KR101442604B1 - Apparatus for processing digital image and method for controlling thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a digital image processing apparatus and a control method thereof that enable efficient business card management by a business card containing a portrait by storing a business card photograph together with a portrait photograph of the protagonist of the business card. According to the present invention, there is provided an image processing method comprising the steps of: photographing a portrait of a person; Photographing a business card picture of the person's business card; And generating a business card management picture by synthesizing the portrait picture and the business card picture.

Description

[0001] The present invention relates to a digital image processing apparatus and a control method thereof,

[0001] The present invention relates to a digital image processing apparatus and a control method thereof, and more particularly, to a digital image processing apparatus and a control method thereof. More particularly, the present invention relates to a digital image processing apparatus and an image processing method thereof, And a control method therefor.

Typically, the digital image processing apparatus includes all apparatuses that process images of a digital camera, a PDA (personal digital assistant), a phone camera, a PC camera, or the like and use an image recognition sensor.

The digital image processing apparatus can process an image received through an image pickup device in a digital signal processor, compress the image to generate an image file, and store the image file in a memory.

In addition, the digital image processing apparatus can receive input through an image pickup device or display an image of an image file stored in a storage medium on a display device such as an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display).

At this time, the captured image input through the image pickup device is displayed on a display device such as an LCD, so that the user can confirm whether the acquired image is a desired image.

On the other hand, users can meet many people and exchange business cards for business or other reasons. At this time, users can photograph and store these business cards with a digital image processing apparatus.

However, the information of the business card alone may not be able to know the owner of the business card.

An object of the present invention is to provide a digital image processing apparatus and a control method thereof that enable efficient business card management by a business card containing a portrait photograph by storing a business card photograph together with a portrait photograph of the protagonist of the business card.

According to the present invention, there is provided an image processing method comprising the steps of: photographing a portrait of a person; Photographing a business card picture of the person's business card; And generating a business card management picture by synthesizing the portrait picture and the business card picture.

Extracting the identification photograph of the person from the portrait photograph; And extracting business card information of the business card from the business card photograph.

And storing the business card management photograph in a separate folder for the business card management photograph.

Displaying the business card management picture to a user; And storing the business card management photograph according to a storage instruction by the user.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an image processing method comprising the steps of: preparing for photographing a portrait photograph or a business card photograph according to an input of a first signal; Capturing a picture of the person or a picture of the business card with respect to an input image input according to the input of the second signal; And generating a business card management picture by synthesizing the portrait picture and the business card picture.

Inputting an input image; And determining whether the input image is the portrait photograph or the business card photograph.

Extracting a proof photograph of a person from the portrait photograph; And extracting business card information of the text information from the business card photograph.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an image processing apparatus including: an image input unit receiving an input image for a person or a business card; A control unit for photographing a portrait photograph of the person or a business card photograph of the business card, and synthesizing the portrait photograph and the business card photograph to generate a business card management photograph; And a storage unit for storing the business card management picture.

According to the digital image processing apparatus and the control method therefor according to the present invention, it is possible to obtain a business card containing a portrait photograph, thereby enabling effective management of a business card.

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

1 is a rear view of a digital camera 100 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, a direction button 21, a menu-OK button 22, a wide angle-zoom button W, a telephoto-zoom button Zoom ) Button T, a display panel 25, and the like.

The direction button 21 may include a total of four buttons including an up button 21a, a down button 21b, a left button 21c, and a right button 21d. The direction button 21 and the menu-OK button 22 are keys for inputting various menus related to the operation of the digital image processing apparatus such as a digital camera.

Wide angle-zoom button W or telephoto-zoom button T widens the view angle or narrows the view angle depending on the input. In particular, it can be used to change the size of the selected exposure area. As the display panel 25, an image display device such as a liquid crystal display (LCD) may be used.

The display panel 25 may be included in a display portion (750 in Fig. 7) in which a portrait or business card picture or a business card management picture can be displayed.

A shutter release button 26, a flash (not shown), a power switch 28, and a lens unit (not shown) may be provided on a front surface or a top surface of the digital camera 100. In addition, an objective lens and an eyepiece lens of the viewfinder 27 may be provided on the front and rear surfaces of the digital camera 100.

The direction button 21, the menu-OK button 22, the shutter release button 26, and the power switch 28 are included in a user operation portion (760 in FIG. 7) .

The shutter release button 26 is opened and closed to expose an image pickup element or film such as a CCD (Charge Coupled Device) to light for a predetermined time. Further, the shutter release button interlocks with an iris (not shown) to appropriately expose the subject to record the image on the imaging element.

On the other hand, the shutter release button 26 can be pressed in two stages. The first signal S1 is generated when the shutter release button 26 is pressed at one end, and the second signal S2 is generated when the shutter release button 26 is depressed at this end. The photographing preparation operation is performed by the first signal S1, and the photographing can be performed by the second signal S2.

As an embodiment of the digital image processing apparatus to which the present invention can be applied, a digital camera, a control apparatus thereof, and a control method thereof are disclosed in U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2004/0130650 (titled: automatic using a quadratic function of a camera A focusing method, a focusing method, and a quadratic function in camera.

The digital camera, its control device, and control method disclosed in the above-mentioned U.S. application are incorporated in this specification, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

2 is a block diagram of a control apparatus 200 of a digital image processing apparatus according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. The control device 200 of the digital image processing apparatus can be installed inside the digital camera 100 of FIG.

Referring to the drawings, an optical system (OPS) including a lens unit and a filter unit optically processes light from a subject. The lens unit of the optical system OPS includes a zoom lens, a focus lens, and a compensation lens. When the user presses the wide-zoom button W or telephoto-zoom button T included in the user input unit INP, a corresponding signal is input to the microcontroller 212. [

Accordingly, as the microcontroller 212 controls the lens driving unit 210, the zoom motor M _Z is driven to move the zoom lens. That is, when the wide-angle zoom button W is depressed, the focal length of the zoom lens is shortened to enlarge the angle of view, and if the telephoto-zoom button T is depressed, the focal length of the zoom lens becomes long and the angle of view becomes narrow.

Meanwhile, in the auto focusing mode, the main controller built in the digital signal processor 207 controls the lens driving unit 210 through the micro controller 212, so that the focus motor M _F is driven do. That is, the focus motor M _F is driven to move the focus lens to a position where the sharpest picture can be obtained.

The auto focus mode may be performed according to the first signal S1 generated by pressing the shutter release button input through the user input unit INP at one time. At this time, the focus mode may be set according to the area in which the focus motor M _F is moved for rapid automatic focus adjustment.

The focus mode may be a macro mode for close-up close-up photography and a normal mode for other areas. At this time, in the case of the macro mode, the focus lens M _F can be moved with respect to the near region and the focus lens can be moved to a position where the sharpest picture can be photographed.

The compensating lens compensates the overall refractive index and is not driven separately. Reference symbol M _A denotes a motor for driving an aperture (not shown).

In the filter section of the optical system (OPS), an optical low pass filter removes optical noise of a high frequency component. Infra-red cut filter blocks the infrared component of incident light.

The photoelectric conversion unit OEC may include an image pickup device such as a CCD (Charge Coupled Device) or a CMOS (Complementary Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor). The photoelectric conversion unit OEC converts light from the optical system OPS into an electrical analog signal.

The analog-to-digital conversion unit may include a CDS-ADC (Correlation Double Sampler and Analog-to-Digital Converter) The analog-to-digital converter processes the analog signal from the photoelectric converter (OEC), removes the high-frequency noise, adjusts the amplitude, and converts the analog signal into a digital signal. Here, the digital signal processor 207 controls the timing circuit 202 to control the operations of the photoelectric conversion unit (OEC) and the analog-digital conversion unit 201.

The optical system OPS, the photoelectric conversion unit OEC, the CDS-ADC device 201 and the like may be included in an image input unit 710 in which an input image of a person or a business card is input according to the present invention.

The real-time clock 203 provides time information to the digital signal processor 207. The digital signal processor 207 processes digital signals from the CDS-ADC device 201 to generate digital image signals classified into luminance (Y value) and chromaticity (R, G, B) signals.

A self-timer lamp, an auto-focus lamp, a mode indicating lamp, a flash standby lamp, and the like are connected to the light emitting unit (LAMP) driven by the microcontroller 212 under the control of the main controller incorporated in the digital signal processor 207 .

The digital signal processor 207 and / or the microcontroller 212 may be included in the controller 720 of FIG. 7 according to the present invention. Also, the user input inputted by the operation of the user operation unit 750 of FIG. 7 according to the present invention is input to the digital signal processor 207 and / or the micro controller 212 through the user input unit INP and processed, The work can be performed accordingly.

A digital image signal from the digital signal processor 207 is temporarily stored in a DRAM (Dynamic Random Access Memory) 204. An EEPROM (Electrically Erasable and Programmable Read Only Memory) 205 stores algorithms and setting data such as a boot program and a key input program necessary for the operation of the digital signal processor 207. In the memory card interface 206, a user's memory card can be attached and detached.

The memory card recognized through the DRAM 204 or the memory card interface 206 is connected to the first storage unit 730 and / or the second storage unit 740 (see FIG. 7) of the photographed image temporarily or non- ).

At this time, the first storage unit 730 may temporarily store a portrait photograph and / or a business card photograph. That is, the first storage unit 730 may be a DRAM 204, a cache memory, or the like, in which a portrait and / or a business card picture are temporarily stored.

Also, in the second storage unit 740, a business card management picture that is created by combining a portrait picture and a business card picture can be stored in a nonvolatile manner. That is, the second storage unit 740 may be a flash memory or a removable memory card.

The digital image signal from the digital signal processor 207 is input to the display panel driver 214, thereby displaying an image on the display panel 215. [ The display panel 215 may be driven by the display panel driver 214 under the control of the digital signal processor 207.

The display panel 215 and the display panel driving unit 214 may be included in the display unit (750 of FIG. 7) in which at least one of a portrait, a business card, and a business card management photograph can be displayed according to the present invention.

On the other hand, the digital image signal from the digital signal processor 207 can be transmitted by serial communication through a USB (Universal Serial Bus) connection part 31a or an RS232C interface 208 and its connection part 31b, 209 and the video output unit 31c as video signals. Here, the digital signal processor 207 may incorporate a micro controller therein.

The audio processor 213 outputs the audio signal from the microphone MIC to the digital signal processor 207 or the speaker SP and outputs the audio signal from the digital signal processor 207 to the speaker SP.

The digital image processing apparatus 700 and the control method (S300, S400) of the digital image processing apparatus according to the present invention perform a portrait photographing and a business card photographing, synthesize a portrait photograph and a naming photograph, can do. That is, the person and the business card can be photographed twice, respectively, and then synthesized and stored as a single photograph.

For this purpose, it is possible to provide a separate shooting mode, for example, a business card management shooting mode. When photographing is performed after setting the business card management photographing mode, the photographed screen is vertically divided into two, and a portrait photograph and a business card photograph can be stored in respective areas.

At this time, according to the embodiment, the order of shooting under the card management photographing mode is designated so that a portrait photograph or a business card photograph is first photographed, and then another photograph can be photographed.

As another embodiment, a photographing order is not specified, a person's picture is discriminated through face recognition on an input image, and a business card picture can be discriminated through character recognition. Accordingly, each of the portrait photograph and the business card photograph can be stored and displayed in one of two vertically divided areas.

When a portrait is photographed, it is possible to automatically recognize the face. In addition, since the size of the business card is limited, the business card is usually photographed at a close distance, so it is preferable to photograph the business card in the macro mode at the time of photographing the business card.

When both the portrait and the business card are photographed, the business card management photograph is displayed to the user, and the business card management photograph is stored according to the user's selection. At this time, the business card management photograph may be stored in a folder for a separate business card management photograph, for example, in the business card folder, thereby facilitating management of the business card management photograph.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a control method (S300) of a digital image processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIGS. 5 and 6 show embodiments of the business card management photographs 50 and 60 generated by the control method S300 of the digital image processing apparatus of FIG.

The control method S300 of the digital image processing apparatus can be implemented in the control apparatus 200 of the digital image processing apparatus of FIG. 2 and / or the digital image processing apparatus 700 of FIG. To this end, the control method (S300) of the digital image processing apparatus according to the present invention may be a program or algorithm stored in the storage means of FIG. 2 or implemented in the form of a semiconductor chip such as a firmware.

A control method (S300) of the digital image processing apparatus includes a portrait photographing step (S310); Business card photographing step S320; A business card management picture generation step S330; And a business card management picture storage step (S340 to S360).

In the portrait photography step S310, a portrait of a person is photographed. In the business card photography step S320, a business card picture is photographed for a business card of a person. In the business card management picture generation step (S330), a portrait and a business card picture are synthesized to generate a business card management picture. In the business card management picture storage step (S340 to S360), a business card management picture is stored.

In the portrait photographing step S310 of photographing a portrait of a person, a portrait photograph can be photographed through human face recognition. That is, the face recognition is performed on the inputted input image, and the portrait can be photographed by the setting suitable for the portrait shooting based on the recognized face. At this time, the person can be photographed by performing auto focus adjustment, automatic exposure adjustment, white balance adjustment, and the like on the basis of the recognized face.

In addition, since the portrait photograph is to be included in the business card management photograph, it is preferable to automatically or manually adjust the zoom magnification or the like in accordance with the face recognition to photograph a photograph centering on the person.

On the other hand, it may further include a step of extracting a proof photograph of a person from a portrait photograph. That is, a human face area can be found through face recognition in a portrait photograph, and a predetermined area centered on a human face area can be extracted as a proof photograph.

In the business card photographing step S320 of photographing a business card picture of a person's business card, a business card picture can be adjusted so as to occupy most of the screen. At this time, since the size of the business card is limited, the photographing can be usually performed at a close distance.

For this purpose, it is preferable to take a photograph in the macro mode at the time of photographing a business card picture. That is, a business card picture can be photographed by the automatic focus adjustment, and a business card picture can be photographed by the automatic macro focus mode for the close-range area photographing.

On the other hand, it may further include extracting business card information of the business card from the business card photograph. That is, information such as a name, a telephone number, a mobile phone number, an address, and an e-mail recorded on a business card can be extracted through character recognition in a business card photograph. At this time, the business card information extracted as the text information can be stored in the database so as to facilitate searching and management.

In the business card management picture generation step (S330), a business card management picture can be generated by combining a portrait picture and a business card picture. An embodiment of a business card management photograph 50 is shown in FIG. 5, where a business card management photograph 50 can be made into a photograph by combining a portrait photograph 51 and a business card photograph 52. At this time, the business card management photograph 50 may be generated as one file including the image information of the portrait photograph 51 and the image information of the business card photograph 52.

As another embodiment, it is possible to extract an identification photograph of a person from a portrait photograph, extract business card information of the business card from the business card photograph, and combine the certification photograph and the business card information to generate a business card management photograph.

That is, as shown in FIG. 6, the business card management photograph 60 can be formed by synthesizing the proof photograph 61 extracted from the portrait photograph and the business card information 62 extracted from the business card photograph. At this time, the business card management photograph 60 may be generated as one file including the image information of the proof photograph 61 and the text information of the business card information 62. [

In a business card management photo storage step (S340 to S360) for storing a business card management photograph, a business card management photograph created by synthesizing a portrait photograph and a business card photograph can be displayed to a user and stored according to a user's selection.

To this end, the business card management picture storage step (S340 to S360) includes: displaying a business card management picture to the user (S340); And storing the business card management picture in accordance with the storage command by the user (S350, S360).

At this time, it is possible to display the business card management picture to the user (S340) and allow the user to select whether to store the business card picture. In step S350, it is determined whether or not the user has stored the business card management picture. If it is determined that the user has input the storage, the business card management picture can be stored.

The business card management photograph may be stored in a separate folder for the business card management photograph for easy management.

On the other hand, a portrait photograph photographed in the portrait photography step S310 may be displayed on the display device. In addition, the business card picture photographed in the business card photographing step S320 may be displayed on the display device.

In another embodiment, when photographing in the business card management photographing mode, each of the photographed person and the business card photograph may be displayed in an area allocated to each of the display devices such as the LCD. To this end, the display device is vertically divided into two areas, and each area can be divided into a portrait area and a business area.

When a person is photographed in the person photographing step S310, the photographed person's photograph is displayed in a portrait area, and when a business card is photographed in the business card photographing step S320, the photographed business card photograph can be displayed in the business card photograph area. In this case, when each of the portrait photograph and the business card photograph is photographed, it is possible to allow the user to confirm how the business card management photograph can be created.

A control method (S300) of the digital image processing apparatus can perform a portrait photographing and a business card photographing, and synthesize a portrait photograph and a business card photograph to generate a business card management photograph. Accordingly, by obtaining a business card including a portrait, it is possible to efficiently manage the business card.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a control method (S400) of a digital image processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIGS. 5 and 6 show embodiments of the business card management photographs 50 and 60 generated by the control method (S400) of the digital image processing apparatus of FIG.

The control method (S400) of the digital image processing apparatus may be implemented in the control apparatus 200 of the digital image processing apparatus of FIG. 2 and / or the digital image processing apparatus 700 of FIG. To this end, the control method (S300) of the digital image processing apparatus according to the present invention may be a program or algorithm stored in the storage means of FIG. 2 or implemented in the form of a semiconductor chip such as a firmware.

The control method (S400) of the digital image processing apparatus of FIG. 4 is another embodiment of photographing a portrait photograph and a business card photograph, respectively, and synthesizing a portrait photograph and a business card photograph to generate a business card management photograph. Therefore, the same items as the control method (S300) of the digital image processing apparatus of Fig. 3 are referred to.

The control method (S400) of the digital image processing apparatus is a photographing preparation step (S411 to S423); Photographing steps S431 and S432; And a photo synthesis step (S451, S452).

In the shooting preparation steps (S411 to S423), preparations are made for photographing a portrait photograph or a business card photograph according to the input of the first signal. The photographing steps S431 and S432 take a portrait photograph or a business card photograph of the input image inputted according to the input of the second signal. In the picture synthesizing step (S451, S452), a portrait photograph and a business card picture are synthesized to generate a business card management picture.

The shooting preparation steps (S411 to S423) prepare necessary photographing of a portrait photograph or a business card photograph according to the input of the first signal (S1) corresponding to the photographing preparation signal. At this time, when a photographing ready signal is inputted (S411), it is possible to prepare for photographing a portrait photograph or a business card photograph.

The shooting preparatory steps S411 to S423 are steps of inputting an input image S412, an input image recognition step S413, an input image determination step S421, a portrait shooting preparation step S422, and a business card shooting preparation step S423 .

In the input image input step S412, an input image is input. In the input image recognition step S413, face recognition and / or character recognition are performed on the input image. In the input image determination step S421, it is determined whether the input image is a portrait photograph or a business card photograph.

In the person shooting preparation step S422, if it is determined that the input image is a portrait photograph, the photographing preparation for the portrait photograph is performed. In the business card photographing preparation step (S423), if it is judged that the input image is the business card photograph, the photograph preparation for the business card photograph is performed.

In the input image determination step S421, it is determined whether the input image is a portrait image or a business card image according to the face recognition and / or character recognition result of the input image. One of the person shooting preparation step S422 and the business card shooting preparation step S423 may be performed according to the determination result of the input image.

According to one embodiment of the input image recognition step S413 and the input image determination step S421, it is possible to determine whether the input image is a portrait photograph or a business card photograph according to whether a face is recognized by recognizing a human face in the input image .

As another embodiment of the input image recognition step S413 and the input image determination step S421, it is possible to recognize whether the input image is a portrait photograph or a business card photograph according to whether a character is recognized in the input image or not.

In the person shooting preparation step (S422), face recognition is performed on the inputted input image, and the person is photographed by the setting suitable for the portrait shooting based on the recognized face. At this time, auto-focus adjustment, automatic exposure adjustment, white balance adjustment, and the like can be performed based on the recognized face.

When the business card is photographed, it can be photographed by adjusting so that the business card picture occupies most of the screen. At this time, since the size of the business card is limited, the photographing can be usually performed at a close distance. Therefore, in the business card photographing preparation step (S423), the auto focus can be adjusted by the macro mode for photographing the close range area for the business card picture.

The photographing steps S431 and S432 can take a portrait photograph or a business card photograph of the input image input according to the input of the second signal S2 corresponding to the photographing start signal. In the photo synthesis step (S451, S452), a portrait photograph and a business card photograph are synthesized to generate and store a business card management photograph.

As another embodiment, a business card management picture can be generated and stored by synthesizing the business card information extracted from the business card picture with the identification picture extracted from the portrait picture. To this end, the control method (S400) of the digital image processing apparatus may include a proof photograph extracting step (S442) and a business card photograph extracting step (S443).

In the proof photograph extracting step (S442), the proof photograph of the person is extracted from the portrait photograph. In the business card picture extraction step (S443), business card information of the text information is extracted from the business card picture. At this time, it is determined whether the currently photographed photograph is a portrait photograph or a business card photograph (S451), and a proof photograph extraction step S442 or a business card photograph extraction step S443 is performed according to the result can do.

At this time, the determination of whether or not the picture of the portrait or the business card is displayed (S451) can be used as it is in the determination of the input image determination step (S421).

In this case, in the photo synthesis step (S451, S452), the proof photograph and the business card information may be combined to generate and store the business card management photograph. At this time, the business card management picture may be stored in a separate folder for the business card management picture for easy management.

The control method (S400) of the digital image processing apparatus may perform portrait photographing and business card photographing, and may synthesize a portrait photograph and a business card photograph to generate a business card management photograph. Accordingly, by obtaining a business card including a portrait, it is possible to efficiently manage the business card.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram of a digital image processing apparatus 700 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. The digital image processing apparatus 700 can be controlled by the control method (S300, S400) of the digital image processing apparatus shown in FIG. 3 or FIG.

Referring to the drawings, a digital image processing apparatus 700 includes an image input unit 710; A control unit 720; Storage units 730 and 740; A display unit 750; And a user operation unit 760. The digital image processing apparatus 700 is controlled by the control method (S300, S400) of the digital image processing apparatus shown in FIG. 3 or 4, and the same reference numerals as those in FIGS. 3 and 4 are referred to .

The image input unit 710 receives an input image for a person or a business card. The control unit 720 captures a portrait photograph of a person or a business card photograph of a business card, and synthesizes a portrait photograph and a business card photograph to generate a business card management photograph. In the storage units 730 and 740, a business card management picture is stored.

The display unit 750 may display a portrait and / or a business card picture and / or a business card management picture to the user. The user operation unit 760 operates the user so that a desired command can be input from the outside.

The image input unit 710 receiving the input image may include an optical system (OPS), a photoelectric conversion unit (OEC), a CDS-ADC device 201, and the like of FIG.

The control unit 720 takes a portrait photograph of a person or a business card photograph of a business card, and synthesizes a portrait photograph and a business card photograph to generate a business card management photograph. As another embodiment, it is possible to extract a proof photograph of a person in a portrait photograph, extract business card information of character information of the business card from the business card photograph, and combine the proof photograph and the business card information to generate a business card management photograph.

In the storage units 730 and 740, a portrait photograph and / or a business card photograph and / or a business card management photograph may be stored. In the storage units 730 and 740, the identification photograph extracted from the portrait photograph and / or the business card information extracted from the business card photograph may be stored.

The storage units 730 and 740 may include a first storage unit 730 and a second storage unit 740. At this time, the first storage unit 730 may temporarily store a portrait photograph and / or a business card photograph and / or an ID photograph and / or business card information. In the second storage unit 740, a portrait photograph and / or a business card photograph and / or a business card management photograph may be stored in a nonvolatile manner.

At this time, the business card management picture may be stored in a separate folder for the business card management picture for easy management.

The first storage unit 730 may be a DRAM (204 in FIG. 2) or a cache memory for temporarily storing data. The second storage unit 740 may be a flash memory or a memory card recognized through a memory card interface (206 in FIG. 2) or the like in which data is stored in a non-volatile manner.

The display unit 750 can display a business card management picture to the user. In particular, the user can display a business card management picture finally generated on the display unit 750, and the business card management picture can be stored or deleted according to the user's selection.

The user operation unit 760 operates the user so that a desired command can be input from the outside. At this time, the direction buttons (21 in Fig. 1), the menu-OK button (22 in Fig. 1), the shutter release button (26 in Fig. 1), and the power switch 760).

The digital image processing apparatus 700 may perform portrait photographing and business card photographing, and may synthesize a portrait photograph and a business card photograph to generate a business card management photograph. Accordingly, by obtaining a business card including a portrait, it is possible to efficiently manage the business card.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is clearly understood that the same is by way of illustration and example only and is not to be taken by way of limitation, You will understand. Accordingly, the true scope of protection of the present invention should be determined only by the appended claims.

FIG. 1 is a view showing the external appearance of a digital camera according to an embodiment of the digital image processing apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram schematically illustrating a control device that may be included in the digital camera of FIG. 1. Referring to FIG.

3 is a flowchart schematically showing a control method of a digital image processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a flowchart schematically illustrating a control method of a digital image processing apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram schematically showing an embodiment of a business card management photograph created by the control method of the digital image processing apparatus of FIG. 3 or FIG.

FIG. 6 is a view schematically showing another embodiment of a business card management photograph created by the control method of the digital image processing apparatus of FIG. 3 or FIG.

7 is a block diagram schematically showing a digital image processing apparatus according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Claims (19)

Inputting an input image; Determining whether the input image is a portrait photograph or a business card photograph, if the input image is determined to be a portrait photograph, preparing and photographing the portrait photograph; If the input image is determined to be a business card picture, preparing and photographing the business card picture; And And generating a business card management picture by synthesizing the picture of the person and the picture of the business card. The method according to claim 1, Further comprising the step of extracting an identification photograph of a person from the portrait photograph. The method according to claim 1, Further comprising extracting business card information of the business card from the business card photograph. The method according to claim 1, Extracting an identification photograph of a person from the portrait photograph, extracting business card information of the business card from the business card photograph, and composing the identification photograph and the business card information to generate the business card management photograph. The method according to claim 3 or 4, Wherein the business card information is extracted as text information and stored as a database. The method according to claim 1, And storing the business card management photograph in a separate folder for the business card management photograph. The method according to claim 1, Displaying the business card management picture to a user; And Further comprising the step of storing the business card management photograph according to a storage instruction by the user. The method according to claim 1, A method of controlling a digital image processing apparatus in which the portrait photograph is photographed through human face recognition. The method according to claim 1, Wherein the photograph of the business card is photographed by the automatic focus adjustment and the photograph of the business card is photographed by the automatic focus adjustment by the macro mode for photographing the close range area. Inputting an input image; Determining whether the input image is a portrait photograph or a business card photograph; Preparing for the photographing of the portrait photograph or the business card photograph according to the input of the first signal; Capturing the portrait photograph or the business card photograph with respect to the input image input according to the input of the second signal; And And generating a business card management picture by synthesizing the picture of the person and the business card picture, Wherein the control unit performs preparations for photographing and photographing the portrait when the input image is determined to be a portrait photograph, and performs photography preparation and photographing for the business card photograph when the input image is determined to be a business card photograph, A method of controlling a processing apparatus. delete 11. The method of claim 10, Recognizing a face of a person in the input image and determining whether the input image is the portrait photograph or the business card photograph according to whether the face is recognized. 11. The method of claim 10, Recognizing a character in the input image and determining whether the input image is the portrait photograph or the business card photograph according to whether or not the character is recognized. delete 11. The method of claim 10, Extracting a proof photograph of a person from the portrait photograph; And Further comprising the step of extracting business card information of text information from the business card photograph. 16. The method of claim 15, And combining the proof photograph and the business card information to generate the business card management picture. A video input unit receiving an input video for a person or a business card; A controller for recognizing whether the input image is a portrait photograph or a business card photograph and photographing the portrait photograph of the person or the business card photograph of the business card and synthesizing the portrait photograph and the business card photograph to generate a business card management photograph; And And a storage unit for storing the business card management picture, The control unit controls to perform photographing preparation and photographing for the portrait photograph if it is determined that the input image is a portrait photograph, and performs preparation and photographing for the business card photograph if it is determined that the input image is a business card photograph Wherein the digital image processing device controls the digital image processing device. 18. The method of claim 17, A digital image processing device for extracting business card information of the character information of the business card from the business card picture and synthesizing the proof photograph and the business card information to generate the business card management picture, . 18. The method of claim 17, Wherein the business card management photograph is stored in a separate folder for the business card management photograph.

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