, a scale setting component, a map setting component, and a map display component. The image recognition component is configured to recognize image data which is displayed on a display component. The attribute recognition component is configured to recognize attribute information. The attribute information is information which is related to a shooting situation. The attribute information is associated with the image data. The scale setting component is configured to set a scale of a map image on a basis of the attribute information. The map setting component is configured to set the map image so that the map image includes shooting position on a basis of map information which is recorded on a storage component. The attribute information includes the shooting position. The map display component displays the map image according to the above-mentioned scale. | 10-03-2013 |
| 20130258159 | IMAGING DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD OF IMAGING DEVICE, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - There is provided an imaging device including a control unit that performs subject recognition. The control unit recognizes a first subject, decides a first subject recommendation position for the first subject in a screen from among a plurality of subject recommendation positions, displays a first specific display object at the decided first subject recommendation position, determines whether a distance between a position of the first subject and the first subject recommendation position is within a predetermined value, and decides a second subject recommendation position for a second subject in the screen from among the plurality of subject recommendation positions and displays a second specific display object at the second subject recommendation position when the distance is within the predetermined value. | 10-03-2013 |
| 20130265473 | IMAGING APPARATUS, FOCUS CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An imaging apparatus which includes a range-finding region arrangement unit which arranges range-finding regions of which region sizes are different by hierarchizing thereof, a range-finding region selection unit which selects the range-finding region in a predetermined order from the arranged range-finding regions, and a control unit which performs a focusing operation by generating an evaluation value which denotes degree of focusing with respect to the range-finding regions which are selected in the range-finding region selection unit, and controlling a position of a focus lens based on the evaluation value. | 10-10-2013 |
| 20130265474 | IMAGING APPARATUS, LENS UNIT, AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - An imaging apparatus according to the present invention can generate an image from an output of an image sensor to record the image as an image file, and record first information and second information onto the image file as additional information. Accordingly, the imaging apparatus can provide a user or a staff person of a repair center with useful information regarding a failure, repair, and replacement that conventionally could not be provided. | 10-10-2013 |
| 20130286272 | CAMERA DATA MANAGEMENT AND USER INTERFACE APPARATUSES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS - In certain embodiments, a live camera sensor view and an image manager pane are displayed together in a graphical user interface (“GUI”), and the image manager pane includes a visual representation of a previously captured camera image and a visual indication of a user input to be provided by a user to cause an active input mode to directly toggle between the image manager pane and the live camera sensor view. In certain embodiments, a camera image stored locally by a device is published by the device, over a network, to a content distribution subsystem configured to automatically distribute the camera image to one or more predefined destinations. The content distribution subsystem automatically distributes the camera image to the one or more predefined destinations. | 10-31-2013 |
| 20130293757 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing apparatus includes an operation receiving unit; and a control unit configured to perform a normal mode display process of displaying icon images of kinds corresponding to an operation status of the apparatus in a display unit and an icon description display process of displaying an icon selection image for selecting an icon image that is being displayed in the display unit upon reception of an operation input to activate an icon description mode by the operation receiving unit during the normal mode display process in the display unit and displaying a description image for an icon image selected upon reception of an operation input by the operation receiving unit while the icon selection image is being displayed in the display unit. | 11-07-2013 |
| 20130293758 | METHOD OF PRODUCING AN IMAGE - A method of producing an image is disclosed. A reference track is received. The reference track is, optionally, displayed on a preview image with at least one light spot. Subsequently, a position of an incident light projected on an image sensor of an image capturing device is varied during an exposure period to trace the reference track. Accordingly, the image with a light track that traces the reference track is captured. | 11-07-2013 |
| 20130300908 | AUTO FOCUSING APPARATUS AND AUTO FOCUSING METHOD, AND IMAGE SENSING APPARATUS - When a face is detected from image signals, stability determination time is set for determining if the face is recognized in a stable manner, and a period of time for which the face is consecutively detected starts to be measured. Until the measured period of time exceeds the stability determination time, an AF evaluation value acquired from a normal frame set to include a face frame corresponding to the face is used to exercise TV-AF control. Once the measured time exceeds the stability determination time, TV-AF control is exercised based on AF evaluation values acquired from each of the face frame and the normal frame. | 11-14-2013 |
| 20130300909 | Using a Display Associated with an Imaging Device to Provide Instructions to the Subjects Being Recorded - A method, computer program product, and system are provided for displaying an image device subject command on an imaging device. The imaging device receives an image device subject command from a user. The image device subject command instructs an action to be performed by a subject being recorded by the imaging device. The imaging device identifies a visual representation that correlates to the image device subject command. The imaging device displays the visual representation of the subject command on a display associated with the imaging device. The visual representation directs the subject being recorded to perform the action | 11-14-2013 |
| 20130314578 | Device Including Touchscreen - An example device includes at least one camera, a touchscreen and a display controller. The display controller is configured to concurrently display on the touchscreen (i) a first button operable for taking a picture using the camera, and (ii) a real time image captured by the camera, wherein the first button overlaps the real time image. | 11-28-2013 |
| 20130314579 | LENS DEVICE - A lens device according to one aspect of the presently disclosed subject matter obtains camera information indicating whether a mounted camera is a first camera with an AF-frame display function or a second camera without the AF-frame display function; when the camera information indicating the first camera is obtained, when the camera information indicating the second camera is obtained and an automatic tracking mode is set, the lens device changeably sets position and size of the AF frame; and when the camera information indicating the second camera is obtained and the automatic tracking mode is not set, the lens device fixes the AF frame at a predetermined position and size. | 11-28-2013 |
| 20130329109 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - A mobile terminal and controlling method thereof are disclosed, by which a capture image is created or various side functions are performed in accordance with a user's command input in a specific mode in the course of playing a video. The present invention includes playing a video on a touchscreen, entering a capture mode, detecting a touch input to a 1 | 12-12-2013 |
| 20130329110 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - An image capturing apparatus comprises a unit which accepts a switching operation of switching a display mode, a display switching unit which switches, in response to the switching operation, to a next display mode in a predetermined order from a plurality of display modes including a first display mode wherein a live view image is displayed on a display unit, a second display mode, different from the first mode, wherein a live view image is displayed, and a third display mode wherein no live view image is displayed, a unit which accepts a shooting preparation instruction, and a unit which controls, upon accepting the shooting preparation instruction when the display mode is the third display mode, to switch the display mode from the third display mode to the second display mode. | 12-12-2013 |
| 20130329111 | CONTEXTUAL HELP GUIDE - A method of providing contextual help guidance information for camera settings based on a current framed image comprises displaying a framed image from a camera of an electronic device, performing contextual recognition for the framed image on a display of the electronic device, identifying active camera settings and functions of the electronic device, and presenting contextual help guidance information based on the contextual recognition and active camera settings and functions. | 12-12-2013 |
| 20130335613 | IMAGE PRODUCTION DEVICE, IMAGE PRODUCTION METHOD, AND PROGRAM FOR DRIVING COMPUTER TO EXECUTE IMAGE PRODUCTION METHOD - The total imaging time period and recorded volume of each image is displayed in association with the imaging date and time of the image. Information on the imaging dates and times and recorded volumes of images is acquired. A period setting part sets the period of a period display. An imaging start position deciding section decides the position corresponding to the imaging start date and time of each image in the period display. An imaging time length deciding section decides the display range of the imaging time length of each image in the period display. A recorded volume length deciding section decides the display range of the recorded volume length of each image. Based on these decision results, an imaging position display is created in which the imaging start positions, and the imaging time lengths or the recorded volumes, of the images are displayed relative to the period display. | 12-19-2013 |
| 20140002708 | DISPLAY CONTROL APPARATUS AND CAMERA SYSTEM | 01-02-2014 |
| 20140009659 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD FOR SAME, AND PROGRAM - An image processing apparatus generates an image data in which a focus state of a captured image is specified by calculation processing. An operation inputting unit is used for operating focus information for specifying the focus state of an image, and an image generating unit generates an image data by acquiring focus information. When image focus information is changed by specification made by a user, the image generating unit outputs the image data generated by using focus information prior to specification to a confirmation screen generating unit upon deletion operation of the image data. The confirmation screen generation unit generates a display data of a deletion confirmation screen for prompting a user to confirm deletion upon deletion operation of an image file. The display data of a deletion confirmation screen includes the image data generated by using focus information differing from the changed focus state. | 01-09-2014 |
| 20140022433 | DYNAMIC REGION OF INTEREST ADAPTATION AND IMAGE CAPTURE DEVICE PROVIDING SAME - The present disclosure provides a method of dynamic region of interest adaptation and image capture device providing same. In one embodiment, there is a method of operating an image capture device. One or more regions within a real-time image may be used to set one or more user-defined regions of interest (ROIs) within the real-time image for applying one or more first image acquisition parameters. The one or more user-defined ROIs are cancelled and one or more default ROIs within the real-time image for applying one or more second image acquisition parameters are set when a position of the image capture device has changed by an amount which exceeds a threshold amount. Digital image data is acquired by the digital image sensor in accordance with one of the one or more user-defined ROIs and the one or more default ROIs. | 01-23-2014 |
| 20140036129 | PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS AND PHOTOGRAPHING METHOD - A digital camera includes: a display section displaying a photographing image obtained by photographing a subject; a signal processing and control section reading out information related to the subject and information related to surroundings of the subject from a database on the basis of position information and compass direction information about the digital camera; and a display control section selecting the information related to the subject according to the lens condition and performing control so as to display the selected information on the display section by superimposing the selected information on the photographing image. | 02-06-2014 |
| 20140043517 | IMAGE CAPTURE APPARATUS AND IMAGE CAPTURE METHOD - An image capture apparatus automatically sets an image capture mode based on a subject or surrounding, and a user changes set values of image processing options of the set image capture mode as needed, thereby providing convenience and flexibility. The image capture apparatus includes a scene mode selection unit that analyzes a live view image according to a predetermined scene selection algorithm and selects a scene mode based on the analysis result, a display unit that displays a user interface to select an image processing option related to the selected scene mode and to change a set value of the selected image processing option, and a controller that receives the changed set value of the selected image processing option before an image is captured in the selected scene mode, applies the changed set value to the selected scene mode, and captures the live view image in the selected scene mode. | 02-13-2014 |
| 20140055656 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS HAVING DISPLAY DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus capable of reducing storage capacity and lightening processing loads while keeping visual quality of shooting information high. An output unit resizes a taken image into images with resolutions corresponding to respective resolutions of a plurality of image output destinations including a display unit and output the images at the same time. A superimposition unit individually superimposes shooting information corresponding to the respective resolutions of the plurality of image output destinations on the images. A control unit provides control such that the shooting information is superimposed on the image output to the display unit and a selected image output destination and the output unit outputs the same, and that the output unit outputs the image to an image output destination that has not been selected without superimposing the shooting information on the image. | 02-27-2014 |
| 20140063313 | MOBILE DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD FOR THE SAME - Disposed are a mobile device capable of capturing images, and a method for controlling the same. The method for controlling a mobile device includes: sensing an image using a camera, and displaying, on a display unit, a virtual button for inputting a capturing command with respect to the sensed image; activating a prescribed function when a first touch is input to the display unit, the first touch starting from a point spaced from the virtual button and reaching the virtual button; and controlling the prescribed function using a second touch consecutive with the first touch, and executing the capturing command when the second touch is released. | 03-06-2014 |
| 20140063314 | System And Method Of Video Compressive Sensing For Spatial-Multiplexing Cameras - Compressive sensing (CS)-based spatial-multiplexing cameras (SMCs) sample a scene through a series of coded projections using a spatial light modulator and a few optical sensor elements. A co-designed video CS sensing matrix and recovery algorithm provides an efficiently computable low-resolution video preview. The scene's optical flow is estimated from the preview and fed into a convex-optimization algorithm to recover the high-resolution video. | 03-06-2014 |
| 20140063315 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING A TITLE OF CONTENTS BASED ON CONTEXT AWARENESS AND DEVICE THEREOF - A method for providing a content title of a portable terminal includes: displaying a particular content on the display; extracting context tag information corresponding to the particular content; generating the contents title according to a predetermined format based on the extracted context tag information; and displaying the content title and the particular content. | 03-06-2014 |
| 20140063316 | IMAGE STORAGE METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR USE IN A CAMERA - A image storing apparatus and method is provided for storing live view image in a camera device with the indication of the progress of storing the image. The method includes displaying a live view image in a preview mode; capturing the image in response to a capture request; processing a preconfigured image to generate an animation image, the animation image indicating progress of storing the captured image; and displaying, when the captured image is completely stored, a thumbnail image of the captured image instead of the animation image. | 03-06-2014 |
| 20140063317 | MOBILE TERMINAL - A mobile terminal including a memory; a wireless communication unit configured to wirelessly connect with at least one other terminal; a camera configured to capture an image; a display unit; an audio output module configured to output an audio file; a microphone configured to obtain sound information; and a controller. The controller is configured to capture an image using the camera, search for an audio file corresponding to sound information obtained through the microphone when capturing the image using the camera, set information related to the searched audio file as an audio file corresponding to the captured image, and output the searched audio file to the audio output module when displaying the captured image on the display unit. | 03-06-2014 |
| 20140063318 | REPRODUCTION APPARATUS, IMAGING APPARATUS, SCREEN DISPLAY METHOD, AND USER INTERFACE - A desired image is quickly retrieved from stored images. Reproduced images are horizontally arranged on time axis. Horizontal lines are displayed above the plurality of images and delimited every image group such that images belonging to the same image group are visually identified. Dots are displayed on individual lines corresponding to representative images P | 03-06-2014 |
| 20140071324 | IMAGING APPARATUS - An imaging apparatus includes an image processor configured to apply image processing on image data to generate image data for recording, a display unit configured to display an image based on image data generated by an imaging unit, and a controller configured to control displaying of image on the display unit. The controller controls the image processor to apply image processing on the image data generated by the imaging unit based on a shooting instruction from a user, and causes an image based on the image data captured by the imaging unit and information indicating progress of the image processing to be displayed on the display unit in parallel with the image processing, and causes an image based on the image data for recording generated by the image processing to be displayed on the display unit after completion of the image processing. | 03-13-2014 |
| 20140078371 | IMAGING CONTROL APPARATUS AND IMAGING APPARATUS CONTROL METHOD - A display item (SW1 button | 03-20-2014 |
| 20140078372 | IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE THAT DISPLAYS IMAGE AND DISPLAY BODIES SPECIFYING IMAGE'S PARTICULAR REGIONS, CONTROL METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM THEREFOR, AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - An image display device capable of providing satisfactory user's visibility of an image including object images when the image and display bodies specifying particular regions of the object images are screen displayed. In a case where a horizontal direction distance between face detection frames for object images adjacent on a screen is equal to or less than a first threshold value and a vertical direction distance between face detection frames exceeds a second threshold value, a system controller of the image display device determines which one of the face detection frames is located on an upper side of the screen. A human body detection frame for the object image corresponding to the face detection frame determined as being located on an upper side on the screen is made non-display. | 03-20-2014 |
| 20140078373 | DIGITAL IMAGE SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING ANGLE OF VIEW INFORMATION, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE APPARATUS, AND MEDIUM FOR RECORDING THE METHOD - A digital image signal processing apparatus having an angle of view preview function, a method of controlling the digital image signal processing apparatus, and a recording medium having embodied thereon a computer program for executing the method. Accordingly, a display image displaying at least one piece of angle of view information that is different from angle of view information of a currently mounted interchangeable lens is generated by performing image signal processing, and the display image is displayed. Accordingly, a photographer is informed about angle of view information needed to capture a desired image, and the photographer may easily select an interchangeable lens having desired angle of view information. | 03-20-2014 |
| 20140085525 | DISPLAY CONTROL FOR A CAMERA - A camera according to the present invention comprises an operation member provided on an outer periphery of a photographing lens of the camera, a mode determination section for determining an adjustment mode in accordance with a first operation of the operation member, a numerical adjustment section capable of numerical adjustment of shooting parameters in accordance with the determined mode, in accordance with a second operation of the operation member, and a switching section for switching the first operation and the second operation. | 03-27-2014 |
| 20140085526 | IMAGING DEVICE AND WIRELESS SYSTEM - An imaging device includes: an imaging unit that captures images; a display unit that displays the images; an antenna arranged at a predetermined position relative to the imaging unit; an antenna control unit that changes the direction of maximum gain for the antenna and controls the directionality of the antenna; a wireless unit that, via the antenna, transmits search data to at least one wireless terminal and receives response data in relation to the search data; a signal strength detection unit that detects the reception strength of the response data; an identification information extraction unit that identifies identification information for the wireless terminal that is the transmission source for the response data; a record control unit that generates data sets associating the identification information, the reception strength, and the direction of maximum gain. | 03-27-2014 |
| 20140092291 | IMAGE DISPLAY CONTROL APPARATUS, IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM, AND IMAGE DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD - An image display control apparatus includes a memory, a determination unit, and a display controller. The memory stores plural sets of information each set including image information indicating an image to be displayed on a display and at least one attribute concerning the image information, which are associated with each other. When one of plural images displayed on the display is selected, the determination unit determines whether or not the image information stored in the memory includes image information stored in association with an attribute relevant to an attribute associated with the selected image. The display controller performs display control to display a mark for a relevant image when displaying the plural images on the display in accordance with the image information stored in the memory and displaying on the display a relevant image based on the image information included in the stored image information. | 04-03-2014 |
| 20140092292 | AUTOMATIC RECOGNITION AND CAPTURE OF AN OBJECT - A method, system, and device for automatic recognition and capture of an object are disclosed. In one embodiment, a mobile terminal comprises a display unit, a memory, a camera module, and a controller. The controller is configured to set at least one image of an expected object in response to a user input thereof, receive an image of a object via the camera module, generate a match indication when the image of the object matches with the at least one image of the expected object beyond a threshold value, and capture the image of the object upon confirmation of the match indication. | 04-03-2014 |
| 20140118597 | MULTI-DIRECTIONAL CONTENT CAPTURE ON MOBILE DEVICES - Systems and methods for facilitating content capturing on a mobile device are provided. The current position of a mobile device is identified during a content capturing preparation stage. The current position of the mobile device can correspond to a first position or a second position. The first position is a preferred position for capturing content as compared to the second position. When the current position of the mobile device corresponds to the second position, a prompt can be provided on the mobile device to instruct a user of the mobile device to move the mobile device to the first position. | 05-01-2014 |
| 20140118598 | PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - A photographing apparatus and a method of controlling the same are provided. The photographing apparatus includes a display unit which displays an image, an input unit via which a command is input, and a control unit which controls the display unit to display icons representing changed settings of the photographing apparatus on a predetermined region of the display unit when settings of the photographing apparatus are changed according to an input command that is input via the input unit. Accordingly, the photographing apparatus is capable of providing a user with a changed function setting among function settings. | 05-01-2014 |
| 20140118599 | IMAGING APPARATUS WITH DISPLAY AND IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - A digital camera is provided with a vertically long camera body having an approximately rectangular solid shape. An LCD panel provided in a rear surface of the camera body is arranged such that longitudinal directions of the display screen and the camera body correspond to each other. The digital camera is operated through a touch panel provided in a lower portion of the display screen. In a taking mode, an image is displayed in a small size on an upper portion of the display screen. In reproducing, the camera body is rotated sideways by 90 degree. In a reproducing mode, display posture of the image is also rotated by 90 degree, and the image is displayed in a large size on the entire display screen. | 05-01-2014 |
| 20140125856 | Method and Apparatus for Supporting Image Processing, and Computer-Readable Recording Medium for Executing the Method - A support for image processing is provided, comprising: (a) detecting respective face regions from images consecutively photographed for a first person at predetermined time intervals by an image pickup unit to display images of the face regions detected in relation to the first person in a first region of a screen, and providing a user interface for indicating that a specific face image is selected from the face images of the first person displayed in the first region; (b) additionally displaying the specific face image through a second region adjacent to the first region; and (c) displaying a synthesized image using the specific face image as a representative face of the first person, when the specific face image displayed through the second region is selected. | 05-08-2014 |
| 20140146213 | Image pickup apparatus - Provided is an image pickup apparatus including: an image pickup unit configured to pick up an object image imaged by a lens unit; and a display unit configured to display an image output from the image pickup unit, the display unit detecting a first close condition and a second close condition of a photographer. The display unit displays a first display object indicating a focal point adjustment area on a display image of the object image in response to detection of the first close condition, and displays a second display object indicating a focusing command area on the display image of the object image corresponding to a range of detection of the second close condition. | 05-29-2014 |
| 20140152882 | MOBILE DEVICE HAVING OBJECT-IDENTIFICATION INTERFACE - A mobile device includes a camera, a user interface system, and a processor communicatively coupled to the camera and the user interface system. The user interface system includes a visual display. The processor is configured for (i) capturing an image with the camera, (ii) extracting the identity of an object in the image, and (iii) searching for information relating to the object in a database. The processor is further configured for concurrently displaying (i) at least a portion of the image in a first portion of the visual display and (ii) a data field in a second portion of the visual display, while searching for information relating to the object. Finally, the processor is configured for populating the data field with information from the database and relating to the object. | 06-05-2014 |
| 20140168495 | APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING AN IMAGE HAVING DETACHABLE LENS AND A RING FOR SETTING PHOTOGRAPHING PARAMETER VALUES - An apparatus for processing an image, including: a body; a lens module disposed on the body; and a control ring disposed on the lens module, wherein the control ring is configured to change a setting value of a setting item. | 06-19-2014 |
| 20140176772 | IMAGE CAPTURE APPARATUS, IMAGE CAPTURE PROCESSING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING IMAGE CAPTURE - An image capture apparatus includes an image capture instruction obtaining unit configured to obtain an image capture instruction that specifies a target portion of a subject, an image capture instruction display unit configured to display the image capture instruction in a chart indicating the subject displayed on a display screen, and a reception unit configured to receive an image capture command in a state in which the image capture instruction is displayed on the display screen. | 06-26-2014 |
| 20140176773 | IMAGING DEVICE HAVING A DISPLAY SECTION, AND IMAGING METHOD THEREFOR - An imaging device of the present invention comprises a display section that is capable of displaying a circular map display, having a cursor capable of movement in a circumferential direction and in a radial direction, an operation section that respectively causes movement of the cursor in the circumferential direction and the radial direction in accordance with operation of an operating section, and a control section that carries out control to make respective first and second shooting parameters correspond to a position of the cursor, that has been moved by the operation section, in a radial direction and a circumferential direction, wherein the first parameter is dependent on the position in the circumferential direction, and the display section is provided with a neutral zone on the circular map display, for neutralizing the first shooting parameter. | 06-26-2014 |
| 20140192244 | IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE AND IMAGE PICKUP METHOD - An image pickup device includes: a camera unit; a display unit which displays an image captured by the camera unit; and a touch panel disposed so as to overlap the display unit. When a predetermined operation is performed on the touch panel, a brightness of the display unit is changed from a first brightness to a second brightness brighter than the first brightness. The display unit displays thereon an indication showing that the brightness has increased. The indication showing that the brightness has increased is continued even at least after changing to the second brightness. | 07-10-2014 |
| 20140211065 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CREATING A CONTEXT BASED CAMERA COLLAGE - A method and a system for creating a context based dynamic collage while capturing images are provided. The method facilitates a user to create an image collage while capturing images. Each snapshot captured by the user shall be added sequentially to the collage based upon the context. In a case where the context changes, a snapshot will be added to the new context collage. The user can have an option to view the collages being created in real time. | 07-31-2014 |
| 20140211066 | FOCUSING APPARATUS THAT EFFECTIVELY SETS A FOCUS AREA OF AN IMAGE WHEN A FOCUSING MODE IS CHANGED - A focusing apparatus includes a focus area setting unit that sets a first focus area in a first captured image, an auto focusing control unit that performs focusing according to a first focus evaluation value that is calculated from the first focus area by automatically adjusting a focus lens, an information deriving unit that derives focus aid information corresponding to a second focus evaluation value that is calculated from a second focus area in a second captured image by manually adjusting the focus lens, and a storage unit that stores at least one of first focus area information about the first focus area and second focus area information about the second focus area, wherein the focus area setting unit sets a third focus area in a third captured image from among the first focus area information and the second focus area information stored during another focusing. | 07-31-2014 |
| 20140218581 | PORTABLE INFORMATION DEVICE, IMAGING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION ACQUISITION SYSTEM - A portable information device including a body, a position information portion that is provided in the body and that outputs position information, an image sensor that is provided in the body, a display system that is provided in the body and that displays, on a local field in a screen field, relevant information based on the position information such that the displayed relevant information is overlapped on a real-time image, an input portion that is provided on the body and, by use of which user operates an icon, the icon being displayed on the local field such that the displayed icon is overlapped on the real-time image and an imaging button that is provided, separately from the input portion, on the body and that is operated by user to capture a subject image via the image sensor. | 08-07-2014 |
| 20140232920 | PHOTOGRAPHY GUIDE METHOD, DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM USING SUBJECT CHARACTERISTIC - A photography guide method, a photography guide device, and a photography guide storage medium that use a subject's characteristics when capturing an image. The photography guide method that uses a subject's characteristics includes: detecting at least one subject in an image for prospective recording obtained from an image sensor; determining a distance between the image sensor and the subject; setting a disposing region of the detected subject on a screen where the image for prospective recording is displayed according to the determined distance; and guiding the detected subject in such a manner that the position of the detected subject is positioned in the set disposing region. | 08-21-2014 |
| 20140247383 | MOBILE DEVICE USING IMAGES AND LOCATION FOR REMINDERS - Images can be used to improve setting reminders and the usefulness of reminders. For example, a mobile device can enable the user to request a reminder that uses one or more images obtained from a camera of the mobile device. The user can set a time period for when the image-based reminder is provided to the user. The image can provide information about the reminder as well as a visual depiction of the location the reminder is intended. A location can be detected in conjunction with capturing an image, and the location can be used to form a reminder message. The image can also be analyzed to provide the content of a message (e.g., text can be identified in the image and inserted into the message or used to access a database of corresponding messages). The derived message and/or the image can be provided for the reminder. | 09-04-2014 |
| 20140253776 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS AND IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS CONTROL METHOD - An image capturing apparatus has either one of a first display mode for continuously displaying a captured image on an image display unit and a second display mode for not displaying the captured image on the image display unit and displays an image according to the detection result on the image display unit when the second display mode is set. | 09-11-2014 |
| 20140267868 | Camera Augmented Reality Based Activity History Tracking - Augmented reality can be used to display previously captured images on a viewfinder of a camera as the camera's active position nears a position from which the picture was originally taken. A histogram file may associate the original image with positional information of the camera when the image was captured. When the cameras active position nears those coordinates, a transparent version of the digital image is displayed on the viewfinder of the camera. The positional information may include a spatial location of the camera (e.g., GPS coordinates, etc.) as well as an orientation of the camera (e.g., yaw, pitch, roll, etc.). Augmented reality can be used to guide the user to configure/re-configure the camera in order to correct (or avoid) an image quality issue/defect when re-taking a picture. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140293109 | IMAGING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM - The present invention is provided to maintain a photographable display state so as not to miss a photo opportunity when a photographer performs preparation work before shooting or confirmation work after shooting, and also smoothly switch to a display state in which the photographer can perform the confirmation work after shooting whenever necessary. A live view image is displayed on a first display screen when an eye contact state is detected at the eyepiece viewfinder, and a captured image is displayed on a second display screen when a non-eye-contact state is detected after receiving an image shooting instruction. When the eye contact state is not detected within a first period from detecting the non-eye-contact state, displaying the live view image on the first display screen is stopped. The live view image is displayed on the first display screen during the first period after detecting the non-eye-contact state. | 10-02-2014 |
| 20140320722 | MOBILE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - A mobile device includes a camera unit configured to sense an image, a display unit configured to display the image, a sensor unit configured to detect a user input and a processor configured to control the display unit, the camera unit and the sensor unit, where the processor is further configured to display an image capturing interface including the image sensed by the camera unit and an image capturing trigger for storing the image, wherein the image capturing interface is further includes a pattern code trigger which is linked to contents when the pattern code is recognized from the sensed image, store the sensed image when the user input for the image capturing trigger is detected, and display the contents to which the pattern code is linked or store the pattern code, when the user input for the pattern code trigger is detected. | 10-30-2014 |
| 20140327805 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus includes a touching detection unit configured to detect a touching operation and a touch-up operation for the display unit, a time counting unit configured to count a time period of continuous touching on a specific area of the display unit, and a control unit configured, when a touch-up operation from the specific area is detected and a counted time period of continuous touching has not reached a predetermined time period, to execute a function assigned to the specific area while when the touch-up operation from the specific area is detected and the counted time period of continuous touching has reached the predetermined time period, not to execute the function assigned to the specific area in relation only to the detected touch-up operation. | 11-06-2014 |
| 20140347541 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF DISPLAYING CAPTURED IMAGE - An imaging apparatus which is effective to make it easier to manually adjust a focus is provided. An imaging apparatus has: a display unit; an image capturing unit configured to capture a subject image which is formed on an imaging plane and to output image data; a distance information obtaining unit configured to obtain distance information of a single subject or each of a plurality of subjects in the image data; and a display controller configured to display an image on the display unit. The display controller is configured to associate a plurality of different colors respectively with a plurality of areas partitioned according to distances from the imaging apparatus, determine based on the distance information to which one of the plurality of areas each subject corresponds, and display on the display unit each captured subject with the color associated with the area corresponding to the each captured subject. | 11-27-2014 |
| 20140347542 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD OF IMAGING APPARATUS - A digital camera includes: a display unit of a variable angle monitor unit linked to a main body unit including an imaging unit, so as to be capable of opening and closing as to the main body unit; a variable angle state detecting unit to detect the position of the variable angle monitor unit as to the main body unit; and a system control unit to effect control such that, in a case of the variable angle state detecting unit detecting that the position of the variable angle monitor unit has changed from a closed position to an open position, a newest image is not displayed on the display unit if time elapsed from shooting immediately prior is a predetermined amount of time or more, and the newest image shot immediately prior is displayed on the display unit if the time elapsed is less than the predetermined amount of time. | 11-27-2014 |
| 20140354870 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND IMAGING APPARATUS - The electronic device has a power supply input unit which inputs power from an external power supply, an information processing unit which is capable of performing a first function and a second function which consumes more power than the first function does, a display unit which responds to power input to the power supply input unit by displaying whether or not to allow the performance of the first function and the performance of the second function, and an operation unit which receives an operation to be performed in response to the display on the display unit. The information processing unit switches between allowing only the performance of the first function and allowing both of operation in the first function and the performance of the second function according to the operation received by the operation unit. | 12-04-2014 |
| 20140368718 | DISPLAY CONTROL DEVICE, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, PROGRAM, AND IMAGING APPARATUS - A display control device includes: a composition determining unit that determines a plurality of recommended compositions of an input image; and a display controller that controls one recommended composition to be displayed distinguishably from other recommended compositions among the plurality of recommended compositions. | 12-18-2014 |
| 20140368719 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS SYSTEM, AND IMAGE PICKUP CONTROL PROGRAM STORED IN STORAGE MEDIUM OF IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - An image pickup apparatus that can easily perform electric fine zoom adjustment, includes an image pickup section that can change an image pickup parameter, a display section that visibly displays an image signal outputted from the image pickup section, a rotational operation member that performs a change operation to the image pickup parameter, a parameter control section that controls the image pickup parameter, and a display control section that displays an effect of the change of the image pickup parameter in accordance with the rotational operation of the rotational operation member on the display section, while superimposing the effect on the image signal outputted from the image pickup section. | 12-18-2014 |
| 20140368720 | IMAGING APPARATUS CAPABLE OF DETECTING AND DISPLAYING INFORMATION WITH RESPECT TO AN INCLINE THEREOF - An imaging apparatus including an incline detection device configured to detect an incline of the imaging apparatus, an image display device configured to display an image based on the image information, an incline computation device configured to compute an incline information that corresponds to a magnitude of the incline, an information storage device configured to store the incline information that is computed by the incline computation device, and a display processing device configured to display the image and an incline guide display corresponding to the incline information upon a screen of the image display device. The display processing device is configured to change a display format of the incline guide display in accordance with the magnitude of the incline. | 12-18-2014 |
| 20140375862 | METHOD FOR PHOTOGRAPHING CONTROL AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREOF - Disclosed herein are a method and apparatus for photographing an object. One or more shooting modes are selected and a photograph is taken in accordance with the one or more selected shooting modes. | 12-25-2014 |
| 20150036036 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ADJUSTING OPTICAL CENTRE - The present disclosure discloses a method and an apparatus for adjusting an optical centre. The method includes fixedly installing a viewport cover plate in a terminal device; movably installing a camera in the terminal device; and adjusting a position of the camera; wherein adjusting the position of the camera comprises adjusting a position of an optical centre of the camera by aligning the optical centre of the camera with a centre of an external viewport on the viewport cover plate to achieve concentricity between the optical centre of the camera and the centre of the external viewport. The apparatus for adjusting the optical centre includes a projector, a computer, and an adjusting assembly. The apparatus of the present disclosure could provide an advantage of simple operation, and each terminal device can achieve an excellent centering effect by using the apparatus. | 02-05-2015 |
| 20150042861 | IMAGE CAPTURE APPARATUS SENSING IMAGE CAPTURING CONDITION, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image capture apparatus includes an output unit, a first horizon maintaining assistance processing unit, and a second horizon maintaining assistance processing unit. The output unit sequentially outputs and displays captured images on a display screen. The first horizon maintaining assistance processing unit and the second horizon maintaining assistance processing unit determines whether it is difficult to identify a capturing condition of the captured image that is sequentially outputted and displayed by the output unit by way of the output unit. Furthermore, in a case in which it is determined that it is difficult to identify the capturing condition in the captured image by way of visual recognition of the display screen, the first horizon maintaining assistance processing unit and the second horizon maintaining assistance processing unit display a guidance relating to the capturing condition on the display screen or executes correction processing on the captured image. | 02-12-2015 |
| 20150055004 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, RELATED INFORMATION DISPLAY METHOD AND PROGRAM - When a subject image is displayed on a display screen, and when there is a touch panel operation of touching a corner of the display region or a touch panel operation of sliding a finger from a corner of the display region toward the center, a related information image that gives the impression that the back surface of the subject image was turned over is generated and displayed in the corner, and the related information (photography parameter information, etc.) of the subject image is displayed in the related information image. | 02-26-2015 |
| 20150062402 | DISPLAY DEVICE, DISPLAY METHOD AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORING DISPLAY PROGRAM OF DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes a display section, a visual line detecting section, a visual line judging section, a display control section, and a display changing section. The visual line judging section acquires a visual point position on the display screen corresponding to the visual line direction detected by the visual line detecting section, and judges whether or not the visual point position has entered into the a display region. The display changing section changes the display of at least one of a first display region and a second display region, if it is judged by the visual line judging section that the visual point position has entered into the second display region in the state where the visual point position is in the first display region. | 03-05-2015 |
| 20150098000 | System and Method for Dynamic Image Composition Guidance in Digital Camera - Embodiments are provided for dynamic image composition guidance in digital cameras. The dynamic image composition guidance allows users, for example, amateurs or less experienced photographers, to effectively and properly use photographic composition techniques for improving the quality of digitally captured images. A guidance method on a camera device determines a geometric strength point according to an image composition rule for a scene captured on the camera device. A user of the camera device is then guided in real-time while moving the camera device to align an object of the scene with the geometric strength point before recapturing the scene on the camera device. The method includes displaying, with the geometric strength point, changes to the scene including a moving point associated with a focused object on the first image according to movements of the camera device in real-time. | 04-09-2015 |
| 20150098001 | IMAGING DEVICE - An imaging device which can more reliably guide eye lines of a subject to a lens even when the subject is a child or an infant is provided. The imaging device according to the present disclosure includes: an optical system; an imaging sensor which captures a subject image condensed by the optical system; a monitor which displays the captured subject image; and a controller which displays an on-screen display (OSD), which moves in a center direction of the optical system, on a display surface of the monitor oriented toward a subject before start of shooting a still image of a subject or during shooting of a moving image. | 04-09-2015 |
| 20150109508 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING A MEDIA CAPTURE REQUEST USING CAMERA POSE INFORMATION - An approach is provided for processing of at least one preview image presented at at least one device to cause, at least in part, an extraction of camera pose information associated with the at least one preview image. The approach also involves determining one or more movement interactions of the at least one device relative to the camera pose information to cause, at least in part, a specification of requested camera pose information. The approach further involves causing, at least in part, a generation of at least one request to capture at least one media item based, at least in part, on the requested camera pose information. | 04-23-2015 |
| 20150109509 | Augmented Image Display Using a Camera and a Position and Orientation Sensor Unit - An augmented image is generated by capturing a visual image of a site with a digital camera, generating a virtual image or associated information from a digital model of the site, and superimposing the virtual image or associated information on the visual image. To register the digital model with the visual image, a sensor pole is introduced into the field of view, and a combined visual image of the site and an optical target on the sensor pole is captured. The position and orientation of the sensor pole with respect to the site reference frame are measured by sensors mounted on the sensor pole; the position and orientation of the digital camera with respect to the sensor pole are calculated from image analysis of the optical target on the sensor pole; and the position and orientation of the digital camera with respect to the site reference frame are calculated. | 04-23-2015 |
| 20150109510 | CAMERA AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING OPERATION OF SAME - It is arranged so that a user looking at an optical viewfinder and manipulating an operating member of a camera can ascertain which operating member is being manipulated. An optical image of a subject is displayed in the optical viewfinder. Operating members of the camera, which include a shutter-speed dial, exposure dial and command lever, are provided with respective touch sensors for sensing that these operating members have been touched. If the user touches the shutter-speed dial, an image representing the shutter-speed dial touched by the user appears on the optical image of the subject. Viewing the displayed image allows the user to ascertain that he is manipulating the shutter-speed dial. | 04-23-2015 |
| 20150130980 | DISPLAY CONTROL DEVICE, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM - There is provided a display control device including a display control unit configured to display a plurality of items at least including a function name on a display screen, and a selection receiving unit configured to receive selection of one item among the plurality of displayed items. When a predetermined operation input is performed on the display screen, the display control unit displays both associated information associated with a function of the one selected item and associated information associated with functions of other items not selected. | 05-14-2015 |
| 20150130981 | DATA DISPLAY APPARATUS WHICH CONTROLS DISPLAY OF A PLURALITY OF DATA, IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS WHICH INDIVIDUALLY DISPLAYS A SERIES OF IMAGES, DATA DISPLAY METHOD, IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - In the present invention, a control section distinctly displays, as indexes for indicating that data (image) switching can be performed from a starting point that is the arrayed position of data selected as a display target from among a plurality of data arrayed in virtual and multiple dimensions based on plural types of imaging parameters, information regarding the array status of the plurality of data on a display section, in association with plural directions in which data switching can be performed. As a result of this configuration, when instructing to perform data switching in a direction arbitrarily selected from among a plurality of data switching directions, the user can instruct to perform data switching while visually checking information regarding the array status of data for each data switching direction. That is, by this configuration, data in each data switching direction becomes more recognizable visually. | 05-14-2015 |
| 20150146071 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - There is disclosed a method for controlling a mobile terminal including implementing a camera application, displaying a preview image, requesting first information related with a person contained in the preview image from an external device, receiving the first information from the external device, and displaying the first information on the displayed preview image. | 05-28-2015 |
| 20150304548 | IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE AND IMAGE PICKUP METHOD - An image pickup device, having first, second and third imaging modes, includes: a camera; a display that displays a video image obtained by the camera in the first, second and third imaging modes; and a touch panel that overlaps the display, and detects a flick operation in at least left and right directions. Switching to the second imaging mode occurs by a first flick operation in the right direction in the first imaging mode. Switching to the third imaging mode occurs by a second flick operation in the right direction in the second imaging mode. Switching to the second imaging mode occurs by a third flick operation in the left direction in the third imaging mode. Switching to the first imaging mode occurs by a fourth flick operation in the left direction in the second imaging mode. | 10-22-2015 |
| 20150312482 | USER INPUT TECHNIQUE FOR ADJUSTING SUCCESSIVE IMAGE CAPTURING - An electronic device, includes: a touch screen, a digital camera, a computing entity configured to display graphical user interface via the touch screen, and configured to capture user input via the graphical user interface, and configured to utilize digital camera for digital imaging, the computing entity being specifically configured to: initiate a successive image capturing function via the digital camera, detect substantially continuous user input gesture via the graphical user interface, optionally upon graphical indications, and adjust the capture rate of the successive image capturing function according to the user input gesture. A corresponding method is presented. | 10-29-2015 |
| 20150341561 | ENHANCED IMAGE CAPTURE - Disclosed are techniques that provide a “best” picture taken within a few seconds of the moment when a capture command is received (e.g., when the “shutter” button is pressed). In some situations, several still images are automatically (that is, without the user's input) captured. These images are compared to find a “best” image that is presented to the photographer for consideration. Video is also captured automatically and analyzed to see if there is an action scene or other motion content around the time of the capture command. If the analysis reveals anything interesting, then the video clip is presented to the photographer. The video clip may be cropped to match the still-capture scene and to remove transitory parts. Higher-precision horizon detection may be provided based on motion analysis and on pixel-data analysis. | 11-26-2015 |
| 20150350555 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND CONTROL PROGRAM - To check image changes corresponding to changes made to image-capture conditions by causing display unit to display multiple images captured under different image-capture conditions. Digital camera includes: image-capture unit having multiple first image sensors and multiple second image sensors disposed therein, first image sensors configured to capture image under first image-capture conditions, second image sensors configured to capture image under second image-capture conditions different from first image-capture conditions, image-capture unit configured to output first image data generated based on subject image which entered first image sensors and second image data generated based on subject image which entered second image sensors; and control unit configured to display first image based on first image data and second image based on second image data on display unit in such manner that selection can be made between respective recording forms of first image data and second image data. | 12-03-2015 |
| 20150358550 | SINGLE ACTION PHOTO AND VIDEO MESSAGING - A computer-implemented method for single-action photo and video messaging includes simultaneously displaying both a live feed representing visual data captured by a video recording device and a plurality of contact icons, each contact icon associated with one or more destinations to which media data can be sent. A single action is received from a user selecting one of the plurality of the displayed contact icons. In response to the user's single action and not based on any subsequent input from the user, the following steps are carried out automatically: capturing visual data from the video recording device, and sending, to the one or more destinations associated with the selected contact icon, the captured visual data. | 12-10-2015 |
| 20150373273 | VISUALIZING PINPOINT ATTRACTION OBJECTS IN THREE-DIMENSIONAL SPACE - A method, system, and computer program product for visualizing pinpoint attraction objects in three dimensional space are provided in the illustrative embodiments. A determination is made that an image includes an object of interest, a first observer observing the object of interest from a first perspective. An observation position is determined from which the image has been captured. A perspective information is computed from the observation position to the object of interest, wherein the perspective information is sufficient to allow a second observer to observe the object of interest from the first perspective. The perspective information is stored, in a repository accessible by a second observer, as tag data associated with the object of interest. | 12-24-2015 |
| 20160028946 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTINUOUSLY TAKING A PICTURE - An electronic device is disclosed. The electronic device includes an image capturing unit configured to obtain a plurality of images upon receiving one or more user inputs, a processor configured to process one or more of the plurality of images, and a display configured to display the one or more of the plurality of images, where the processor is further configured to select at least one image from the plurality of images, based on a facial expression of one or more objects recognized on the one or more of the plurality of images and a clarity of at least a portion of the one or more of the plurality of images. | 01-28-2016 |
| 20160028959 | Methods, Apparatuses, and Computer Program Products for Improved Picture Taking - Methods, apparatuses, and computer program products are herein provided for providing markers for improved picture taking. A method may include causing presentation of information representative of a live environment on a screen. The method may further include receiving user input defining a marker and a position of the marker on the screen over at least a portion of the live environment information. The method may further include causing presentation of the marker in the position on the screen. Corresponding apparatuses and computer program products are also provided. | 01-28-2016 |
| 20160028962 | Systems and Methods for Previewing Newly Captured Image Content and Reviewing Previously Stored Image Content - Systems and methods for previewing newly captured image content and reviewing previously stored image content using an electronic device are provided. The previously stored image content may include an individual distinct image or at least two consecutive video frame images. | 01-28-2016 |
| 20160037076 | PHOTOMETRIC APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SAME - A photometric apparatus includes a photometry unit (AE sensor) configured to measure object light, and a first display unit (intra-viewfinder liquid crystal display unit) arranged on an optical path of the object light to the photometry unit and configured to display a plurality of display items. The first display unit is configured to display a first display item (automatic white balance) among the plurality of display items in a position farther from a center of a photometry range by the photometry unit than a position of a second display item (incandescent lamp display) having a display area smaller than a display area of the first display item. | 02-04-2016 |
| 20160050352 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TIME-DELAY PHOTOGRAPHING - A method for performing time-delay photographing, includes: displaying a photographing interface including a shutter operation control, wherein the shutter operation control further includes a shutter button and a time-setting region outside the shutter button; determining a delay time for photographing according to the time-setting region; and photographing according to the delay time. | 02-18-2016 |
| 20160059700 | VEHICLE CONTROL APPARATUS - A vehicle control apparatus includes a first acquisition portion acquiring a captured image data outputted from an imaging portion that is provided at a vehicle and that images a surrounding of the vehicle, a second acquisition portion acquiring an inclination angle of the vehicle on a basis of a state information of the vehicle, the state information outputted from a vehicle state detection portion that is provided at the vehicle, and an output portion being configured to output an output image data to a display device, the output image data including the captured image data and an inclination angle display information indicating the inclination angle of the vehicle, the output portion changing a display method within the output image data in accordance with the inclination angle of the vehicle and outputting the output image data. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160065838 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR USING PRESSURE-SENSING TOUCH SCREEN TO TAKE PICTURE - A device uses a pressure-sensing touch screen to detect the pressure from a touch input on the touch screen. Based on whether the pressure is greater than a predetermined pressure value or not, and the type of the touch input, various picture-taking operations are performed. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160065857 | IMAGING APPARATUS CAPABLE OF DETECTING AND DISPLAYING INFORMATION WITH RESPECT TO AN INCLINE THEREOF - An imaging apparatus including an incline detection device configured to detect an incline of the imaging apparatus, an image display device configured to display an image based on the image information, an incline computation device configured to compute an incline information that corresponds to a magnitude of the incline, an information storage device configured to store the incline information that is computed by the incline computation device, and a display processing device configured to display the image and an incline guide display corresponding to the incline information upon a screen of the image display device. The display processing device is configured to change a display format of the incline guide display in accordance with the magnitude of the incline. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160080655 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS CAPABLE OF DETECTING GEOMAGNETISM, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image capturing apparatus comprising: an image capturing unit configured to capture an image of a subject and output an image signal; a control unit configured to control a current supplied to the image capturing unit; and an azimuth direction acquisition unit configured to detect geomagnetism, and acquire azimuth direction information indicating a direction in which the image capturing apparatus is oriented, based on the detected geomagnetism, wherein the azimuth direction acquisition unit detects the geomagnetism while a current is supplied to the image capturing unit, and acquires azimuth direction information in which an influence on the detected geomagnetism, the influence being caused by the supplied current, has been corrected. | 03-17-2016 |
| 20160080656 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, IMAGE CAPTURING CONTROL METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR CAPTURING A SUBJECT TO BE RECORDED WITH INTENDED TIMING - An image capturing apparatus ( | 03-17-2016 |
| 20160088235 | VIDEO SIGNAL AND TALLY SIGNAL SWITCHER SYSTEM - Relating to a switcher system that is capable of reducing time and trouble of setting video equipment. According to the present invention, there is provided a switcher system having a switcher and a plurality of view finders. The switcher outputs a digital video signal having a tally signal superimposed thereon. Each of the view finders has an external digital video input unit, which receives input of the digital video signal, and a tally display control unit, which controls tally display based on the tally signal superimposed on the digital video signal. | 03-24-2016 |
| 20160100097 | Method for Capturing and Storing Historic Audiovisual Data via a Digital Mirror - A method for capturing and storing historic audiovisual data via a digital mirror allows a digital display to be utilized as a digital minor. The digital display includes a touchscreen that is divided into a first portion with a live video feed and a second portion with a graphical user interface (GUI). An image-capture device and a microphone are able to capture audiovisual media data that is saved onto a data storage device. The audiovisual media data may be searched at a later time in order to view specific audiovisual media data captured at a previous time. The digital display may be activated via a plurality of display activation triggers that is intended to provide security and prevent unauthorized access to the digital display. | 04-07-2016 |
| 20160105613 | LENS UNIT, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING LENS UNIT, IMAGING APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING IMAGING APPARATUS - A lens unit that can be attached to an imaging apparatus includes a display unit configured to switch and display information of a plurality of items, a lens control unit configured to control display on the display unit, and a first storage unit configured to store first information indicating an item selected from among items of information that can be displayed on the display unit. When the display on the display unit is turned off, the lens control unit stores in the first storage unit the first information corresponding to an item of information displayed on the display unit, and when the display on the display unit is turned on, the lens control unit displays, on the display unit, information of the item indicated by the first information stored in the first storage unit. | 04-14-2016 |
| 20160112633 | LOCATION INFORMATION DESIGNATING DEVICE, LOCATION INFORMATION DESIGNATING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM IN WHICH LOCATION INFORMATION DESIGNATING PROGRAM IS STORED - A location information designating device includes a location confirming image acquiring section, a display control section, an operating unit that designates a target location in the location confirming image displayed in the display; and a communicating unit. The location confirming image acquiring section acquires a location confirming image by which location information is confirmable. The display control section displays the acquired location confirming image in a display. The operating unit designates a target location in the location confirming image displayed in the display. The communicating unit transmits, to an external information device, information of the designated target location and the acquired location confirming image together with a request for an action to be performed by a user of the external information device. | 04-21-2016 |
| 20160116309 | UNDERLYING WALL STRUCTURE FINDER AND INFRARED CAMERA - Tools used to detect underlying structures, such as behind the surface of a wall, can include a first sensor, such as an electromagnetic sensor, configured to generate data indicative of the location of the underlying structure. Tools can include an indicator that provides an indication to a user based on the data. Tools can additionally or alternatively include an infrared imaging device for generating infrared image data indicative of the heat pattern of a scene. A display can display the generated infrared image data. Underlying structures may be visible in the heat pattern of the scene. The tool can indicate the presence of an underlying structure feature to an operator via one or both of the display and the indicator. | 04-28-2016 |
| 20160119531 | IMAGE-CAPTURING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING IMAGE-CAPTURING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND PROGRAM FOR THE SAME - The related art has the problem of difficulty in providing the maximum number of actually superimposable images from an image-capturing apparatus to an external apparatus to which superimposition images are to be set, so that normal superimposition image setting cannot be performed from the external device. | 04-28-2016 |
| 20160127638 | SHOOTING PARAMETER ADJUSTMENT METHOD AND DEVICE - A method for a device to adjust a shooting parameter, includes: receiving a click signal triggered from a viewfinder displayed on a touchscreen; displaying, by taking a click position indicated by the click signal as a reference position, an adjusting control corresponding to a shooting parameter; receiving a sliding touch signal indicating a sliding touch operation on the adjusting control; and adjusting the shooting parameter according to the sliding touch signal. | 05-05-2016 |
| 20160142637 | Image Acquisition and Management - A reference image of one or more objects is displayed on the display of a mobile device in a manner that allows a user of the mobile device to simultaneously view the reference image and a preview image of the one or more objects currently in a field of view of a camera of the mobile device. An indication is provided to the user of the mobile device whether the camera of the mobile device is currently located within a specified amount of a distance at which the reference image was acquired. In response to a user request, the camera acquires a second image of the one or more objects and optionally a distance between the camera and the one or more objects at the time the second image was acquired is recorded. An image management application provides various functionalities for accessing and managing image sequences. | 05-19-2016 |
| 20160156837 | ALTERNATIVE CAMERA FUNCTION CONTROL | 06-02-2016 |
| 20160169625 | ELECTRONIC ADAPTIVE RETICLE SYSTEMS AND METHODS | 06-16-2016 |
| 20160170585 | DISPLAY CONTROL DEVICE, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT | 06-16-2016 |
| 20160191791 | IMAGE SHOOTING APPARATUS FOR SETTING IMAGE SHOOTING CONDITION EASILY AND METHOD THEREOF - A shooting apparatus includes a touch panel on a display and performs self-timer shooting. The shooting apparatus includes a CPU configured to detect a dragging manipulation status from a touch start point on a fixed or an arbitrary point on the touch panel to an end of the touch, update one condition selected out of a self-timer time and a continuous shooting number as a first shooting condition, perform a control of updating and displaying the updated first shooting condition on at least one position selected out of a point on the display corresponding to the touch start point, the fixed point on the display, and a point on the display along with the dragging manipulation status whenever the first shooting condition is updated, and set the updated first shooting condition as a shooting condition for performing a shooting. | 06-30-2016 |
| 20160191792 | DISPLAY CONTROL APPARATUS AND CAMERA SYSTEM - A display control apparatus for controlling a display of a video image photographed by a camera discriminates a state and controls a display of a dialogue box in accordance with data which shows whether or not the dialogue box is displayed in accordance with a display mode for displaying the video image photographed by the camera and with the determined state. | 06-30-2016 |
| 20160191806 | IMAGING APPARATUS AND DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD FOR SELF-PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY - A display controller includes circuitry configured to cause a display device to display self-portrait photographing information in response to receiving an indication that the display device and an imaging unit are in a predetermined positional relationship. | 06-30-2016 |
| 20160198082 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF PROCESSING IMAGE | 07-07-2016 |
| 20160198086 | METHOD FOR PHOTOGRAPHING CONTROL AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREOF | 07-07-2016 |
| 20160198093 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGING APPARATUS, IMAGING SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD OF INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD OF IMAGING APPARATUS, AND PROGRAM | 07-07-2016 |
| 20160198094 | IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE | 07-07-2016 |
| 20160203648 | SYNCHRONIZED, INTERACTIVE AUGMENTED REALITY DISPLAYS FOR MULTIFUNCTION DEVICES | 07-14-2016 |
| 20160381281 | IMAGE CAPTURE CONTROL APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD OF THE SAME - An image capture control apparatus comprises a display control unit that performs control so as to display, on a display unit, a live view image captured by an image capturing unit in any of a plurality of display states that include normal magnification display and enlarged display that is enlarged more than the normal magnification display, and a control unit that performs control so as to, in a case where a first operation is performed during the enlarged display of the live view image, switch to the normal magnification display and execute AF processing based on a first AF method, and in a case where a second operation is performed during the enlarged display of the live view image, maintain the enlarged display and execute AF processing based on a second AF method. | 12-29-2016 |
| 20160381287 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING DEVICE OPERATION AND IMAGE CAPTURE - The present disclosure relates to controlling device operation. In one embodiment, a process for controlling device operation includes detecting a command to launch image capture functionality of the device, wherein the command includes contact to a display of the device and displaying an overlay window on the display of the device in response to the command, wherein the overlay window presents image data detected by the device. The process can also include detecting a capture command for image capture by the device, wherein the capture command relates to detection of a release of the contact to the display, and capturing image data in response to the capture command, wherein capturing includes storing captured image data by the device. | 12-29-2016 |
| 20180027206 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR INPUTTING NOTE INFORMATION INTO IMAGE OF PHOTOGRAPHED OBJECT | 01-25-2018 |
