CN100450171C - Display control apparatus and display control method - Google Patents

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CN100450171C
CN100450171C CNB2005101200203A CN200510120020A CN100450171C CN 100450171 C CN100450171 C CN 100450171C CN B2005101200203 A CNB2005101200203 A CN B2005101200203A CN 200510120020 A CN200510120020 A CN 200510120020A CN 100450171 C CN100450171 C CN 100450171C
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The present invention reads the image recorded in a recording medium, and displays the read image in a display unit. In a case where a changeover instruction to change the display image to the next image is continuously detected, the reading of the image by a reading unit and a display by the display unit are performed in order, and a display at the display unit is changed depending on whether or not the read image satisfies a predetermined condition.

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Display control apparatus and display control method
Technical field
The present invention relates to display control apparatus and display control method, especially, relate to the display control apparatus and the display control method that are used to show rest image and moving image.
Background technology
A lot of traditional record and reproducing apparatus are arranged on the market, for example utilize to have solid state memory device as the storage card record of recording medium and the electronic camera of reproduction rest image and moving image.In these equipment, there are some to use display unit, for example electronic viewfinder of color liquid crystal panel.
In having the electronic camera of electronic viewfinder, because image is to be presented in the electronic viewfinder continuously before taking, so the user of electronic camera can determine the formation of image.In addition, because the image that is taken can be by playback and demonstration in the display unit of electronic viewfinder, the user can confirm the image of taking.
Along with the raising of electronic camera performance, particularly along with the growth of image sensor pixel quantity, the data volume of each pickup image increases thereupon.Under such background, have jumbo storage card and be developed, and depend on the condition of shooting, can in the part of storage card, store the great amount of images that surpasses a thousand sheets.
Although the amount of images that is recorded in the storage card is very big, the user still can check all document images by the reproduction capability of electronic camera.Yet, when the image number surpasses hundreds of and opens, find the time of the photo that user expectation checks and loaded down with trivial detailsly just become a very big problem.
In order to address this problem, proposed to search the replay method of desired image from a large amount of photographic images high speeds.For example, publication number be No.11-177911 Japanese Patent Application Publication a kind of digital camera, it has carries out the function of skipping at a high speed when showing pictures taken.Whether this digital camera monitoring is skipped is the continuous operation of skipping.When being when operation of skipping continuously, the state of operation is divided into several stages, according to each stage of Status Change will content displayed.Even this makes the content displayed of seeing that the user also can be clear and definite in skipping continuously.
In addition, publication number be No.2003-224752 Japanese Patent Application Publication a kind of digital camera with continuous shoot function, the image that wherein is taken can be reproduced in the time interval of taking.
Yet, skip at a high speed basically just to reappear the acceleration function of captured image one by one with fixed speed, in essence with conventional method and indistinction.In addition, also has a kind of method that in single screen, shows many images.Yet because the information of every image demonstration is limited, this method does not always have good availability.
Summary of the invention
Even the present invention is directed to a kind of display control apparatus and the display control method that when great amount of images is recorded, still can search desired image easily.
According to an aspect of the present invention, provide a kind of display control apparatus, having comprised: read the unit, be arranged to the image of reading and recording in recording medium; Display unit is arranged to the image that demonstration is read; Instruction detection unit is following piece image thereby be arranged to the detection conversion instruction with shown image modification; And control unit.When instruction detection unit is consecutively detected conversion instruction, make and read unit reading images and make display unit show in order, simultaneously, whether satisfy the demonstration that predetermined condition changes display unit according to the image that is read.
In addition, the present invention is directed to a kind of display control apparatus and a kind of display control method, even carrying out also being easy to find required image when image is presented demonstration by them.
According to another aspect of the present invention, provide a kind of display control apparatus, having comprised: display unit is arranged to the image of displayed record in recording medium; And control unit, be arranged to the control display unit, so that at the display unit place, when the image that carries out multiple image when display unit was presented and shown, the demonstration time of satisfying the image of predetermined condition in multiple image was longer than the demonstration time of the image that does not satisfy predetermined condition.
In addition, the present invention is also at a kind of display control apparatus and a kind of display control method, even also can easily find required image by them under the situation of carrying out the linear image retrieval.
According to another aspect of the present invention, provide a kind of display control apparatus, having comprised: judging unit, be arranged to reading and recording in order in recording medium multiple image and judge whether the image that every width of cloth reads meets the search key condition; And control unit, be arranged to the control display unit, so that the image that is read is judged the unit when being defined as not being the image of coupling search key condition, at least in very first time section, show the image that this read, and control this display unit, so that the image that is read is judged the unit when being defined as being the image of coupling search key condition, show the image that this read in second time period of very first time section being longer than.
Further feature of the present invention will carry out with reference to the accompanying drawings below to the middle embodiment of specifying of example embodiment.
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Fig. 1 is the topology example block diagram as the digital camera of image processing equipment that illustrates according to first embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 2 is the perspective view that the digital camera example outward appearance of Fig. 1 is shown.
Fig. 3 is the view that the search key among first embodiment is shown.
Fig. 4 shows the screen display of digital camera under reproduction mode according to first embodiment.
Fig. 5 is the flow chart that the operation of the digital camera among first embodiment is shown.
Fig. 6 is the view that the search key among second embodiment is shown.
Fig. 7 is the flow chart that the operation of the digital camera among second embodiment is shown.
Fig. 8 is the flow chart that illustrates among the 3rd embodiment as the operation of digital camera under reproduction mode of image processing equipment.
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Fig. 1 is the view that the topology example of digital camera 100 is shown, and it has been realized according to the display control apparatus of first embodiment of the invention and display control method.Digital camera 100 has image taking lens 10, has the shutter 12 and the imageing sensor 14 of aperture function, and for example CCD (charge coupled device) or CMOS (complementary metal oxide semiconductors (CMOS)) transducer are used for optical signalling is converted to the signal of telecommunication.In addition, digital camera 100 has A/D (analog to digital) transducer 16, and the analog signal conversion that is used for imageing sensor 14 outputs is a digital signal, and obtains captured image in the mode of numerical data.
Timing generating circuit 18 is used to imageing sensor 14, and A/D converter 16 and D/A (digital-to-analog) transducer 26 provides clock signal and control signal, and it is controlled by storage control circuit 22 and system, control circuit 50.
Data that 20 pairs of image processing circuits receive from A/D converter 16 or carry out predetermined pixel interpolation processing or color conversion processing from the data that storage control circuit 22 receives.In addition, image processing circuit 20 uses captured view data to carry out a predetermined calculating, and system, control circuit 50 is controlled exposure control unit 40 and focusing control unit 42 according to result of calculation.That is, image processing circuit 20 is carried out AF (automatic focusing) and is handled, and AE (automatic exposure) handles, and the EF (preparation flash light emission) of TTL (passing through camera lens) system handles.
In addition, in image processing circuit 20, use captured view data to carry out a predetermined calculating, and according to this result of calculation, the AWB (Automatic white balance) that carries out the TTL system handle.
Storage control circuit 22 control A/D converters 16, timing generating circuit 18, image processing circuit 20, image display-memory 24, D/A converter 26, memory 30 and compression expansion circuit 32.
The data of A/D converter 16 perhaps directly are written into image display-memory 24 or memory 30 by storage control circuit 22 by image processing circuit 20 and storage control circuit 22.
The display image data that writes in the image display-memory 24 is displayed on the image-display units 28 by D/A converter 26, for example is a LCD (LCD) or organic electroluminescent (EL) display.By on image-display units 28, showing captured view data one by one, can realize the function of electronic viewfinder.
In addition, image-display units 28 can or be closed display according to the instruction unpack of system, control circuit 50, and when display was closed, the power consumption of digital camera 100 can obviously reduce.
Memory 30 is to be used to store the captured still image or the memory device of dynamic image, and the dynamic image of still image that enough memory capacity preserves predetermined number or predetermined a period of time is provided.Correspondingly, when several still images of continuous shooting or pan-shot, can be at a high speed with great amount of images write memory 30.In addition, also can be with the working portion of memory 30 as system, control circuit 50.
The image of compression expansion circuit 32 reading and saving in memory 30 utilizes adaptive discrete cosine transform (ADCT), and wavelet transformation etc. carry out known data compression or extension process, and after processing finishes with writing data into memory 30.The shutter 12 that exposure control unit 40 control has the aperture function, and cooperate with flashing light unit 48 and to control amount of flash.
The focusing of focusing control unit 42 control image taking lenses 10, the convergent-divergent of convergent-divergent control unit 44 control image taking lenses 10.The operation of dividing plate control unit 46 control protected locations 102, it is that a camera lens dividing plate is used for protecting image taking lens 10.The effect of flashing light unit 48 is to carry out the compensation of light source when taking, and it also has the function of control amount of flash.It also has the function of protection AF secondary light source.
Exposure control unit 40 and focusing control unit 42 carry out result calculated by the control of TTL system based on 20 pairs of captured view data of image processing circuit, system, control circuit 50 management exposure control unit 40 and focusing control units 42.System, control circuit 50 is that for example, a central processing unit (CPU) is controlled digital camera 100 and carried out the program that is stored in the memory 52.Memory 52 is preserved constant, variable, program etc. and is used for operating system control circuit 50.
Display unit 54 for example, disposes output equipment, LCD for example, light-emitting diode (LED), the combination of loud speaker etc., the program that it is carried out according to system, control circuit 50 is exported an exercisable state, information or other by modes such as character, image, sound.Single or multiple display units 54 are placed on a position, so that provide good visuality near the operating unit 70 for digital camera 100.In addition, the part of display unit 54 is placed in the optical finder 104.
Display unit 54 content displayed comprise that for example, single bat/continuous shooting shows that self-timer shows that compression ratio shows, the demonstration of document image quantity, and the demonstration of document image number, residue is taken the demonstration of quantity.In addition, also have shutter speed to show, the f-number demonstration, exposure correction shows that photoflash lamp shows that IGBT shows and grand (macro) takes demonstration.In addition, also have buzzer that demonstration is set, the dump energy time showing, dump energy shows that mistake shows that multiple digital information shows.In addition, also have dismounting/connection status of recording medium 200 and 210 to show, communication I/F operation shows, data and time showing, and with the demonstration of external computer connection status.In addition, also have the focusing demonstration, take and be ready to complete demonstration, the camera shake warning shows, the flashlight charging demonstration, and to the write operation demonstration of recording medium, or the like.These display parts are presented in the optical finder 104.
Nonvolatile memory 56 is an electric erasable and recordable memory, for example, and Electrically Erasable Read Only Memory (EEPROM).
Digital camera 100 comprises pattern dial 60, shutter release 62 and 64, image display switch 66, checks switch 68 and operating unit 70 fast.These element have constituted the operating unit that is used for to the various operational orders of system, control circuit 50 inputs.Operating unit is made of single or multiple buttons, switch, dial, touch panel, indication, voice-recognition device etc. by line-of-sight detection.
One that provides these operating units now specifies.Pattern dial switch 60 is provided with the conversion of various patterns, and for example power-off, automatic shooting pattern, screening-mode, pan-shot pattern, reproduction mode, multi-screen reappear and erasing mode, or PC (PC) connection mode.
(when partly pressing) is opened in the operation of the tripper (not shown) of the first shutter release SW162 in logarithmic code camera 100.At this moment, the first shutter release SW162 sends an instruction and starts sequence of operations, and for example AF (automatic focusing) handles, and AE (automatic exposure) handles, and AWB (Automatic white balance) handles or EF (preparation flash light emission) handles.
The second shutter release SW264 is opened when (pressing fully) finished in the operation of tripper (not shown).At this moment, the second shutter release SW264 sends instruction startup sequence of operations, for example exposure-processed, development treatment and a recording processing.According to this instruction, digital camera is carried out exposure-processed, and the signal that will read from imageing sensor 14 passes through A/D converter 16 and storage control circuit 22 write memories 30 as view data.Then, in image processing circuit 20 and storage control circuit 22, calculate and carry out development treatment.Then, view data is read from memory 30, and 32 places are compressed at compression expansion circuit, and the executive logging processing, with this view data writing recording medium 200 and 210.
Image display switch 66 is provided with the opening/closing of image-display units 28.When taking by optical finder 104, the display of image-display units 28 comprises, for example, the thin-film transistor that can close (TFT) or LCD, thus so that can reduce power consumption by powered-down.
Check that fast switch 68 is selected quick look facility so that reappear captured view data at once automatically after taking.Present embodiment provides a kind of function especially and has checked so that be provided with fast when image-display units 28 is closed.
Operating unit 70 comprises various buttons, touch panel etc.Button comprises menu key, button is set, grand button, be used for skip button and single a bat and continuous shooting/self-timer conversion keys that multi-screen reappears.In addition, also provide a menu move+(adding) button, menu move-(subtracting) button and reproduced image moves+(adding) button, a reproduced image move-(subtracting) button.A photographic images quality selection key also is provided, an exposure correction button, a date is provided with button, a compact model switch etc.
The compact model switch is selected the compression ratio of JPEG (JPEG (joint photographic experts group)) compression or is selected the RAW pattern, the wherein signal of imageing sensor quilt digitlization as it is, and be recorded in the recording medium.
In the JPEG compact model that adopts in the present embodiment, provide normal mode and fine pattern as example.When the size of data of captured image for the user of digital camera 100 can select normal mode to take when being important, when the quality of captured image can select fine pattern to take when being important.
In the JPEG compact model, compression expansion circuit 32 reads the view data that is written in the memory 30, after view data is compressed according to the compression ratio of setting, this image is recorded in, for example, in the recording medium 200.In the RAW pattern, picture element matrix according to the chromatic filter of imageing sensor 14, view data is read as it is line by line, and the view data that is written in the memory 30 is read by A/D converter 16 and storage control circuit 22, and is recorded in the recording medium 200.
Power control unit 80 disposes battery detection circuit, DC-DC transducer, and switching circuit makes its charging to change a piece, or the like, whether it exists being mounted battery, battery types, and the dump energy of the energy content of battery detects.In addition, based on the instruction of testing result and system, control circuit 50, power control unit 80 control DC-DC transducers for each unit provides required voltage, are included in the required time section and provide voltage for recording medium.
Power supply 86 comprises main battery, for example alkaline battery or lithium battery; Secondary cell, tweezer cadmium cell for example, tweezer hydrogen battery, or lithium battery or AC power source adapter or the like, power supply 86 is connected on the digital camera 100 by connector 82 and 84.
Recording medium 200 and 210, for example storage card and hard disk have record cell 202 and 212 respectively, and they comprise semiconductor memory respectively, disk, other similar devices, the interface 204 of digital camera 100 and 214 and connector 206 and 216. Recording medium 200 and 210 passes through the connector 206 and 216 of recording medium side respectively, and the connector 92 and 96 of digital camera 100 ends is assemblied on the digital camera 100.Connector 92 is connected with 94 with interface 90 respectively with 96.Whether recording medium 200 and 210 is assembled by recording medium dismounting/joint detection unit 98 is detected.
According to present embodiment, digital camera 100 has two interface lines and connector comes the linkage record medium, and any amount can be provided, and comprises odd number, and interface and connector are connected to recording medium on the camera.In addition, every line can use the interface and the connector of various criterion.Can use, for example, those standard compliant interface and connectors, for example pcmcia card or CF card (Compact
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In addition, interface 90 and 94 and connector 92 and 96 can use standard compliant equipment, for example pcmcia card or CF card.So just can connect various communication cards, Local Area Network card for example, nextport modem card NextPort, USB (unified universal serial bus) card, IEEE1394 card, P1284 card, SCSI (small computer system interface) card, or PHS (personal handy phone system) card.This makes digital camera 100 and ancillary equipment, for example other computer and printer, transmit image data and the appended information of managing image data mutually.
Dividing plate 102 stops the contaminated or damage in image taking unit by the image taking lens 10 that covers digital camera 100.
Optical finder 104 is that for example, a TTL view finder, its use prism and speculum pass through the logical image of camera lens 10 formation light.By using optical finder 104, can under the situation of the electronic viewfinder function of not using image-display units 28, take.In addition, as previously mentioned, the information of the part of functions of display unit 54 is displayed in the optical finder 104, for example focuses on camera shake warning, flashlight charging, shutter speed, f-number, and exposure correction.
Communication unit 110 is carried out various communication process, RS232C for example, USB, IEEE1394, P1284, SCSI, modulator-demodulator, LAN, or radio communication.Connector (being antenna when radio communication) 112 is connected digital camera 100 by communication unit 110 with other equipment.
Fig. 2 is the perspective view that illustrates according to the digital camera 100 example outward appearances of present embodiment.In Fig. 2, operating unit 70 shown in Figure 1 comprises various buttons 201 and 211.Power button 201 provides instruction unpack or closes digital camera 100.Menu key 202 starts menu screen to carry out the change of shooting condition, the setting of data, the preservation of image or deletion etc.In addition, when being provided with pattern and being terminated, each uses menu key 202.
Button 203 is set in order to provide instruction to determine the optional state etc. in the menu screen shown in the image-display units 28.Display button 204 is being in order to showing and not show and image-related photographing information, or shows and do not show between the electronic viewfinder and switch.Be used to indicate the project that will choose to move to the left side or the similar operations of menu screen to left button 205, or under reproduction mode the last width of cloth image of playback.Button 206 is used to indicate the project that will choose to move to the right side or the similar operations of menu screen to the right, or under reproduction mode piece image after the playback.Similarly, upwards button 207 and downward button 208 use when selected item moves up or down.
Tripper 209 is used for indication shooting under screening-mode.Zoom button 210 changes the visual angle of Zoom lens, can horizontally slip.According to glide direction, convergent-divergent control unit 44 drives Zoom lens, makes the visual angle of camera lens can continuous variation between wide-angle side and long sight end.
Mode conversion switch 211 switches between screening-mode and reproduction mode.As mentioned above, image-display units 28 is as electronic viewfinder and reproduction monitor.
Next, the operation of the digital camera 100 with such structure is described with reference to Fig. 3-5.Fig. 3 shows the example information that can be designated as search key when reappearing in the present embodiment.DATE 501 is designated dates, and the protection attribute of PROTECT 502 presentation videos is opened.In addition, JPEG 503 expression rest images (especially, having the image spreading mark of expression static picture document, for example .jpg (JPEG) and .gif (GIF(Graphic Interchange format))).In addition, MOVIE 504 expression dynamic images (for example .mov and .mp4), screening-mode: captured image when automatic 505 expression screening-modes are automatic mode.In addition, WB: automatic 506 expression white balances captured image when being automatic mode, and characteristics of image: blue 507 expressions are confirmed as the image of blue images.
In these message slots, for DATE 501, show a designated date entr screen (not shown) in advance, so that the user can specify a specific date (can be year, month, day, also can specify the morning, afternoon or the fixed time of comprising).In addition, as the appointment of DATE 501, can add the reformed fact of date or month (shooting will be before being different from date of image and month under carry out) is a condition, also can specify the elapsed time except specific date and time.In this manual, these message slots relevant with the time are brought together, and are called as date and time information.Designated date and temporal information for example, are kept in nonvolatile memory 56 predetermined zone.
As shown in Figure 4, the search key that the search key of appointment is used as appointment shows that 401 are presented at image 402 upper left sides, and wherein this image 402 shows under reproduction mode.When upwards button 207 and downward button 208 were pressed, search key changed according to a predetermined order in state shown in Figure 4, and corresponding to the search key of a new appointment, search key shows that 401 also upgrade.The search key of appointment for example temporarily is kept in the memory 52.
According to present embodiment, when not specifying, DATE 501 (in the different shootings of carrying out in a day) is given tacit consent to is appointed as search key.
Fig. 5 is the process chart of digital camera 100 under reproduction mode that illustrates according to present embodiment.As mentioned above, this is handled by the system control unit 50 of each element of control and carries out.
At first, check each button shown in Figure 2, pattern dial 60, image display switch 66 and check that fast whether the input of switch 68 etc. exists (step S301).When not importing, be in wait state up to there being input to arrive.When input, determine that whether input is from image turnover key (button 206) (step S302) to the right.When input is not during from the image turnover key, flow process advances in the processing of coupling button separately (step S303).The processing of step S303 also comprises the processing of conversion search key when upwards button 207 and downward button 208 are pressed.When carrying out the processing of conversion search key, flow process is being returned step S301 after conversion process finishes.
When importing from the image turnover key, next, the image that will show is read into (S304) in the memory 30 from recording medium 200 or 210.When reading when finishing, image is transferred to image display-memory 24 and is shown (step S305).After this, determine whether the image turnover key is continued to press (that is, whether the input of image turnover key continues) (step S306).When not having more inputs from the image turnover key, flow process is returned the input wait state of step S301.
On the other hand, when the image turnover key is continued to press, read down piece image (step S307).Information that will be relevant with the view data header, extending marking and view data, for example a large amount of colors that exist in the image compare with search key, and determine whether the image that is read satisfies search key (step S308).When DATE was designated as search key, first width of cloth image that only meets keyword was treated to coupling.Therefore, when a specific date was designated, only first width of cloth image that is taken on this date was treated to and this keyword coupling.When taking different date designated, an image is treated to coupling when the date changes.
When image and search key are inconsistent, show that stand-by period T is changed to 0 second (step S309).On the other hand, if image is consistent with search key, show that stand-by period T is changed to 3 seconds (step S310).Here, the time that is provided with of step S309 is 0 second, and this time can be 0.5,1 second etc., as long as be provided with short than the time of step S310.After the demonstration stand-by period is provided with (at step S309 or S310), image is shown (step S311), is in wait state (step S312) in second at the T that the stand-by period is set.After this, flow process is returned treatment step S306 once more, determines therein whether the image turnover key is continued to press.To with the procedure for displaying of search key uniform images in, search key shows that 401 also are shown, so that the user can confirm described image and which search key coupling.With the procedure for displaying of the inconsistent image of search key in, search key shows that 401 are not shown, so just make the user not only can confirm to show the difference of time, can also show that whether 401 show and confirm easily whether image is consistent with search key by search key.
Although have only the process of pressing of image turnover key (button to the right) 206 to be described with reference to Fig. 5, yet, return button (to left button 206) for image, it can carry out same processing, is the reversed in order that reads of image.When handling arrival first width of cloth or last piece image, can this image be read with the order of this image being used as last width of cloth or first width of cloth image.
As previously mentioned, the digital camera of present embodiment is stand-by period longer than other images of image setting of coupling search key when image in recording medium of playback and displayed record.Even this makes the user when the amount of images that writes down is very big, also can easily find required image.
In addition, only when image is presented key or image return key and provided input continuously, show that the stand-by period just considers to control with search key, so just avoid the unconscious demonstration of user.
Second embodiment
The image that digital camera is taken in succession has identical shooting condition and date usually.If the image of taking under such the same terms is considered to one group, for the retrieval of carries out image easily, show the parameter when taking, the image that changes as shooting condition, date and time or whole colored shadow is of great use.
In view of this consideration, a feature of present embodiment is whether the search key that the control of demonstration stand-by period depends on this image with respect to previous image variation has taken place.
Fig. 6 shows the example of the search key that uses in the present embodiment.The change point on 701 expression dates of DATE, the change point of the protection attribute of PROTECT 702 presentation videos, they are used as search key.In addition, image type 703 presentation video types, for example change point of still image or dynamic image; Screening-mode 704 expression screening-modes, the change point of manual mode or automatic mode for example, they are used as search key.In addition, the change point that white balance was provided with when WB 705 expressions were taken, the change color point of color of image 706 expression picture engraving character, they are used as search key.Fig. 6 shows these change points and is taken as search key respectively, and shows the demonstration time of the image of search key variation.
According to present embodiment, for DATE 701, show that is in advance specified a screen (not shown), the user can be specified as date and time information, for example the stage or the condition of year, month, day (also can specify the morning and afternoon) variation.According to present embodiment, if there is not specific appointment, similar to first embodiment, DATE is appointed as search key by acquiescence.
Fig. 7 is as the flow chart of the operation of digital camera 100 under reproduction mode of image processing equipment in the explanation present embodiment.The processing identical with Fig. 5 has been endowed identical with it Reference numeral.Like this,, can carry out the processing identical, except the judgment processing of step S308 among Fig. 5 has become judgment processing in the step 601 with first embodiment according to present embodiment.
In step S601,, determine to be provided with condition whether change has taken place by comparing with information (for example, being kept at the image in the memory 52) on the inconsistent image of search key (condition is set) with corresponding to the information of reading images.If change has taken place in the condition of setting, will show that at step S310 stand-by period T is changed to 3 seconds, if the condition that is provided with does not change, will show that at step S309 stand-by period T was changed to 0 second.
Like this, the digital camera that just can control present embodiment makes appointed information longer than the demonstration stand-by period of those images that do not change with respect to the image that change has taken place previous image.Correspondingly, can be easy to find and satisfy the same terms, for example captured in same date, the beginning of one group of image, and from a large amount of images, find required image.
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Similar to first embodiment, when upwards button 207 in Fig. 2 and downward button 208 were pressed, the type of the search key of second embodiment changed according to a predetermined order.In the present embodiment, described an example, wherein the search key selection function of cross button is fully utilized.
Fig. 8 is the flow chart that illustrates in the present embodiment as the operation of digital camera 100 under reproduction mode of image processing equipment.The processing identical with Fig. 7 has been endowed identical Reference numeral.In the present embodiment, processing can be identical with first embodiment, become the button up and down of pressing the cross button except the processing under the "No" situation among the step S302 among Fig. 7.
At step S701, determine input whether from the button up and down of cross button, i.e. the selection key of search key.Here, if, then carrying out corresponding button from other button of non-selection key, input handles.
At step S701, when determining input from selection key (button up and down), keyword becomes the search key (step S702) that is changed by pressing of button.After carrying out this variation, the judgment processing of step S601 is determined the change of condition according to the search key after changing.Below the instantiation of retrieving according to the flow chart of Fig. 8 will be described.
At first, when initial setting up, because the type of search key is the change point on date, DATE 701, and the image from step S306 to S312 skips to handle according to the user pushing of button 206 to the right proceeded.
Here, for instance, suppose to preserve 10 dates and be 2005/8/15 image and 20 dates and be 2005/9/1 image, when image skips when carrying out in proper order according to this, and the date of the image searched of user be 2005/9/1.
At this moment, the date is 2005/9/1 foremost piece image, and promptly the 11st image is shown 3 seconds at step S310, and the user has decontroled button 206 to the right in during this period of time.According to this operation of user, next step S306 is defined as "No", and flow process no longer continues to read next image, but returns step S301.
In the present embodiment, after this step, the user can carry out image and skip under other conditions.For example, in above-mentioned state, the user can push the type that button is up and down selected search key, for example MOVIE 504 (step S302 and S701).When search key changes (step S702), step S306 skips to the image of S312 and carries out since the 11st image (date is 2005/9/1 foremost piece image), with MOVIE 504 as keyword.
By using a plurality of keywords to carry out aforesaid multistage retrieval process, the user can dwindle range of search, and to find the date be 2005/9/1 moving image.
The retrieval of present embodiment is different from former retrieval technique part and is that display image is by the image real time altering that skips.If used the cross button shown in Fig. 2, the operability of retrieval will be improved greatly.That is, by using cross key (right button 206, left button 205, last key 207, following key 208), the user can be intuitively executable operations apace, for example forward and stop image and skip, and the type of change search key.
Show the example of two phase process of data and moving image in the present embodiment, can it is evident that from the flow chart of Fig. 8 and can utilize other keywords, for example color is carried out the retrieval in three or more stages.In addition, employed cross button is not limited in the button that 4 independent sectors are arranged as shown in Figure 2 in the operation, can be designed to a complete part with four direction button.
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In the above-described embodiments, only described image that satisfies the represented condition of search key and the display packing that does not satisfy the image of this condition have been changed.Yet when image that demonstration satisfies condition, effect information can be passed through, and for example, the sound that the loud speaker that display unit 54 is comprised sends provides.
If all images that is recorded in the recording medium does not satisfy search key, can give the user with this results suggest together by message or alternate manner and search key, this image that can prevent from not meet search key do not stop fast forward.
In addition, in the above-described embodiments, demonstration stand-by period of image of satisfying the represented condition of search key is greater than those images that does not satisfy condition.Yet, also can be shortened the demonstration stand-by period of the image that does not satisfy condition by putting upside down conditional logic.
Show that in the above-described embodiments the stand-by period is two types, yet it can also be three kinds or more.Like this, can be how to satisfy condition that will to show that the stand-by period is configured to relevant with each level according to image.For example, show that the stand-by period can depend on the situation that image meets the condition of search key appointment fully, or image only some eligible or its value near the situation of condition, or the situation that image is not eligible or its value and condition fall far short.In addition, except that the demonstration time, can consider that thumbnail shows and full size image shows.That is, the image that satisfies condition can show that the image that does not satisfy condition can show with the thumbnail or the small size of low resolution with high-resolution or large scale.At this moment, if comprised thumbnail in the view data, directly use it; If wherein do not comprise, then system, control circuit 50 produces thumbnail and sends to image display-memory 24.
In addition, in the foregoing description, image display switch 66 and check that fast switch 68 is provided with independently of one another.Yet, can and check that fully switch 68 composite constructions are a union switch fast with image display switch 66.At this moment, can be set to comprise three positions by switch, that is, image shows that opening/only be used for the image demonstration of checking fast opens/image demonstration pass.
In addition, according to foregoing description, recording medium 200 and 210 is constructed to detachably/is connected in digital camera 100, and the recording medium of some or all can be configured to be installed on the image processing equipment 100.In addition, a single or arbitrarily individual recording medium 200 and 210 can be configured to be connected in camera.
In addition, realize that the software program of the foregoing description function can be provided by image processing system with computer or equipment, described computer can be carried out direct program from recording medium or use wire/wireless communication.
Therefore, provide on computers and install make computer realization functional programs code of the present invention itself, also realized the present invention.
Like this, if program function exists, whether the form of program is object code, the program of being carried out by interpreter or the script data that offers operating system (OS) or other, is inessential.
For the recording medium that program is provided, it can be that for example, floppy disk, hard disk, magnetic recording media be tape etc. for example.In addition, for other recording medium, for example can be, optics/electromagnetism optical recording media is magneto optical disk (MO) for example, compact disc read-only memory (CD-ROM), can write down CD (CD-R), can rewrite CD (CD-RW), digital video disk-ROM (DVD-ROM), DVD-R, or DVD-RW, and nonvolatile semiconductor memory.
For using wire/wireless communication that the method for program is provided, for example, constitute computer program of the present invention itself and can be kept in the server on the computer network.Also can preserve and for example to comprise the compressed file of automatic installation function as the data file (program data file) that constitutes computer program of the present invention on the client computer network.Then, program data file downloads to the client computer that has connected.At this moment, also program data file can be cut into a plurality of segmental files, these segmental files are installed on different servers.
That is, support the download server apparatus of data file of multi-user can be used for by computer realization function of the present invention.
In addition, program of the present invention can be encrypted to be kept in the recording medium, CD-ROM etc. for example, and be distributed to the user.At this moment, the user who satisfies predetermined condition can be for example downloads key information by the internet from homepage and be decrypted encryption.Encrypted program uses key information to be performed and to be installed on the computer.
By carrying out readable program at computer, the function of the foregoing description is implemented.In addition, based on the instruction of program, OS and similarly the actual treatment that can carry out part or all of the operation on the computer realize the function of the foregoing description.
In addition, the program that reads from recording medium can be written in the memory, and it is provided by feature expansion board that inserts computer or the feature expansion unit that is connected to computer.At this moment, after program was written into, CPU on feature expansion board or the feature expansion unit or similar devices can be carried out the actual treatment of part or all based on the instruction of program, thereby realized the function of the foregoing description.
Though described the present invention, yet will be appreciated that and the invention is not restricted to disclosed example embodiment by reference example embodiment.The scope of following claims should so that it can comprise all changes, reach 26S Proteasome Structure and Function of equal value according to scope explanation the most widely.

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1. display control apparatus comprises:
Read the unit, be arranged to the image of reading and recording in recording medium;
Display unit is arranged to the image that demonstration is read;
Instruction detection unit is following piece image thereby be arranged to the detection conversion instruction with shown image modification; With
Control unit is arranged to when instruction detection unit is consecutively detected conversion instruction, and make to read unit reading images and make display unit show in order, and be used for whether satisfying predetermined condition and change the demonstration that display unit is carried out according to the image that is read,
Wherein control unit is arranged to the control display unit so that satisfy the demonstration time that the demonstration time of the image of predetermined condition is longer than the image that does not satisfy predetermined condition at the display unit place.
2. according to the display control apparatus of claim 1, wherein said predetermined condition is the condition of information that obtains about the image from be recorded in recording medium or the information that obtains when taking.
3. display control apparatus comprises:
Read the unit, be arranged to the image of reading and recording in recording medium;
Display unit is arranged to the image that demonstration is read;
Instruction detection unit is following piece image thereby be arranged to the detection conversion instruction with shown image modification; With
Control unit is arranged to when instruction detection unit is consecutively detected conversion instruction, and make to read unit reading images and make display unit show in order, and be used for whether satisfying predetermined condition and change the demonstration that display unit is carried out according to the image that is read,
Wherein control unit be arranged to the image that processing reads so that satisfy the display size of image of predetermined condition at the display unit place or resolution greater than the image that does not satisfy predetermined condition.
4. according to the display control apparatus of claim 3, wherein said predetermined condition is that information that will obtain of the image from be recorded in recording medium or the information that has obtained when taking from the information corresponding to the previous image that shows change have taken place.
5. display control method comprises:
Read step, be used for the image of reading and recording at recording medium;
Step display is used to show the image that is read;
The command detection step is changed into down piece image thereby be used to detect conversion instruction with display image; With
Controlled step, be used for when the command detection step is consecutively detected conversion instruction, make and read step reading images and make step display that the image that is read is shown in order, and be used for whether satisfying the demonstration that predetermined condition changes step display according to the image that is read
Wherein said controlled step control step display is so that satisfy the demonstration time that the demonstration time of the image of predetermined condition is longer than the image that does not satisfy predetermined condition in step display.
6. according to the display control method of claim 5, wherein said predetermined condition is the condition of information that will obtain about the image from be recorded in recording medium or the information that has obtained when taking.
7. display control method comprises:
Read step, be used for the image of reading and recording at recording medium;
Step display is used to show the image that is read;
The command detection step is changed into down piece image thereby be used to detect conversion instruction with display image; With
Controlled step, be used for when the command detection step is consecutively detected conversion instruction, make and read step reading images and make step display that the image that is read is shown in order, and be used for whether satisfying the demonstration that predetermined condition changes step display according to the image that is read
Wherein said controlled step handle the image that is read so that in step display, satisfy the display size of image of predetermined condition or resolution greater than the image that does not satisfy predetermined condition.
8. according to the display control method of claim 7, wherein said predetermined condition is that information that will obtain of the image from be recorded in recording medium or the information that has obtained when taking from the information corresponding to the previous image that shows change have taken place.
9. display control apparatus comprises:
Display unit is arranged to the image of displayed record in recording medium; With
Control unit, be arranged to the control display unit, so that at the display unit place, when the image that carries out multiple image when display unit was presented and shown, the demonstration time of satisfying the image of predetermined condition in multiple image was longer than the demonstration time of the image that does not satisfy predetermined condition.
10. a display control method is used to control the image demonstration at display unit place, and described display control method comprises:
Step display is used for executive logging and presents demonstration at the image of the multiple image of recording medium; With
Controlled step is used for presenting the demonstration time of satisfying the image of predetermined condition in the demonstration control multiple image at image, so that it is longer than the demonstration time of the image that does not satisfy predetermined condition.
11. a display control apparatus comprises:
Judging unit, be arranged to reading and recording in order in recording medium multiple image and judge whether the image that every width of cloth reads meets the search key condition; With
Control unit, be arranged to the control display unit, so that the image that is read is judged the unit when being defined as not being the image of coupling search key condition, in very first time section, show the image that this read, and control this display unit, so that the image that is read is judged the unit when being defined as being the image of coupling search key condition, show the image that this read in second time period of very first time section being longer than.
12. a display control method is used for the demonstration control in display unit place carries out image, described display control method comprises:
Determining step is used for reading and recording in order at the multiple image of recording medium and judge whether image that every width of cloth reads meets the condition of search key;
First controlled step is used to control so that the image that is read is judged step when being defined as not being the image of coupling search key condition, shows the image that this read in very first time section; With
Second controlled step is used to control so that the image that is read is judged step when being defined as being the image of coupling search key condition, shows the image that this read in second time period of very first time section being longer than.
13. a display control apparatus comprises:
Display unit is arranged to the image of displayed record in recording medium;
Selected cell is arranged to the type of selecting change point, and information that the image at the change point place from be recorded in recording medium obtains or the information that obtains when taking from the information corresponding to the previous image that shows change have taken place; And
Control unit is arranged to the control display unit, so that the image that carries out multiple image when display unit skips when showing, the image relevant with the selected change point of selected cell is longer than the demonstration time of other image in the demonstration time at display unit place.
14. according to the display control apparatus of claim 13, also comprise the cross button, be used for the instruction that input picture skips and the selection of selected cell.
15. display control apparatus according to claim 14, wherein, in the cross button, first direction key and the second direction key opposite with the first direction key are used for that image skips and image returns, and are used for selecting by the selected cell input with first direction key third direction key vertical with the second direction key and the 4th directionkeys.
16. according to the display control apparatus of claim 13, wherein carry out image when skipping control unit allow selected cell change change point.
17. a display control method is used at the image of display unit displayed record in recording medium, described display control method comprises:
Select step, be used to select the type of change point, change has taken place from the information corresponding to the previous image that shows in information that image obtained at the change point place from be recorded in recording medium or the information that is obtained when taking; And
Controlled step is used to control display unit, so that the image that carries out multiple image when display unit skips when showing the image relevant with selecting the selected change point of step is longer than other image in the demonstration time at display unit place the demonstration time.
18. according to the display control method of claim 17, the wherein image instruction of skipping and select the selection of step to use the input of cross button.
19. display control method according to claim 18, wherein, in the cross button, first direction key and the second direction key opposite with the first direction key are used for that image skips and image returns, and are used for selecting the step input to select with first direction key third direction key vertical with the second direction key and the 4th directionkeys.
20. according to the display control method of claim 17, wherein carry out image when skipping controlled step allow to select the step change change point.
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