# US 2016/0366343 A1 · Image effect processing support apparatus, image effect processing support method, and medium for recording image effect processing support program > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2016/0366343 A1 - Document ID: US20160366343A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 15/097,042 - Filed: 2016-04-12 - Published: 2016-12-15 - Earliest claimed: 2015-06-15 - Assignees: Olympus Corporation - Applicants: Olympus Corporation - Inventors: Yuki MISHIO; Yuiko UEMURA - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20160366343A1 ## CPC - H04N 5/2621: {Cameras specially adapted for the electronic generation of special effects during image pickup, e.g. digital cameras, camcorders, video cameras having integrated special effects capability} - H04N 23/667: Camera operation mode switching, e.g. between still and video, sport and normal or high- and low-resolution modes - H04N 23/80: Camera processing pipelines; Components thereof - H04N 1/6011: {with simulation on a subsidiary picture reproducer (H04N1/622 takes precedence; matching two or more picture reproducers H04N1/6052)} - H04N 2201/0084: Digital still camera - H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION ## Abstract An image effect processing support apparatus includes: an image effect processing section that performs a specific image effect processing on an image; a confirmation region determination section that determines an effect of the specific image effect processing for each part of the image, and based on a result of the determination, determines and sets a confirmation region for confirming the effect of the image effect processing; and a display control section that displays an effect indication that shows the effect of the image effect processing in the confirmation region on a display section, to thereby enable an effect of a filter effect processing to be easily confirmed. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An image effect processing support apparatus comprising: an image effect processing section that performs a specific image effect processing on an image; a confirmation region determination section that determines an effect of the specific image effect processing for each part of the image, and based on a result of the determination, determines and sets a confirmation region for confirming the effect of the image effect processing; and a display control section that displays an effect indication that shows the effect of the image effect processing in the confirmation region on a display section. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The image effect processing support apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the confirmation region determination section determines the confirmation region based on an image before the image effect processing, an image after the image effect processing, or the respective images before and after the image effect processing. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The image effect processing support apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the confirmation region determination section determines, as the confirmation region, a region where an exposure level is within a predetermined range in the image. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The image effect processing support apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the confirmation region determination section determines, as the confirmation region, a region where a contrast value is smaller than a predetermined threshold in the image before the image effect processing. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The image effect processing support apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the confirmation region determination section determines, as the confirmation region, a region where a number of contrast peaks is larger than a predetermined threshold in the image after the image effect processing. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The image effect processing support apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the confirmation region determination section determines, as the confirmation region, a region where a difference or a ratio of a number of contrast peaks is larger than a predetermined threshold in a same part in respective images before and after the image effect processing. ### Claim 7 (depends on 3) The image effect processing support apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the confirmation region determination section determines, as the confirmation region, a region having an area larger than a predetermined area. ### Claim 8 (depends on 4) The image effect processing support apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the confirmation region determination section determines, as the confirmation region, a region having an area larger than a predetermined area. ### Claim 9 (depends on 5) The image effect processing support apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the confirmation region determination section determines, as the confirmation region, a region having an area larger than a predetermined area. ### Claim 10 (depends on 6) The image effect processing support apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the confirmation region determination section determines, as the confirmation region, a region having an area larger than a predetermined area. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The image effect processing support apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the confirmation region determination section determines, as the confirmation region, a region at a center of a screen, an auto focus point, or a region designated by an operation performed by a user. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The image effect processing support apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display control section displays the effect indication using an image having a same image quality as an image quality in the confirmation region. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The image effect processing support apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display control section displays an adjustment indication for changing a setting of the image effect processing. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The image effect processing support apparatus according to claim 13, wherein the display control section displays the adjustment indication including an indication showing an image quality of an image, which is obtained when the setting of the image effect processing is changed. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The image effect processing support apparatus according to claim 13, further comprising an operation portion for instructing the change in the setting of the image effect processing by displacing a displacing member, wherein the display control section displays the adjustment indication in which indications, which respectively show image qualities of a plurality of images obtained when a plurality of settings of the image effect processing are changed, are arranged in accordance with a displacing direction of the displacing member of the operation portion. ### Claim 16 An image effect processing support method comprising: an image effect processing step in which a specific image effect processing is performed on an image; a confirmation region determining step in which an effect of the specific image effect processing is determined for each part of the image, and based on a result of the determination, a confirmation region for confirming the effect of the image effect processing is determined and set; and a displaying step in which an effect indication that shows the effect of the image effect processing in the confirmation region is displayed on a display section. ### Claim 17 A medium for recording an image effect processing support program for causing a computer to execute: an image effect processing step in which a specific image effect processing is performed on an image; a confirmation region determining step in which an effect of the specific image effect processing is determined for each part of the image, and based on a result of the determination, a confirmation region for confirming the effect of the image effect processing is determined and set; and a displaying step in which an effect indication that shows the effect of the image effect processing in the confirmation region is displayed on a display section.