Image processing apparatus and image processing method
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorTaketomo Naruse
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Abstract
When combining at least two images, a displacement between the images to be combined is corrected before combining the images. Therefore, the images to be combined are displayed on a display screen to correct the displacement. Further, the images may be enlarged for display so as to correct the displacement with increased precision. However, if an area for enlarging does not include image information, it is difficult for a user to recognize the displacement between images and correct the displacement. Accordingly, image information included in the images is detected and an area including at least the detected image information is displayed.
Claims13
An image processing apparatus provided to combine a plurality of image data items, the image processing apparatus comprising:
- a detection unit configured to detect image information included in image data stored in a memory;
- a specifying unit configured to specify an area including a combination interface of each of image data items that are stored in the memory based on a result of the detection performed through the detection unit;
- a display control unit configured to display the specified area of each of the image data items on a display screen;
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- a determining unit configured to determine relative positions of the image data items based on at least one relative position of image data shown on the display screen,
- wherein the specifying unit specifies an area including at least the image information detected through the detection unit.
An image processing method provided to combine a plurality of image data items, the methods comprising:
- detecting image information included in image data stored in a memory;
- specifying an area including a combination interface of each of image data items that are stored in the memory based on a result of the detection and specifying an area including at least the detected image information;
- displaying the specified area of each of the image data items on a display screen;
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- determining relative positions of the image data items based on at least one relative position of image data shown on the display screen.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.