# US 10,873,703 B2 · Imaging control apparatus, control method of an imaging control apparatus, and non-transitory computer readable medium > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,873,703 B2 - Document ID: US10873703B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/456,382 - Filed: 2019-06-28 - Published: 2020-01-02 - Granted: 2020-12-22 - Earliest claimed: 2018-06-29 - Assignees: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha - Applicants: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha - Inventors: Takuro Miyajima; Koji Yoshida - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10873703B2 ## CPC - H04N 23/633: {for displaying additional information relating to control or operation of the camera} - H04N 23/62: Control of parameters via user interfaces - H04N 23/88: for colour balance, e.g. white-balance circuits or colour temperature control - H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION ## Abstract An imaging control apparatus includes: a first operating member to select any of a plurality of options respectively corresponding to a plurality of settings including at least auto, daylight, and fluorescent, which relate to white balance; a second operating member; and a control unit to perform control (1) to change white balance to a setting corresponding to a predetermined option in response to operation of the second operating member in a case where the setting of white balance is not a setting corresponding to the predetermined option among the plurality of options, and (2) to change white balance to another type of setting among a plurality of types of settings corresponding to the predetermined option in response to operation of the second operating member in a case where the setting of white balance is a setting corresponding to the predetermined option. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An imaging control apparatus comprising: a first operating member configured to select any of a plurality of options respectively corresponding to a plurality of settings including at least auto, daylight, and fluorescent, which relate to white balance; a second operating member; and at least one memory and at least one processor which function as: a control unit configured to perform control: to change white balance to a setting corresponding to a predetermined option in response to operation of the second operating member in a case where the setting of white balance is not a setting corresponding to the predetermined option among the plurality of options, to change white balance to another type of setting among a plurality of types of settings corresponding to the predetermined option in response to operation of the second operating member in a case where the setting of white balance is a setting corresponding to the predetermined option, and to change white balance to a setting other than the predetermined option in response to operation of the first operating member in a case where the setting of white balance is the setting corresponding to the predetermined option among the plurality of options. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The imaging control apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of options does not include a plurality of options respectively corresponding to the plurality of types of settings. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The imaging control apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the control unit is further configured to perform control to set white balance to a setting of the same type as in a previous setting corresponding to the predetermined option among the plurality of types of settings corresponding to the predetermined option in response to operation of the second operating member in a case where the setting of white balance is not a setting corresponding to the predetermined option. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The imaging control apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined option is an option corresponding to auto white balance. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The imaging control apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the setting corresponding to the predetermined option is the fluorescent. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The imaging control apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the setting of fluorescent includes a plurality of types of white balance settings for each color of fluorescent. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The imaging control apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of options further includes cloudy, shade, tungsten, strobe, and underwater. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The imaging control apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: an imaging sensor; a finder; and a grip portion, wherein the second operating member is provided in a position at which the second operating member can be operated with the thumb of a hand holding the grip portion in a state in which user's eye is close to the finder. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The imaging control apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the at least one memory and at least one processor further function as: a selecting unit configured to select any one of a plurality of groups obtained by classifying a plurality of allocatable functions; and an allocating unit configured to allocate, after any of the plurality of groups is selected, any of a plurality of functions included in the selected group, excluding functions which are not included in the selected group, to each of a plurality of operations in response to an operation of a user, wherein the allocating unit is further configured to be able to allocate a function to the second operating member. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The imaging control apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the second operating member is a touch operating member. ### Claim 11 An imaging control apparatus comprising: a first operating member configured to select any of a plurality of settings of options including at least auto, daylight, and fluorescent, related to white balance; a second operating member; and at least one memory and at least one processor which function as: a control unit configured to perform control: to change white balance to any one of a plurality of types of settings of the auto in response to operation of the second operating member in a case where the setting of white balance is not the auto among the plurality of settings, to change white balance to another type of setting among the plurality of types of settings of the auto in response to operation of the second operating member in a case where the setting of white balance is the auto, and to change white balance to a setting other than the auto in response to operation of the first operating member in a case where the setting of white balance is the auto. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The imaging control apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the plurality of settings of options does not include a plurality of options respectively corresponding to the plurality of types of settings of the auto. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The imaging control apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the control unit is further configured to perform control to set white balance to a setting of the same type as in the previous setting of auto among a plurality of types of settings of the auto in response to operation of the second operating member in a case where the setting of white balance is not the auto among the plurality of settings. ### Claim 14 A control method of an imaging control apparatus including (1) a first operating member configured to select any of a plurality of options respectively corresponding to a plurality of settings including at least auto, daylight, and fluorescent, which relate to white balance; and (2) a second operating member, the control method comprising: changing white balance to a setting corresponding to a predetermined option in response to operation of the second operating member in a case where the setting of white balance is not a setting corresponding to the predetermined option among the plurality of options, changing white balance to another type of setting among a plurality of types of settings corresponding to the predetermined option in response to operation of the second operating member in a case where the setting of white balance is a setting corresponding to the predetermined option, and changing white balance to a setting other than the predetermined option in response to operation of the first operating member in a case where the setting of white balance is the setting corresponding to the predetermined option among the plurality of options. ### Claim 15 A control method of an imaging control apparatus including (1) a first operating member configured to select any of a plurality of settings of options including at least auto, daylight, and fluorescent, related to white balance; and (2) a second operating member, the control method comprising: changing white balance to any one of a plurality of types of settings of the auto in response to operation of the second operating member in a case where the setting of white balance is not the auto among the plurality of settings, changing white balance to another type of setting among the plurality of types of settings of the auto in response to operation of the second operating member in a case where the setting of white balance is the auto, and changing white balance to a setting other than the auto in response to operation of the first operating member in a case where the setting of white balance is the auto. ### Claim 16 A non-transitory computer readable medium that stores a program, wherein the program causes a computer to execute: a control method of an imaging control apparatus including (1) a first operating member configured to select any of a plurality of options respectively corresponding to a plurality of settings including at least auto, daylight, and fluorescent, which relate to white balance; and (2) a second operating member, the control method comprising: changing white balance to a setting corresponding to a predetermined option in response to operation of the second operating member in a case where the setting of white balance is not a setting corresponding to the predetermined option among the plurality of options, changing white balance to another type of setting among a plurality of types of settings corresponding to the predetermined option in response to operation of the second operating member in a case where the setting of white balance is a setting corresponding to the predetermined option, and changing white balance to a setting other than the predetermined option in response to operation of the first operating member in a case where the setting of white balance is the setting corresponding to the predetermined option among the plurality of options. ### Claim 17 A non-transitory computer readable medium that stores a program, wherein the program causes a computer to execute: a control method of an imaging control apparatus including (1) a first operating member configured to select any of a plurality of settings of options including at least auto, daylight, and fluorescent, related to white balance; and (2) a second operating member, the control method comprising: changing white balance to any one of a plurality of types of settings of the auto in response to operation of the second operating member in a case where the setting of white balance is not the auto among the plurality of settings, changing white balance to another type of setting among the plurality of types of settings of the auto in response to operation of the second operating member in a case where the setting of white balance is the auto, and changing white balance to a setting other than the auto in response to operation of the first operating member in a case where the setting of white balance is the auto.