# US 2019/0174074 A1 · Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and storage medium > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2019/0174074 A1 - Document ID: US20190174074A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 16/207,448 - Filed: 2018-12-03 - Published: 2019-06-06 - Earliest claimed: 2017-12-04 - Assignees: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha - Applicants: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha - Inventors: Sho Fukuoka - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20190174074A1 ## 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 1/6011: {with simulation on a subsidiary picture reproducer (H04N1/622 takes precedence; matching two or more picture reproducers H04N1/6052)} - H04N 1/6013: {by simulating several colour corrected versions of the same image simultaneously on the same picture reproducer} - H04N 1/6052: {Matching two or more picture signal generators or two or more picture reproducers} - H04N 1/6097: {depending on the characteristics of the output medium, e.g. glossy paper, matt paper, transparency or fabrics} - H04N 1/62: Retouching, i.e. modification of isolated colours only or in isolated picture areas only - H04N 1/622: {with simulation on a subsidiary picture reproducer} - 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: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION ## Abstract An information processing apparatus is provided to facilitate a user's understanding of which area of an image has a higher degree of change when image processing is performed on the image. The information processing apparatus displays, on a display device, information indicating a relationship in magnitude between a first amount of change by the image processing in a first area included in a predetermined image and a second amount of change by the image processing in a second area included in the predetermined image. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An information processing apparatus configured to display an image on a display device, the information processing apparatus comprising, at least one processor, wherein the at least one processor executes: performing, on a predetermined image, image processing according to a characteristic of an output device different from a characteristic used by the display device in outputting an image; and displaying information on the display device by analyzing the predetermined image, the information concerning an amount of change when the image processing is performed on the predetermined image, wherein, in the displaying, the at least one processor displays the information on the display device so that the information indicates a relationship in magnitude between a first amount of change in a first area included in the predetermined image and a second amount of change in a second area included in the predetermined image. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the at least one processor displays, as the information, a measurement result image in which a pixel having a first pixel value based on the first amount of change is arranged at a position corresponding to the first area and a pixel having a second pixel value based on the second amount of change is arranged at a position corresponding to the second area. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The information processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the at least one processor displays the measurement result image so that the measurement result image overlaps the predetermined image. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The information processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the at least one processor compares the first amount of change and the second amount of change, and wherein the first pixel value is a pixel value based on a result of comparison by the comparison and the first amount of change, and the second pixel value is a pixel value based on the result of comparison by the comparison and the second amount of change. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The information processing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein, in the comparison, the at least one processor determines order of amounts of change in a plurality of areas of the predetermined image when the image processing is performed, the plurality of areas including the first area and the second area, and wherein the first pixel value is a pixel value based on the order determined for the first area, and the second pixel value is a pixel value based on the order determined for the second area. ### Claim 6 (depends on 2) The information processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the first pixel value is a pixel value determined by a predetermined determination method based on the first amount of change regardless of the second amount of change, and the second pixel value is a pixel value determined by the predetermined determination method based on the second amount of change regardless of the first amount of change. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the at least one processor obtains, as the analyzing, a difference between a pixel value when the image processing is not performed and a pixel value when the image processing is performed in each of the first area and the second area of the predetermined image, and display the information on the display device based on the obtained differences. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the at least one processor performs image processing according to a printing characteristic of a printing apparatus in printing an image, the printing apparatus serving as the output device. ### Claim 9 An information processing method, executed by at least one processor, for displaying an image on a display device and performing, on a predetermined image, image processing according to a characteristic of an output device different from the display device in outputting an image, the information processing method comprising performing display control to display information on the display device by analyzing the predetermined image, the information concerning an amount of change when the image processing is performed on the predetermined image, wherein, in the display control, the information is displayed on the display device so that the information indicates a relationship in magnitude between a first amount of change in a first area included in the predetermined image and a second amount of change in a second area included in the predetermined image. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The information processing method according to claim 9, wherein, in the display control, a measurement result image in which a pixel having a first pixel value based on the first amount of change is arranged at a position corresponding to the first area and a pixel having a second pixel value based on the second amount of change is arranged at a position corresponding to the second area is displayed as the information. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The information processing method according to claim 10, wherein, in the display control, the measurement result image is displayed so that the measurement result image overlaps the predetermined image. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The information processing method according to claim 10, further comprising comparing the first amount of change and the second amount of change, wherein the first pixel value is a pixel value based on a result of the comparing and the first amount of change, and the second pixel value is a pixel value based on the result of the comparing and the second amount of change. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The information processing method according to claim 12, wherein the comparing includes determining order of amounts of change in a plurality of areas of the predetermined image when the image processing is performed, the plurality of areas including the first area and the second area, and wherein the first pixel value is a pixel value based on the order determined for the first area, and the second pixel value is a pixel value based on the order determined for the second area. ### Claim 14 (depends on 10) The information processing method according to claim 10, wherein the first pixel value is a pixel value determined by a predetermined determination method based on the first amount of change regardless of the second amount of change, and the second pixel value is a pixel value determined by the predetermined determination method based on the second amount of change regardless of the first amount of change. ### Claim 15 (depends on 9) The information processing method according to claim 9, wherein the display control includes obtaining, as the analyzing, a difference between a pixel value when the image processing is not performed and a pixel value when the image processing is performed in each of the first area and the second area of the predetermined image, and displaying the information on the display device based on the obtained differences. ### Claim 16 (depends on 9) The information processing method according to claim 9, wherein image processing according to a printing characteristic of a printing apparatus in printing an image is performed, the printing apparatus serving as the output device. ### Claim 17 A non-transitory storage medium storing a program for causing a computer to perform an information processing method for displaying an image on a display device and performing, on a predetermined image, image processing according to a characteristic of an output device different from the display device in outputting an image, the information processing method comprising performing display control to display information on the display device by analyzing the predetermined image, the information concerning an amount of change when the image processing is performed on the predetermined image, wherein, in the display control, the information is displayed on the display device so that the information indicates a relationship in magnitude between a first amount of change in a first area included in the predetermined image and a second amount of change in a second area included in the predetermined image.