KR101298647B1 - D-day setting and managing method in digital image processing device - Google Patents

Abstract

According to the present invention, D-Day is set and managed in a digital image processing apparatus that provides a D-Day function to an image before and after capturing an image, and performs a search and a folder configuration for a captured image in which D-Day information is stored. It is about a method. The D-Day setting method in the digital image processing apparatus includes setting the D-Day information including the D-Day date and the subject, displaying the D-Day information set on the preview screen, and displaying the D-Day information. It includes the step of shooting. D-Day management method in the digital image processing apparatus is an operation method of the digital image processing apparatus for managing the stored image files including the D-Day information, the step of searching for the image files set the D-Day information, the retrieved image files Creating a new folder for the and playing the retrieved image file or the image files included in the new folder.

Description

D-day setting and managing method in digital image processing device}

1 is a perspective view showing the front and the top of the digital image processing apparatus.

FIG. 2 is a rear view illustrating a rear shape of the digital image processing apparatus of FIG. 1.

3 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a digital image processing apparatus for setting and managing D-Day.

4 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of a D-day setting method in a digital image processing apparatus according to the present invention.

5 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of a D-day management method in a digital image processing apparatus according to the present invention.

6 is a diagram for explaining D-Day setting.

7 illustrates an example of displaying D-Day information on a preview screen.

FIG. 8 is a diagram for explaining an entire D-Day search during D-Day management.

9 is a diagram for explaining a partial D-Day search during D-Day management.

FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining creation of a D-Day folder during D-Day management.

11 is a diagram illustrating application and release of a D-Day function.

The present invention relates to a method of operating a digital image processing apparatus, and more particularly, to provide a D-Day function to an image before and after image capturing, and to manage a search and a folder structure for a captured image in which D-Day information is stored. The present invention relates to a D-day setting and management method in a digital image processing apparatus that can be performed.

According to the recent development of technology, the digital image processing apparatus may perform not only a technology of photographing an image but also a personal information management function through a memo, a schedule function, and the like. The digital image processing apparatus includes a D-Day function for calculating and displaying the number of days from the input date to the present when the specific date is input to the digital image processing apparatus.

However, the D-Day function provided by the digital image processing apparatus is functionally limited by setting the D-Day and providing only a display such as the time (date, days) between before and after the D-Day reference.

The technical problem to be achieved by the present invention is to provide a D-Day function to the image before and after the image capture, and to perform the function of the digital image processing apparatus by performing a search and folder configuration for the captured image in which the D-Day information is stored. D-Day setup and management method in the digital image processing apparatus that can be expanded.

The D-Day setting method in the digital image processing apparatus for solving the technical problem to be achieved by the present invention is an operation method of the digital image processing apparatus, (a) D-Day information including the D-Day date and the subject Setting up; (b) displaying the set D-Day information on a preview screen; And (c) photographing an image on which the D-Day information is displayed.

In the present invention, the set D-Day information is stored in a user-defined area including shooting information of the image.

D-Day management method in the digital image processing apparatus for solving the technical problem to be achieved by the present invention is an operating method of the digital image processing apparatus for managing the stored image files including the D-Day information, (a) the Searching for image files in which D-Day information is set; (b) creating a new folder for the retrieved image files; And (c) playing the searched image file or the image files included in the new folder.

In the present invention, the D-Day information includes a D-Day date and a D-Day theme, and the D-Day information is stored in a user-defined area including photographing information of the image.

In the present invention, step (a) comprises the steps of (a-1) selecting a D-Day subject to search for; And (a-2) searching the entire image file including the same D-Day theme, or searching the image file within the period according to a period setting.

In the present invention, in the step (b), the new folder name is characterized by including the D-Day date and D-Day subject.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a perspective view showing the front and the top of the digital image processing apparatus.

The shutter release button 11 is opened and closed to expose the CCD or film to light for a predetermined time, and records the image on the CCD by properly exposing the subject in conjunction with an aperture (not shown).

The shutter release button 11 generates the first and second image capturing signals by a photographer input. When the first shutter release button 11 as a half shutter signal is input, the digital image processing apparatus focuses and adjusts the amount of light, and when the focus is achieved, the green light is turned on in the display unit 25. . When focus is achieved by the input of the first shutter release button 11 and the amount of light is adjusted, the second shutter release button 11 as a full shutter signal is input to capture an image.

The power button 13 is input to supply power to and operate the digital image processing apparatus.

The flash 15 brightens the bright light instantly when shooting in a dark place. The flash mode includes auto flash, forced flash, flash off, red-eye reduction, and slow synchro.

The auxiliary light 17 supplies light to the subject so that the digital image processing apparatus automatically focuses quickly and accurately when the amount of light is insufficient or at night.

The lens unit 19 receives light from an external light source and processes an image.

FIG. 2 is a rear view of the rear surface of the digital image processing apparatus shown in FIG. 1. The wide-zoom button 21w, the tele-zoom button 21t, the display unit 23 and the touch sensor or the contact switch may be The provided input buttons B1 to B14 (hereinafter referred to as buttons B1 to B14) are provided.

The wide-angle zoom button 21w or the tele-zoom button 21t increases the angle of view or narrows the angle of view depending on the input, particularly when the size of the selected exposure area is to be changed. When the wide-zoom button 21w is input, the size of the selected exposure area is reduced, and when the tele-zoom button 21t is input, the size of the selected exposure area is increased.

The buttons B1 to B14 are provided in the horizontal column and the vertical column of the display unit 23. The buttons B1 to B14 provided in the horizontal and vertical columns of the display unit 23 are provided with a touch sensor (not shown) or a contact switch (not shown).

That is, the buttons B1 to B14 are provided with a touch sensor to move up / down / left / right in a state where the buttons B1 to B7 in the horizontal row or the buttons B8 to B14 in the vertical row are touched. You can select any value (eg, color or brightness) from the items, or activate the submenu icons included in the main menu icon.

In addition, the button frame (B1 ~ B14) is provided with a contact switch, it is possible to directly select the main menu icon and sub-menu icon to execute the corresponding function. The touch sensor requires only a weak touch relative to the contact switch input, but the contact switch input requires a relatively strong touch compared to the touch sensor input.

In the present invention, the button B14 may be included in the horizontal column, may also be included in the vertical column, and for convenience of description, the button B14 is included in the vertical column to be described.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the digital image processing apparatus shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. The display unit 23, the user input unit 31, the imaging unit 33, the image processing unit 35, and the storage unit ( 37) and a control unit 39.

The user input unit 31 has a shutter release button 11 that opens and closes to expose the CCD or film to light for a predetermined time, a power button 13 that inputs to supply power, and widens the angle of view according to the input, Wide-Zoom button (21w) and tele-Zoom button (21t) for narrowing the width, and a touch sensor or contact switch provided in the horizontal and vertical columns around the display unit 23 for the character input according to the present invention is provided Button frames B1 to B14.

The imaging unit 33 includes a shutter, a lens unit, an aperture, a charge coupled device (CCD), and an ADC, which are not shown in the figure. The shutter is a mechanism that adjusts the amount of light that is exposed with the iris. The lens unit receives light from an external light source and processes the image. At this time, the iris adjusts the amount of light incident (light quantity) according to the degree of opening and closing. The opening and closing degree of the iris is controlled by the control unit 33.

The CCD accumulates the amount of light input through the lens unit and outputs an image captured by the lens unit according to the accumulated light amount in accordance with the vertical synchronization signal. Image acquisition of the digital image processing apparatus is performed by a CCD that converts light reflected from a subject into an electrical signal. In order to obtain a color image using a CCD, a color filter is required, and most of them employ a filter (not shown) called a color filter array (CFA). CFA has a regularly arranged structure that passes only light that represents one color per pixel, and it has various forms according to the arrangement structure. The ADC converts an analog video signal output from the CCD into a digital signal.

The image processor 35 performs signal processing to display the digitally converted RAW data. The image processor 35 removes the black level caused by the dark current generated by the CCD and the CFA filter that are sensitive to the temperature change. The image processor 35 performs gamma correction to encode information according to nonlinearity of human vision. The image processor 35 performs CFA interpolation to interpolate the Bayer pattern implemented by the RGRG line and the GBGB line of the gamma corrected predetermined data into the RGB line. The image processing unit 35 converts the interpolated RGB signal into a YUV signal and filters the Y signal by a high band filter to clearly process the image, and uses the standard color coordinate system to adjust the color values of the U and V signals. Perform color correction to correct and remove their noise. The image processor 35 compresses and signals the Y, U, and V signals from which the noise is removed to generate a JPEG file, and the generated JPEG file is displayed on the display unit 23 and stored in the storage unit 37. . All of the operations of the image processor 35 operate under the control of the controller 39.

The controller 39 provides a menu for setting and managing the D-Day. When the D-Day is set, the controller 39 receives the D-Day date and themes from the user and displays the D-Day date set in the preview screen. The preview image in which the D-Day date is displayed by the shutter release button 11 is captured. There is MakerNote data area as user-defined area that can be used according to each purpose by each manufacturer in the image file which is captured and stored. D-Day date and theme set by user are stored in this MakerNote data area.

The controller 39 performs a search and a folder generation by using an image file management method including D-Day information. When the image file including the D-Day information is searched, the controller 39 selects a D-Day theme to be searched. It is possible to search the entire video file including the selected D-Day theme or to search the video file within the period according to the period setting. For the retrieved file, the controller 39 may create a new folder, the new folder name including a D-Day date and a D-Day theme. Thereafter, the controller 39 displays the searched image files or the images included in the new folder on the display unit 23.

Hereinafter, a method of setting and managing D-Days in the digital image processing apparatus according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 4 to 11. D-Day setting and management method according to the present invention can be carried out inside the digital image processing apparatus as shown in Figure 3, according to an embodiment of the main algorithm of the control method is to help the peripheral components of the control device It can be performed inside the control unit 39.

First, a D-day setting method in the digital image processing apparatus shown in FIG. 4 will be described.

When the power of the digital image processing apparatus is turned on by the input of the power button 13 (step 401), the controller 39 displays a preview screen on the display unit 23 (step 403).

Thereafter, the controller 39 determines whether to enter the D-Day menu (step 405). According to whether the D-Day menu (D-Day function) is selected using the buttons B1 to B14, the controller 39 determines whether to enter the D-Day menu.

If the D-Day menu (D-Day function) is selected, the controller 39 determines whether to set a new D-Day (step 407). As shown in FIG. 6B, the D-Day menu (D-Day function) includes sub-menus of D-Day setting, D-Day list view, D-Day search, and D-Day folder creation, and the control unit 39 Determines whether the D-Day setting menu is selected.

When setting a new D-Day as shown in FIG. 6C, the controller 39 provides a menu for setting the D-Day date and subject shown in FIG. 6D, so that the user can select the D-Day date and subject. (Step 409). 6D, for example, D-Day date is set as September 11, 2007, and D-Day theme is set as SS fashion show.

However, if a new D-Day is not set, as shown in FIG. 6E, the D-Day list view menu is selected to select one of the various D-Day themes that are previously set as shown in FIG. 6F. (Step 411).

When setting new D-Day information or selecting a previously set D-Day theme, the controller 39 displays a preview screen on the display unit 23, and the predetermined part of the display unit 23 on which the preview screen is displayed. The D-Day date is displayed in the area (step 413). 7 illustrates an embodiment of a preview screen displaying a D-Day date.

After that, the preview screen displaying the D-Day date is captured by the user's shutter-release button 11 (step 415), and the D-Day information (D-Day date and subject) is displayed in the MakerNote area of the captured image file. Record (step 417).

Next, the D-Day management method in the digital image processing apparatus shown in FIG. 5 will be described.

When the power of the digital image processing apparatus is turned on by the input of the power button 13 (step 501), the controller 39 enters the playback mode of the stored image file by the input of the buttons B1 to B14 (503). step). For D-Day management, when capturing images, D-Day information (D-Day date and subject) should be recorded in MakerNote area of the captured image file.

In operation 505, the controller 39 determines whether to enter the D-Day menu. As illustrated in FIG. 6A, the controller 39 determines whether to enter the D-Day menu according to whether the D-Day menu (D-Day function) is selected.

When the D-Day menu (D-Day function) is selected, the controller 39 determines whether to perform a D-Day search on the stored image files (step 507). As illustrated in FIG. 8A, the controller 39 may determine whether the D-Day search menu is selected. The storage unit 37 stores images taken by setting D-Day and images taken without setting D-Day in chronological order. You can use the D-Day search menu when you want to find a video saved with a certain D-Day theme.

If the D-Day search menu is selected and the subject is selected, the controller 39 determines whether to search all image files for the selected subject (step 509). As shown in FIG. 8B, all of the control units 39 determine this depending on whether a search menu is selected.

When all image files are searched for the selected subject, the controller 39 displays all image files for the selected subject as shown in FIG. 8C (step 511).

However, when the period selection search menu is set as shown in FIG. 9A, the controller 39 provides a setting window for selecting a period as shown in FIG. 9B, and the user designates a search period (step 513). ). FIG. 9B shows an example in which a period is set such that a D-Day searches for an image file within 15 to 30 days within a selected subject. The controller 39 receives the search period set by the user and displays the image file within the search period as shown in FIG. 9C.

In operation 515, the controller 39 determines whether to create a new folder for the searched image file. As shown in FIG. 10A, the controller 39 determines this according to whether a D-Day folder creation menu is selected.

When creating a new folder, the controller 39 generates a new folder named by the D-Day date and the subject selected by the user (step 517). First, the controller 39 provides a list of topics to select a topic as shown in FIG. 10B to select one of them. Thereafter, the controller 39 generates a new folder for all image files corresponding to the selected subject, as shown in FIG. 10C, or selects a period and adds the new folder to the image files corresponding to the selected period. It is determined whether to generate. When a new folder is created after selecting the period, the period can be selected as shown in FIG. 10D. 10E shows a new folder named D-Day date and subject.

Thereafter, the controller 39 plays the image files stored in the new folder (step 519). 11 shows that the D-Day function can be applied or released to the captured image.

If the user does not enter the D-Day menu in step 505, does not perform a search on the image files stored in step 507, or does not create a new folder in the image file found in step 515, the controller 39 controls the normal stored image. The file is played back on the display unit 23 (step 521).

As described above, according to the present invention, the D-Day function is provided to the image before and after the image is taken, and the function of the digital image processing apparatus is managed by performing a search and folder configuration on the captured image in which the D-Day information is stored. By enlarging, the usability and convenience of the user can be improved.

So far I looked at the center of the preferred embodiment for the present invention. It will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims. Therefore, the disclosed embodiments should be considered in an illustrative rather than a restrictive sense. The scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims rather than by the foregoing description, and all differences within the scope of equivalents thereof should be construed as being included in the present invention.

Claims (6)

As an operation method of a digital image processing apparatus, (a) setting D-Day information including D-Day date and subject; (b) displaying the set D-Day information on a preview screen; And (c) photographing an image on which the D-Day information is displayed. The method of claim 1, wherein the set D-Day information D-Day setting method characterized in that the stored in the user-defined area including the shooting information of the image. An operating method of a digital image processing apparatus that manages stored image files including D-Day information, (a) searching for image files in which the D-Day information is set; (b) creating a new folder for the retrieved image files; And (c) playing the searched image or image files included in the new folder. The method of claim 3, The D-Day information includes a D-Day date and a D-Day subject. The D-Day information is stored in the user-defined area including the shooting information of the image. The method of claim 4, wherein step (a) (a-1) selecting a D-Day theme to be searched; And (a-2) searching for the entire image file including the same D-Day subject or searching for the image file within the period according to a period setting. The method of claim 4, wherein in step (b), Wherein the new folder name is named including the D-Day date and the D-Day theme.

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