# US 2021/0243381 A1 · Display control apparatus capable of performing display control for display apparatus with variable orientation, control method therefor, 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 2021/0243381 A1 - Document ID: US20210243381A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 17/164,049 - Filed: 2021-02-01 - Published: 2021-08-05 - Earliest claimed: 2020-02-03 - Assignees: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha - Applicants: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha - Inventors: Akio Yoshikawa; Takashi Seki - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20210243381A1 ## CPC - H04N 23/633: {for displaying additional information relating to control or operation of the camera} - H04N 5/2628: {Alteration of picture size, shape, position or orientation, e.g. zooming, rotation, rolling, perspective, translation} - H04N 23/631: {Graphical user interfaces [GUI] specially adapted for controlling image capture or setting capture parameters} - H04N 23/65: Control of camera operation in relation to power supply - H04N 23/667: Camera operation mode switching, e.g. between still and video, sport and normal or high- and low-resolution modes - H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION ## Abstract A display control apparatus includes an obtainment unit capable of obtaining a captured image, and a control unit that performs control to display the captured image on a display device, wherein the control unit performs control to, when the orientation of the display device is horizontal, display the captured image in a first size on the display device, display a first item in a first region located along a first side of the display device, and display a second item in a second region located along a second side of the display device, and when the orientation of the display device is vertical, display the captured image in the first size on the display device, and display the first item and the second item nearer than when the orientation of the display device is horizontal. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A display control apparatus comprising: at least one processor or circuit configured to function as: an obtainment unit capable of obtaining a captured image, and a control unit that performs control to display the captured image on a display device, wherein the control unit performs control to, when the orientation of the display device is horizontal, display the captured image in a first size on the display device, display a first item in a first region located along a first side of the display device, and display a second item in a second region located along a second side of the display device, and when the orientation of the display device is vertical, display the captured image in the first size on the display device, and display the first item and the second item nearer than when the orientation of the display device is horizontal. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The display control apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the control unit performs control to display the first item and the second item in the same region when the orientation of the display device is vertical. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The display control apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first side is an upper side in a case where the display device is oriented horizontally, the second side is a lower side in a case where the display device is oriented horizontally, and wherein the control unit controls to, when the orientation of the display device is horizontal, display the first item and the second item in one of a third region and a fourth region, the third region being a region located along a third side that is an upper side in a case where the display device is oriented vertically or a region located in the vicinity of the third side, the fourth region being a region located along a fourth side that is a lower side in a case where the display device is oriented vertically or a region located in the vicinity of the fourth side. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The display control apparatus according to claim 3, further comprising a switching device that switches display positions of the items, wherein under an instruction from the switching device, the control unit switches between a state where the first item and the second item are displayed in the third region and a state where the first item and the second item are displayed in the fourth region. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The display control apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the switching device is an operation member operated by a user. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The display control apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first item and the second item are items of the same type. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The display control apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the same type is information related to exposure, information related to time measurement, information related to media, or information which is included in information displayed on the display device and which can be directly controlled. ### Claim 8 A display control apparatus comprising: at least one processor or circuit configured to function as: an obtainment unit capable of obtaining a captured image, and a control unit that performs control to display the captured image on a display device, wherein the control unit performs control to, when the orientation of the display device is horizontal, display a first item and a second item in a region surrounding the captured image, in such a manner that the captured image is placed between the first item and the second item, and when the orientation of the display device is vertical, display the first item and the second item in a region which does not surround the captured image and which is different from the captured image, in such a manner that the first item and the second item neighbor each other ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The display control apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the control unit performs control to, when the orientation of the display device is horizontal, display the captured image in a first size on the display device, and when the orientation of the display device is vertical, display the captured image in a second size larger than the first size on the display device. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The display control apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the region which does not surround the captured image is an upper section or a lower section of the display device in a case where the orientation of the display device is vertical. ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) The display control apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the region which does not surround the captured image is a left section or a right section of the display device in a case where the orientation of the display device is vertical. ### Claim 12 (depends on 8) The display control apparatus according to claim 8, further comprising: a switching device that switches display positions of the items, wherein under an instruction from the switching device, the control unit switches the region which does not surround the captured image and in which the first item and the second item are displayed. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The display control apparatus according to claim 12, wherein the switching device is an operation member operated by a user. ### Claim 14 (depends on 8) The display control apparatus according to claim 8, wherein an amount of information displayed in the region which surrounds the captured image when the orientation of the display device is horizontal is equal to an amount of information displayed in the region which surrounds the captured image when the orientation of the display device is vertical. ### Claim 15 (depends on 8) The display control apparatus according to claim 8, wherein items displayed in the region which does not surround the captured image are items of the same type. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The display control apparatus according to claim 15, wherein the same type is information related to exposure, information related to time measurement, information related to media, or information which is included in information displayed on the display device and which can be directly controlled. ### Claim 17 A method of controlling a display control apparatus comprising: obtaining a captured image; controlling the captured image to be displayed on a display device; and detecting an orientation of the display device, wherein in the controlling, control is performed to, when the orientation of the display device detected in the detecting is horizontal, display the captured image in a first size on the display device, further display a first item in a first region located along a first side of the display device, and display a second item in a second region located along a second side of the display device, and when the orientation of the display device is vertical, display the captured image in the first size on the display device, and further display the first item and the second item in the same region. ### Claim 18 A method of controlling a display control apparatus comprising: obtaining a captured image; controlling the captured image to be displayed on a display device; and detecting an orientation of the display device, wherein in the controlling, control is performed to, when the orientation of the display device detected in the detecting is horizontal, display a first item and a second item in a region surrounding the captured image, in such a manner that the captured image is placed between the first item and the second item, and when the orientation of the display device detected in the detecting is vertical, display the first item and the second item in a region which does not surround the captured image and which is different from the captured image, in such a manner that the first item and the second item neighbor each other. ### Claim 19 A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program for causing a computer to execute a method of controlling a display control apparatus, the method comprising: obtaining a captured image; controlling the captured image to be displayed on a display device; and detecting an orientation of the display device, wherein in the controlling, control is performed to, when the orientation of the display device detected in the detecting is horizontal, display the captured image in a first size on the display device, further display a first item in a first region located along a first side of the display device, and display a second item in a second region located along a second side of the display device, and when the orientation of the display device is vertical, display the captured image in the first size on the display device, and further display the first item and the second item in the same region. ### Claim 20 A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program for causing a computer to execute a method of controlling a display control apparatus, the method comprising: obtaining a captured image; controlling the captured image to be displayed on a display device; and detecting an orientation of the display device, wherein in the controlling, control is performed to, when the orientation of the display device detected in the detecting is horizontal, display a first item and a second item in a region surrounding the captured image, in such a manner that the captured image is placed between the first item and the second item, and when the orientation of the display device detected in the detecting is vertical, display the first item and the second item in a region which does not surround the captured image and which is different from the captured image, in such a manner that the first item and the second item neighbor each other.