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Image editing method, image editing apparatus, program for implementing image editing method, and recording medium recording program
Assignee: Canon Inc
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Filing: 2008-07-30
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Granted: 2012-02-07
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Expires: 2028-07-30
Abstract
Abstract To provide an image editing technique that enables a user to perform movement and magnification of an image with a single operation, and to perform trimming while grasping image composition in printing, the image editing method includes a step of instructing to move an arbitrary point of an image displayed in an image display area among image data; a step of calculating an image movement amount and a magnification ratio in response to the instruction to move the arbitrary point; and a step displaying a predetermined area of the image data in the image display area on the basis of the image movement amount and the magnification ratio, which are calculated in the calculating step.
Inventors
- 👤 Kentaro Matsumoto
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 21:42
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06T; G06T11/00; G06T11/60; G06F; G06F3/00; G06F3/01; G06F3/048; G06F3/0484
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
86 words
An image editing method comprising the steps of: inputting an instruction to move a trimming area of an image; and arithmetically operating a movement amount and a magnification ratio of the trimming area in accordance with the instruction input in said input step, wherein, if the instruction to move the trimming area excessively over a frame of the image is input in said input step, said arithmetic operation step reduces the trimming area in accordance with an excess movement amount over the frame of the image.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
86 words
An image editing method comprising the steps of: inputting an instruction to move a trimming area of an image; and arithmetically operating a movement amount and a magnification ratio of the trimming area in accordance with the instruction input in said input step, wherein, if the instruction to move the trimming area excessively over a frame of the image is input in said input step, said arithmetic operation step reduces the trimming area in accordance with an excess movement amount over the frame of the image.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
37 words
A method according to claim 1 , further comprising a step of displaying an image in the trimming area on the basis of the movement amount and the magnification ratio arithmetically operated in said arithmetic operation step.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
46 words
A method according to claim 1 , further comprising a step of displaying a trimming frame corresponding to the trimming area determined based on the movement amount and the magnification ratio arithmetically operated in said arithmetic operation step, by superimposing the trimming frame on the image.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
21 words
A method according to claim 1 , further comprising a step of instructing to print an image in the trimming area.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
44 words
A method according to claim 1 , wherein said arithmetic operation step is arranged to arithmetically operate the movement amount and the magnification ratio every predetermined period during a time period from start of the instruction to move the trimming area to end thereof.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
91 words
An image editing apparatus comprising: an input unit which inputs an instruction to move a trimming area of an image; and an arithmetic operation unit which arithmetically operates a movement amount and a magnification ratio of the trimming area in accordance with the instruction input by said input unit, wherein, if the instruction to move the trimming area excessively over a frame of the image is input by said input unit, said arithmetic operation unit reduces the trimming area in accordance with excessive movement amount over the frame of the image.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
91 words
An image editing apparatus comprising: an input unit which inputs an instruction to move a trimming area of an image; and an arithmetic operation unit which arithmetically operates a movement amount and a magnification ratio of the trimming area in accordance with the instruction input by said input unit, wherein, if the instruction to move the trimming area excessively over a frame of the image is input by said input unit, said arithmetic operation unit reduces the trimming area in accordance with excessive movement amount over the frame of the image.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
38 words
An apparatus according to claim 6 , further comprising a display unit which displays an image in the trimming area on the basis of the movement amount and the magnification ratio arithmetically operated by said arithmetic operation unit.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
47 words
A method according to claim 6 , further comprising a display unit which displays a trimming frame corresponding to the trimming area determined based on the movement amount and the magnification ratio arithmetically operated by said arithmetic operation unit, by superimposing the trimming frame on the image.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
22 words
An apparatus according to claim 6 , further comprising an instruction unit which instructs to print an image in the trimming area.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
44 words
An apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein said arithmetically operation unit is arranged to arithmetically operate the movement amount and the magnification ratio every predetermined period during a time period from start of the instruction to move the trimming area to end thereof.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
106 words
A computer-readable recording medium storing a program comprising a code for causing a computer to execute an image editing method, said image editing method comprising the steps of: inputting an instruction to move a trimming area of an image; and arithmetically operating a movement amount and a magnification ratio of the trimming area in accordance with the instruction input in said input step, wherein, if the instruction to move the trimming area excessively over a frame of the image is input in said input step, said arithmetic operation step reduces the trimming area in accordance with an excess movement amount over the frame of the image.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
106 words
A computer-readable recording medium storing a program comprising a code for causing a computer to execute an image editing method, said image editing method comprising the steps of: inputting an instruction to move a trimming area of an image; and arithmetically operating a movement amount and a magnification ratio of the trimming area in accordance with the instruction input in said input step, wherein, if the instruction to move the trimming area excessively over a frame of the image is input in said input step, said arithmetic operation step reduces the trimming area in accordance with an excess movement amount over the frame of the image.
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