Abstract: An image processing device includes: an image correcting unit configured to correct a size of an image by inserting or deleting a predetermined number of pixels into and from the image based on size changing information of the image in which a plurality of pixel data is arranged, wherein the image correcting unit includes: a reading unit configured to read at least any one of attribute data and the pixel data; a characteristic determining unit configured to determine a characteristic of the pixel of interest in the image; a deforming process selecting unit configured to select a type of a deforming process related to determination of a position and determination of a pixel value of a pixel; and a correction executing unit configured to execute the deforming process selected by the deforming process selecting unit.

Abstract: A recording apparatus independently sets conditions of information data to be simultaneously recorded in a plurality of recording media in a simultaneous recording mode according to a user instruction. The recording apparatus processes information data according to the set conditions so as to generate a plurality of information data to be recorded in the plurality of recording media in the simultaneous recording mode, and their identification information, and records the plurality of generated information data and identification information in the plurality of recording media. When different conditions are set as the conditions of the information data to be simultaneously recorded in the plurality of recording media, a plurality of pieces of identification information which have different values are generated for the information data to be simultaneously recorded in the plurality of recording media.

Abstract: A rewritable recording medium on which Index.bdmv is recorded in the BDMV directory. The Index.bdmv includes editability_flag and extended_editability_flag. When the editability_flag is set ON, it indicates that the recording medium is treated as an editable medium by a legacy device which does not support recording and editing of stereoscopic video. When the editability_flag is set OFF, it indicates that the recording medium is treated as a non-editable medium by the legacy device. When the extended_editability_flag is set ON, it indicates that the recording medium is treated as an editable medium by a non-legacy device even when the editability flag is set OFF, where the non-legacy device supports recording and editing of stereoscopic video.

Abstract: An apparatus includes a specifying unit configured to specify, based on an image as a candidate of an output target, at least one object region satisfying a predetermined condition from the image, a determination unit configured to determine whether the object region specified in the image by the specifying unit is divided in the image, and a decision unit configured to decide the output target region in the image based on a determination result by the determination unit.

Abstract: A method of controlling an information processing apparatus causes contents in a first terminal to be shared with a second terminal. The method includes receiving sharing information for sharing the content from the second terminal, sending, by a processor, an acquisition request of the contents to the first terminal on a basis of the sharing information, acquiring the contents from the first terminal after the sending an acquisition request, and transmitting acquisition completion notification to the second terminal after the acquiring the contents.

Abstract: Disclosed is a technique for allowing proper classification information to be provided to an edited image. When it is determined that the editing is cropping, a system controller cuts a decompressed image down to a desired size using an image processor and performs face detection on a crop image. The system controller generates a header for image data of an edited image. When the setting of automatically providing classification information is “ON”, classification information is automatically provided based on the detected face information.

Abstract: An exposure controller for an on-vehicle camera mounted on a vehicle is capable of performing exposure control such that a predetermined subject such as a lane marker can be imaged with a constant contrast regardless of variation of peripheral brightness and directions of the variation. An exposure controller images information imaged by an imaging part based on a second exposure property having linearity, the second exposure property being obtained by converting a first exposure property having non-linearity, calculates a target density value with which pixels in a window set in the image are to be imaged based on brightness values corresponding to density values of the pixels in the window, sets a third exposure property for obtaining the calculated target density value, and performs imaging with the set third exposure property.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an image relay apparatus includes a reception unit, a determination unit and a transmission unit. The reception unit receives compressed image data from a relay source apparatus. The determination unit determines whether or not the compressed image data is processable through a first path not involving decompression of the compressed image data, based on data on a relay destination apparatus. The transmission unit transfers, to the relay destination apparatus, either the compressed image data processed through the first path or recompressed image data obtained by processing the compressed image data through a second path involving decompression, drawing, and recompression of the compressed image data.

Abstract: An electronic device and a method of controlling the same are provided. When the electronic device captures a predetermined number of images through a camera in a predetermined location, the captured images are grouped into a group and a title for the group is recommended. Accordingly, a group title is recommended depending on photographing situation when a user continuously captures images, and thus captured images can be managed more efficiently.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic device including, a communication module configured to transfer data, a controller configured to transmit data to the second electronic device through the communication module, and configured to temporarily hold the data in a receiving buffer of the second electronic device, and a data controller configured to receive free space information of the receiving buffer of the second electronic device from the second electronic device through the communication module, and configured to prepare data, which is transmitted to each mobile medium from the communication module through the second electronic device, based on the received free space information.

Abstract: In an electronic device which is capable of displaying a plurality of pieces of information which may be obtained by an imaging operation, and in a first display format, a system controller makes a generating unit which generates code information generate a single piece of code information including a plurality of pieces of information and makes a rear-side display unit display a picture of the generated code information. In a second display format, the generating unit which generates code information is made to generate a plurality of pieces of code information which individually include a plurality of pieces of information and the rear-side display unit is made to display pictures of the generated code information sequentially one by one.

Abstract: An electronic device includes an image capture unit that generates first RAW image data; a compression unit that compresses the first RAW image data; a decompression unit that decompresses the compressed first RAW image data to generate second RAW image data; a development unit that generates first developed image data from the first RAW image data, and generates second developed image data from the second RAW image data; and a control unit that controls the compression unit based on the first developed image data and the second developed image data.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a an electronic device such as a digital camera 300 that includes a deletion mode whereby a camera/electronic device user can delete captured images or data files that have already been transferred in order to make room in the electronic device or digital camera memory for capturing further images. In one embodiment a digital camera keep track of which images have already been transferred to an external storage device and presents those to the user as potential images to be deleted. In another embodiment, the user is presented with a “delete all transferred images” which when selected deletes all the captured images that have already been transferred. In still another embodiment, a deletion criteria is used to prioritize which images are deleted first.

Abstract: Embodiments of a process comprising receiving one or more images in a buffer of a computer communicatively coupled to one or more cameras, retrieving the one or more images from the buffer, and storing the one or more images as one or more memory-mapped image files in a memory-mapped file (MMF) area of a memory that is shared by the computer and the one or more cameras.

Abstract: There is provided an image capturing apparatus. A first image capturing unit captures an image of a subject to generate image data. A second image capturing unit captures an image of a user who captures the image of the subject, for a predetermined period before and after the image of the subject is captured. An obtainment unit obtains first classification information by analyzing, in the image captured by the second image capturing unit, each of a state of the user before the image of the subject is captured and a state of the user after the image of the subject is captured. A recording unit records the first classification information in association with the image data.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for entering an identification tag for an image captured by a mobile device. When an image is captured, a user is prompted to select or enter a tag identifying the image which will be stored in memory in association with the image. The tag can be a new text tag entered by the user or a selection of one of a number of pre-stored or user pre-used tags. To retrieve an image, the user inputs a text tag or selects a tag from a list of tags displayed on a mobile device which were pre-used by the user.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus may include a detecting unit to detect a pointing object in a captured image, and a generation unit to generate pointing information based on detection of the pointing object by the detecting unit. The pointing information may indicate a position of the pointing object determined using a pointable range set based on a user in the captured image. The apparatus may further include a communication unit to transmit the pointing information to an external apparatus.

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

Abstract: A moving image data recording apparatus and method that records a moving image file and a still image file and associates them with each other in the same directory.

Abstract: The present invention provides a user interface for manipulating digital images. The interface includes a display arranged to display at least one digital image. The at least one image has a front side and at least one opposing side displayable to a user, the front and each one of the opposing sides having at least one detection portion. The detection portion is arranged to detect a manipulation request by the user and, on detection of the request, initiate a routine whereby a displayed side is rotated from view and at least one opposing side is displayed.

Abstract: Method and device for naming digital image data files stored on a camera enabled device having an image sensor, an audio sensor, a display and a memory, including: capturing image data through the image sensor; automatically displaying on the display a default filename for an image data file for the captured image data; monitoring the audio sensor for voice input upon detecting a user input selecting the default filename, and determining a new filename for the image data file in dependence on a text translation of the voice input. A folder name can alternatively be determined in dependence on a text translation of a voice input and an image data file for the captured image data saved in the memory using a folder having the folder name.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a titling apparatus which can give a title proper for a user to an image.

Abstract: An image display apparatus which displays an image, and selectively reads out one of a RAW image and a first developed image obtained by performing a developing process and a compression process for the RAW image, as a candidate image to be displayed following a currently displayed image, from a storage medium storing the RAW image and the first developed image, in accordance with the currently displayed image The apparatus also performs a developing process for the RAW image with higher image quality than the first developed image, performs a decompression process for the developed image, stores the candidate image which is processed by the development or the decompression so as to be displayed, and controls to display the stored candidate image on a display unit by switching from the currently displayed image to the candidate image, in response to an instruction to switch the displayed image.

Abstract: Many cameras have the ability to capture an image and generate metadata associated with the image. Such image metadata may include focus point metadata information that may be indicative of the potential focus points available to the camera as well as which one or more of those potential focus points were utilized to capture the image. As the location of a focus point used during image capture is generally intended to coincide with the location of the photographer's main area of interest within the image, such focus point metadata can be accessed during image editing and used to zoom in to the captured image at that focus point location. Performing a “smart-zoom” based on an image's focus point metadata may save time and reduce frustration during the image editing process.

Abstract: A method for processing image data is described. The method includes the steps: (a) fully writing image data into first buffer area; (b) vertically reading the image data in first buffer area and horizontally writing image data into second buffer area; (c) while completely reading a first portion of first buffer area, allocating the complete read first portion of first buffer area to second buffer area to be served as a writing section; (d) vertically reading the image data in a second portion of first buffer area and writing the image data into second buffer area; and (e) vertically reading the image data of second buffer area and horizontally writing the image data into first buffer area, and after completely reading a portion of second buffer area, allocating the read portion of second buffer area to first buffer area.

Abstract: A camera system includes an image sensor and a processing apparatus receiving image frames from the sensor before and after receipt of a user picture signal. The processing apparatus discards frames that do not meet a quality criterion such as under-exposed frames. Also, the processing apparatus compresses only a subset of remaining frames, specifically, those that meet a compression amount threshold. The remaining frames are presented to a user, who can select a representative frame as the “picture” that was taken.

Abstract: A photographing information management method, which includes: judging whether there is equality between photographing position information added to an image file stored in an external storage medium which is detachably attachable to an imaging apparatus and photographing position information stored in an internal memory of the imaging apparatus; and when it is judged that the two pieces of photographing position information have the equality, displaying an image and the photographing position information of the image file on a display screen of the imaging apparatus.

Abstract: An image management apparatus may include an input image setting information acquiring unit configured to, when image analysis information on an input image is set, acquire setting information as input image setting information, an available setting information acquiring unit configured to acquire setting information as available setting information, an update necessity determining unit configured to determine whether or not an update of the image analysis information is necessary, on the basis of a difference between the input image setting information and the available setting information, and an image analysis information setting unit configured to, when it is determined that an update of the image analysis information is necessary, perform image analysis on the input image using the second image analysis processing unit so as to set new image analysis information.

Abstract: Provided is a digital image signal processing method and apparatus which generates a first continuous-captured image in a continuous-photographing mode, generates a first name of the first continuous-captured image according to DCF rules, generates a second name of a second continuous-captured image following the first continuous-captured image according to the DCF rules, generates first continuous-photographing number information indicating an order of continuous-photographing of the first continuous-captured image, and generates a first file comprising the first continuous-captured image, the first name, the second name, and the first continuous-photographing number information. In this way, continuous-captured images and images obtained before and after the continuous-captured images can be effective played back.

Abstract: A user attempting to obtain information about an object can capture image information including a view of that object, and the image information can be used with a matching or identification process to provide information about that type of object to the user. Information about the orientation of the camera and/or device used to capture the image can be provided in order to limit an initial search space for the matching or identification process. In some embodiments, images can be selected for matching based at least in part upon having a view matching the orientation of the camera or device. In other embodiments, images of objects corresponding to the orientation can be selected. Such a process can increase the average speed and efficiency in locating matching images. If a match cannot be found in the initial space, images of other views and categories can be analyzed as well.

Abstract: A video recording apparatus is provided that can provide the user with information as to whether or not scheduled image captures will fit into a recording medium or information as to how many retakes are possible. The apparatus obtains, for each scene to be captured, the duration of a cut to be captured from scenario information in which the duration of each of the cuts constituting the scene is specified. The recordable duration is calculated from the remaining capacity of the recording medium in which video data is to be recorded and a recording bit rate of the video data, and the number of image captures that can be taken for the cut to be captured is calculated from the calculated recordable duration and the obtained duration. The calculated recordable duration and the calculated number of image captures that can be taken are displayed on a display unit.

Abstract: An image file generation device includes: an image file generation unit that generates an image file having stored therein a plurality of sets of image data obtained in a batch via an image sensor; and an image recording unit that records the image file into a storage medium, wherein: if the image file generation unit determines that an image file-splitting condition has been satisfied while the batch of image data is being obtained via the image sensor, the image file generation unit ends image data storage into the current image file and starts image data storage into a new image file.

Abstract: An image processing device includes an information acquisition section that acquires a photographing position of a photographed image or a position of an imaging device as coordinate information, a distribution state acquisition section that acquires a distribution state of a plurality of pieces of coordinate information acquired as the coordinate information, and a keyword assignment section that assigns a keyword that corresponds to the acquired distribution state to the photographed image.

Abstract: An image photography apparatus includes a storage unit to store data which is generated when an image is edited in the image photography apparatus, a receiver to receive an event to recover the image if editing of the image that is being edited in the image photography apparatus stops, and a controller to determine whether the image is to be recovered to an unedited original image or editing of the image is to be resumed to recover the image to a completely edited image according to an edited degree of the image so as to recover the image to the unedited original image or the completely edited image.

Abstract: An image sending apparatus capable of sending image data to an image recording apparatus connected to a network, includes a sending unit configured to send image data, a selecting unit configured to select an image to be sent based on a user's operation, and a controller configured to control the sending unit. The controller controls the sending unit to send reduced image data generated by reducing original image data of the image selected by the selecting unit to the image recording apparatus, and to send the original image data corresponding to the reduced image data sent to the image recording apparatus to the image recording apparatus.

Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus, and a method to improve operability of the information processing apparatus when a user manages still image files in a case where a still image is extracted from a moving image file and stored as a still image file. In information processing apparatus and the method, a moving image file is selected from a plurality of moving image files and is reproduced, and a folder corresponding to the selected moving image file is created. A still image file is generated based on a video frame extracted from the moving image file being reproduced, and the generated still image file is stored into the created folder in association with the folder. When another moving image file is selected, another folder is newly created, and a still image file generated from the other moving image file being reproduced is stored into the other folder.

Abstract: A device includes a photographing unit, an image processing unit, a buffer, a storage unit, and a digital signal processor. The buffer stores index information to be assigned to at least one image signal obtained by the photographing unit, file name and storage path information to be provided to the at least one image signal when the at least one image signal is stored in the storage unit. The digital signal processor displays the most recently stored image signal when a display input instruction to display a currently captured image is received, searches the storage unit when an input instruction to display previously-captured images is additionally received, if a corresponding image file is found in the storage unit, displays the found image file, and if the corresponding image file is not found in the storage unit, displays an image signal stored in the buffer using the index information.

Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes: an imaging device acquiring a captured image on a subject; a display section; setting means for setting whether to make effective a temporary recording mode in which the captured image is temporarily recorded in a first storage section; if the temporary recording mode is effective, display control means for playback displaying the captured image recorded in the first storage section from when the temporary recording mode has been effective on the display section in response to an instruction operation of a user; and recording control means for recording an image specified by the user from the playback-displayed captured images in a second storage section as an image to be saved.

Abstract: A method of operating first and second electronic devices includes providing the first device with a display screen, and providing the second device with a camera. A tag is displayed on the screen. The tag is associated with information stored within the first device. An image of the tag is captured by use of the camera. The captured image is processed within the second device to thereby recognize the tag. In response to the recognition of the tag, the second device is used to initiate a transfer of the information to the second device.

Abstract: An embodiment of the invention provides a method for determining picture resolution to optimize storage, wherein input is received from a user interface. The input includes a selected picture destination, such as a printer, a photograph processing service provider, a web application, a website, and/or a display. Attributes of the picture destination are determined with a processor, wherein the attributes of the picture destination include a print resolution, a print size, a screen resolution, and/or a image size. The processor determines the picture resolution based on the attributes of the picture destination.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a reception unit configured to receive a transmission request of information on a directory for managing contents from a display apparatus, a transmission unit configured to transmit a response to the transmission request received by the reception unit, and a notification unit configured to notify the display apparatus of a change in a predetermined directory, thereby causing the display apparatus to transmit a transmission request of information on the predetermined directory again. When a new directory is formed on the same layer as that of the directory for managing the contents as a result of addition of the contents in the storage medium, the notification unit notifies the display apparatus of a change in a directory located on a layer above the directory for managing the contents.

Abstract: A camera system includes a single pixel photo-sensor disposed in or on a substrate to acquire image data. A micro-lens is adjustably positioned above the single pixel photo-sensor to focus external scene light onto the single pixel photo-sensor. An actuator is coupled to the micro-lens to adjust a position of the micro-lens relative to the single pixel photo-sensor to reposition the micro-lens to focus the external scene light incident from different angles onto the single pixel photo-sensor. Readout circuitry is coupled to readout the image data associated with each of the different angles from the single pixel photo-sensor.

Abstract: A titling apparatus for giving a title to a captured image includes a captured image storing unit, an image capturing time storing unit, an image capturing period judging unit, a period terminology storing unit and a titling unit. A title to a captured image group is determined by using terminology corresponding to a period and a season.

Abstract: An image file generation device includes: an image file generation unit that generates an image file having stored therein a plurality of sets of image data obtained in a batch via an image sensor; and an image recording unit that records the image file into a storage medium, wherein: if the image file generation unit determines that an image file-splitting condition has been satisfied while the batch of image data is being obtained via the image sensor, the image file generation unit ends image data storage into the current image file and starts image data storage into a new image file.

Abstract: A method for storing digital images is presented. The method comprises accessing a first image. It further comprises capturing at least one second image. Further, it comprises storing metadata associated with the at least one second image in at least one field within a file format of the first image, wherein the file format defines a structure for the image, and wherein the at least one field is located within an extensible segment of the file format. In one embodiment, the at least one second image is an image that is intermediate in relation to the first image, wherein the at least one second image is selected from a group consisting of: intermediate HDR images; RAW Bayer image data; RGB image data; RAW images; multiple exposures captured to produce a single final image.

Abstract: A method of controlling a digital photographing apparatus includes obtaining first data and second data from a single event, storing the first and second data as multi-photography data, and generating a multi-photography folder that includes a first image corresponding to the first data and a second image corresponding to the second data.

Abstract: A player according to the present disclosure includes: an interface that retrieves an audio file from a storage medium on which the audio file and a still picture file are stored; and a controller that retrieves a still picture file, which is selected by the file name of the audio file, from the storage medium and that reads audio and a still picture from the audio file and the still picture file, respectively.

Abstract: A user terminal apparatus is provided. The user terminal apparatus includes a camera unit configured to photograph an object, a controller configured to detect an object image from an image of the object photographed by the camera unit, generate image metadata used to change a feature part of the object image, and generate an image file by matching the object image with the image metadata, a storage configured to store the image file, and a display configured to, in response to selecting the image file, display the object image in which the feature part is changedbased on the image metadata.

Abstract: Recorded information is grouped in recording units. The information of each recording unit is displayed by the order of older recording date based upon information recorded in memory. The recording time of each recording unit is displayed on the left edge of the display screen, to the right of which is a memo icon indicating memo information, a thumbnail image indicating shooting image information, a sound icon indicating sound, and reproduction time information for each recording unit. If a predetermined recording unit is designated and reproduced, the screen is re-displayed so that the reproduced recording unit appears at the lowermost line of the screen. If a new recording unit is recorded, the newest recording unit is displayed at the lowermost line. If the screen is scrolled and another display screen is displayed by operation of a scroll key, a screen similar to the previously displayed screen is displayed.

Abstract: An image management apparatus comprises an input unit which inputs a first image and a second image; a storage unit which stores the first image and the second image in association with each other; a selection unit which selects an image to be deleted out of the first and second images; and a control unit which performs control such that, in a case where the first image is selected by the selection unit, an option of deleting the second image stored in association with the first image is presented, and subsequently processing for deleting the first image is performed, and in a case where an instruction to delete the second image is received, processing for deleting the second image is performed without presenting an option of deleting the first image stored in association with the second image.