KR101477541B1 - Apparatus and method for digital picturing image - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a digital signal processing apparatus and method, which includes an execution command setting unit configured to set an execution command according to a user's input signal, and a menu moving unit configured to move to a corresponding menu to execute a corresponding execution command stored in the execution command setting unit, The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the menu moving unit comprises: a display unit including a sensing unit for sensing a user input signal; A storage unit for storing an execution command corresponding to the number of times of the input signal; And a control unit receiving the input signal of the sensing unit and searching for and executing an execution command corresponding to the input signal from the storage unit.

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Description

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

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 capable of performing a predetermined command by touching a specific area of a display having a screen touch function a predetermined number of times, And a control method therefor.

Typically, the digital image processing apparatus includes all devices that process images or use motion recognition sensors such as a digital camera, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a phone camera, a PC camera, and the like. Such a digital image processing apparatus receives a desired image through an image pickup device, displays the input image on an image display device, displays the image on an image display device, stores the image as an image file by user's selection, and prints the stored image file.

In order to change the setting of the photographing condition for the digital image processing apparatus, a complicated process is performed before reaching the corresponding menu through a plurality of steps along the menu of the tree structure and executing the corresponding command before photographing.

In such a case, since a complicated process is performed as described above, there is a problem that it takes a considerable time to move the menu.

An object of the present invention is to provide a digital image processing apparatus and a control method thereof that can directly move to a preset menu by touching the touch screen a predetermined number of times.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information processing apparatus including an execution command setting unit configured to set an execution command according to an input signal of a user, And a menu moving unit for directly moving the display unit.

Here, the menu moving unit may include a display unit including a sensing unit for sensing a user input signal; A storage unit for storing an execution command corresponding to the number of times of the input signal; And a control unit receiving the input signal of the sensing unit and searching for and executing an execution command corresponding to the input signal from the storage unit.

Here, the input signal may be information on the touch of the user to the sensing unit.

More specifically, the input signal may be the number of consecutive touches of the user to the sensing unit.

Here, the number of consecutive touches is a continuous touch number within a set time interval.

Alternatively, the input signal may be information on a position of the touch of the user with respect to the sensing unit.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of controlling a digital image processing apparatus including a display unit including a sensing unit sensing a user input signal, the method comprising: receiving an input signal through the sensing unit; Determining the input signal; Searching for an execution command corresponding to a result of the determination of the input signal; And executing the searched execution command.

Here, the signal may be the touch of the user to the sensing unit.

The input signal may be continuous touch information of the user to the sensing unit.

In particular, the continuous touch information may be continuous touch information within a set time interval.

Alternatively, the input signal may be position information of the touch of the user to the sensing unit.

The determining may comprise: determining whether a predetermined time has elapsed since the input of the input signal; Waiting for the input of the input signal if the set time has not elapsed; And determining whether two or more input signals have been input after the predetermined time has elapsed.

Meanwhile, the control method of the present invention may further comprise the step of setting an execution command corresponding to the input signal.

According to the present invention, it is possible to directly move to a preset menu by touching the touch screen of the display unit a predetermined number of times. In order to diversify the input signal inputted to the touch screen, The menu can be moved directly to the menu, and the menu can be moved according to the number of touches, so that an input error due to touching a small menu on the small display unit can be prevented.

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

1 is a front view showing a rear external appearance of the digital image processing apparatus according to the present invention.

In the rear of the digital image processing apparatus 100, a display unit 110 for displaying an image to be photographed by a user or a photographed image is disposed. The display unit 110 has a touch screen function and can directly control the display unit 110 of the user to control the digital image processing apparatus 100 in part. For example, by touching the display unit 110 and inputting an input signal to the digital image processing apparatus 100, it is possible to adjust the sharpness, the exposure, and the shutter speed of the digital image processing apparatus have.

Herein, the input signal refers to a user's input. In the touch screen device, the input of an input signal refers to inputting a touch screen using a part of the user's body (for example, a finger) Quot; and " touch "

2 is a schematic block diagram of a digital image processing apparatus according to the present invention.

The digital image processing apparatus according to the present invention includes an execution command setting unit (not shown) in which an execution command according to a user's input signal is set, and an execution command setting unit FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a menu moving unit. Referring to FIG.

As shown in FIG. 2, the menu moving unit includes a display unit 110 as a touch screen device that performs information input and information display functions. The display unit 10 includes a video display unit 114 for displaying a plurality of menu information items such as icons and data and a sensing unit for sensing a touch operation to select a menu or data displayed on the video display unit 114 112).

The sensing unit 112 senses whether the touch operation is performed when the user touches the display unit 114 to select a menu and data displayed on the image display unit 114 using a finger or a stylus pen.

Here, the image display unit 114 may be a general image display apparatus, and various display apparatuses such as an LCD, a PDP, an LED, and an OLED may be used. In addition, the sensing unit 112 may be a thin layer provided on the front surface of the image display unit 114, such as a pressure resistance type or an electrostatic type. Of course, a touch screen using an infrared ray or the like is also applicable, but preferably the pressure resistance type or the electrostatic type is used.

The pressure resistance type has two membranes coated with a resistive material so as to maintain a constant gap, and current is supplied to both membranes. At this time, when a pressure is applied to the film, when the two films come into contact with each other, the amount of current flowing changes, and the touch screen is sensed to sense the touched position.

On the other hand, the electrostatic type is to coat the conductive metal on both sides of the glass and apply voltage to the corners. At this time, a high frequency wave flows through the touch screen, a high frequency wave changes when the touch is made, and the touch screen senses the touch position.

The sensing unit 112 is provided with a touch screen controller 116 for sensing the deformation of the high frequency type and converting it into an electrical signal. The touch screen controller 116 controls the operation of the sensing unit 112, detects information (position, time) of the touch, converts the touch information into an electrical signal, and transmits the electrical signal to the controller 120.

The display unit 110 is connected to a control unit 20 that controls the display unit 110 to display an access command to the storage unit 130 according to the sensing result of the sensing unit 112. The control unit 120 controls the operation of the entire digital image processing apparatus as well as the control of the display described above, and operates the digital image processing apparatus according to the detection result of the sensing unit 112. [

Meanwhile, the controller 120 is connected to a storage unit 130 that stores user commands set according to the type and location of the touch. The storage unit 130 stores user execution commands set in the execution command setting unit (not shown).

A specific execution command may be basically set and stored in the storage unit 130 before the execution command is set through the execution command setting unit. If the user changes the execution command through the execution command setting unit at any time in the future, Is stored in the storage unit 130.

In this case, the number of touches refers to the number of touches input within a set time. A touch input within a set time refers to a touch that is input without exceeding the time value set after the previous touch, Quot ;, and " touch " That is, the interval between the touches does not exceed the set time value. The time value can be set by the user.

The controller 120 may be connected to a buffer unit 140 for storing the touch information until an execution command corresponding to the touch is input. Therefore, it is preferable that the contents stored in the buffer unit 140 are deleted after the execution command is executed.

The execution command stored in the storage unit 30 is preferably stored in a table format. A detailed example will be described in detail with reference to an application example of the present invention. Hereinafter, a method of controlling a digital image processing apparatus according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to an input method.

3 is a schematic flowchart of a control method of the digital image processing apparatus according to the present invention.

3, an execution command corresponding to an input signal is set (S10) by the execution command setting unit, and an execution command corresponding to the input signal is stored in the storage unit 130. [ When an input signal is received, an execution command corresponding to the input signal is performed (S20 to S100).

An example of an execution command set by a step of setting an execution command corresponding to an input signal is shown in Table 1 below.

Table 1

Touch count Touch location Execute command 2 Center of image display part Run Sharpness Setup Menu 2 Upper left corner of video display Launching the shutter speed setting menu 2 Upper right corner of image display Launch wallpaper selection menu 3 Center of image display part Launch the AF method selection menu 3 Upper left corner of video display Using the AF-assist illuminator Select menu 3 Upper right corner of image display Brightness setting menu

4 is a block diagram for each step in which an execution command corresponding to an input signal is received and an input command is executed.

Referring to FIG. 4, an input signal is received through the sensing unit 112 (FIG. 2) of the display unit 110 (FIG. 2) (S20). The input signal is the touch information of the user with respect to the sensing unit. More specifically, the input signal is the number of consecutive touches to the sensing unit within the set time interval with the specific position touched by the sensing unit.

These input signals are stored in the buffer unit 140 (FIG. 2) (S30). This is to facilitate the retrieval of the table data at the time of calculating the relation between each touch after the input of the subsequent touch.

Next, it is determined whether the time set after the touch has elapsed (S40). This is to judge whether or not the input of the continuous touch is completed. That is, when a new touch is not input so that the set time passes after the touch, it is determined that the input of the continuous touch is completed.

If the number of consecutive touches is set to one, such as 2 or 3, step S40 is not necessary. However, if the number of consecutive inputs is to be used in various ways, step S40 is necessary because it is necessary to know whether or not the continuous input of the user has been terminated. It is preferable that the setting of the time value can be set and changed by the user.

Next, it is determined whether the number of consecutive touches is two or more (S50). At this time, if the number of consecutive touches is less than two, if the touch is not continuously performed but only once, the corresponding menu displayed on the display unit 110 is executed in the same manner as the conventional touch input (S60).

When the input to the touch screen is limited to only the number of touches without limiting the execution to the corresponding touch area displayed on the menu, the execution command can be set by executing the corresponding command for one input (touch).

If the number of consecutive touch inputs is two or more times, an execution command corresponding to information on the area of the image display unit 114 of the display unit 110 in which the number of touches and touches have been performed is stored in the storage unit 130 2). Information on the touch count and the touch area and an example of the corresponding execution command are as described in Table 1. [

Referring to Table 1, when the center of the image display unit 114 is touched twice, the operation sequence in which the sharpness setting menu is executed is stored in the storage unit 130. [ Therefore, it is retrieved that touching the center of the image display part twice in step S70 is to execute the sharpness setting menu.

At this stage, it is determined whether the input signal corresponds to one of the information stored in the storage unit 130 (S70), whether there is no corresponding execution command (S80), and if the corresponding execution command does not exist Otherwise, no instruction is executed. However, if the corresponding execution instruction is retrieved from the storage unit 130, an execution command corresponding to the input signal is executed as exemplified in Table 1 (S90). That is, when the center of the image display unit is touched twice, the sharpness setting menu is executed.

When the last touch is canceled, the data on the input signal stored in the buffer unit 140 is deleted (S100), and the operation is terminated.

An operation example of the present invention for controlling the digital image processing apparatus in such a manner is shown in Figs. 5A and 5B.

5A and 5B show how the present invention operates in a photographing mode for photographing an image of a landscape.

In FIG. 5A, a portion indicated by a solid line in FIG. 5A indicates a touch point, and a portion indicated by a circle in a broken line indicates a touch point. As described above, the touch may be performed using a stylus pen as well as a user's hand.

As shown in FIG. 5A, when the center of the image display unit is touched twice, the controller 120 searches the storage unit 130 and searches for an execution command corresponding to the touch twice in the center of the image display unit. In Table 1, since the touch of the center of the image display part twice corresponds to the movement instruction to the sharpness setting menu, the sharpness setting menu is immediately displayed on the image display part 114 of the display part 110. [

In the above description, the execution command has been described with an extremely limited example, but the execution command can be variously described and stored. That is, various commands can be executed such as execution of the shutter speed setting menu, execution of the background screen selection menu, execution of the AF mode selection menu, execution of the AF auxiliary light selection menu, and execution of the brightness setting menu of the image display section.

Of course, the execution of the various menus can be performed not only in the touch screen but also in the menu execution method of the tree structure by the operation buttons provided in the digital image processing apparatus, and can be executed in parallel with the control method of the digital image processing apparatus according to the present invention have.

In the present invention, the combination of the touch count and the touch position corresponds to the execution of one instruction. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the instructions may be executed only by the touch count irrespective of the touch position.

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

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention can be used in a technical field related to a digital image processing apparatus.

1 is a rear view illustrating a user operating a touch screen with respect to a rear external appearance of a camera as a digital image processing apparatus.

2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a digital image processing apparatus according to the present invention.

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

4 is a flow chart showing specific steps for performing an execution command corresponding to the input signal of FIG.

5A and 5B are explanatory diagrams showing a step of directly touching a touch screen, for example, to a setting menu according to the control method of the digital image processing apparatus according to the present invention.

Description of the Related Art

100: digital image processing apparatus 110: display unit

112: sensing unit 114:

116: touch screen controller 120: control unit

130: storage unit 140: buffer unit

Claims (13)

An execution command setting unit in which an execution command according to a user's input signal is set; And a menu moving unit for directly moving to a corresponding menu to execute a corresponding execution command stored in the execution command setting unit according to a user's input signal. The menu- A display unit including a sensing unit for sensing a user input signal; A storage unit for storing an execution command corresponding to the input signal; And a control unit for receiving an input signal of the sensing unit and searching for and executing an execution command corresponding to the input signal from the storage unit. 3. The method of claim 2, Wherein the input signal is the touch information of the user to the sensing unit. The method of claim 3, Wherein the input signal is a number of consecutive touches of the user to the sensing unit. 5. The method of claim 4, Wherein the number of consecutive touches is a continuous number of touches within a set time interval. The method of claim 3, Wherein the input signal is position information of the touch of the user to the sensing unit. A method of controlling a digital image processing apparatus comprising a display unit including a sensing unit for sensing an input signal of a user, Receiving an input signal through the sensing unit; Determining the input signal; Searching for an execution command corresponding to a result of the determination of the input signal; And executing the searched execution command. 8. The method of claim 7, Wherein the input signal is the touch information of the user to the sensing unit. 9. The method of claim 8, Wherein the input signal is continuous touch information of the user to the sensing unit. 10. The method of claim 9, Wherein the information of the continuous touch is continuous touch information within a set time interval. 8. The method of claim 7, Wherein the input signal is information on a position of the touch of the user with respect to the sensing unit. 8. The method of claim 7, Wherein the determining step comprises: Determining whether a set time has elapsed since the input of the input signal; Waiting for the input of the input signal if the set time has not elapsed; And determining whether two or more input signals have been input after the predetermined time has elapsed. 8. The method of claim 7, Further comprising the step of setting an execution command corresponding to the input signal.

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