Image quality display control apparatus and method for synthesized image data

A display control apparatus comprising:

• a synthesizing unit configured to synthesize a plurality of image data to generate synthesized image data;
• an image quality adjustment unit configured to carry out image quality adjustment for the synthesized image data output from the synthesizing unit;
• a format discrimination unit configured to discriminate a format of each of the plurality of image data;
• a determination unit configured to determine referenced image data for the image quality adjustment among the plurality of image data based on discrimination results in the format discrimination unit;
• a control unit configured to control the image quality adjustment unit so as to carry out the image quality adjustment for the synthesized image data using an image quality adjustment parameter suitable for the referenced image data determined by the determination unit;
• and
• a data format discrimination unit configured to discriminate whether or not the image data is input as a file,
• wherein the determination unit determines the referenced image data for the image quality adjustment by further using the discrimination result in the data format discrimination unit.

A display control apparatus comprising:

• a synthesizing unit configured to synthesize a plurality of image data to generate synthesized image data;
• an image quality adjustment unit configured to carry out image quality adjustment for the synthesized image data output from the synthesizing unit;
• a format discrimination unit configured to discriminate a format of each of the plurality of image data;
• a determination unit configured to determine referenced image data for the image quality adjustment among the plurality of image data based on discrimination results in the format discrimination unit;
• a control unit configured to control the image quality adjustment unit so as to carry out the image quality adjustment for the synthesized image data using an image quality adjustment parameter suitable for the referenced image data determined by the determination unit;
• a photo information acquisition unit configured to acquire photo information from the image data;
• and
• a signal characteristics acquisition unit configured to acquire signal characteristics of the image data,
• wherein, when the format discrimination unit determines that the referenced image data for the image quality adjustment has a format of image data with the photo information, the control unit controls the image quality adjustment unit so as to carry out the image quality adjustment with a parameter based on the photo information acquired from the image data by the photo information acquisition unit, and
• when the format discrimination unit determines that the referenced image data for the image quality adjustment has a format of image data without photo information, the control unit controls the image quality adjustment unit so as to carry out the image quality adjustment with a parameter based on the signal characteristics acquired from the image data by the signal characteristics acquisition unit.

A display control method comprising:

• a synthesizing step of synthesizing multiple pieces a plurality of image data to generate synthesized image data;
• an image quality adjustment step of carrying out image quality adjustment for the synthesized image data;
• a format discrimination step of discriminating a format of each of the plurality of image data;
• a determination step of determining referenced image data for the image quality adjustment among the plurality of image data based on discrimination results in the format discrimination step;
• a control step of controlling the image quality adjustment so as to carry out the image quality adjustment for the synthesized image data using an image quality adjustment parameter suitable for the referenced image data determined in the determination step;
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• a face detection step of carrying out face detection for each of the plurality of image data,
• wherein the determination step determines the referenced image data for the image quality adjustment by further using the detection result of the face detection step.

A display control method comprising:

• a synthesizing step of synthesizing a plurality of image data to generate synthesized image data;
• an image quality adjustment step of carrying out image quality adjustment for the synthesized image data;
• a format discrimination step of discriminating a format of each of the plurality of image data;
• a determination step of determining referenced image data for the image quality adjustment among the plurality of image data based on discrimination results in the format discrimination step;
• a control step of controlling the image quality adjustment so as to carry out the image quality adjustment for the synthesized image data using an image quality adjustment parameter suitable for the referenced image data determined in the determination step;
• and
• a data format discrimination step of discriminating whether or not the image data is input as a file,
• wherein the determination step determines the referenced image data for the image quality adjustment by further using the discrimination result of the data format discrimination step.

A display control method comprising:

• a synthesizing step of synthesizing a plurality of image data to generate synthesized image data;
• an image quality adjustment step of carrying out image quality adjustment for the synthesized image data;
• a format discrimination step of discriminating a format of each of the plurality of image data;
• a determination step of determining referenced image data for the image quality adjustment among the plurality of image data based on discrimination results in the format discrimination step;
• a control step of controlling the image quality adjustment so as to carry out the image quality adjustment for the synthesized image data using an image quality adjustment parameter suitable for the referenced image data determined in the determination step;
• a photo information acquisition step of acquiring photo information from the image data;
• and
• a signal characteristics acquisition step of acquiring signal characteristics of the image data,
• wherein, when the format discrimination step determines that the referenced image data for the image quality adjustment has a format of image data with the photo information, the control step controls the image quality adjustment step so as to carry out the image quality adjustment with a parameter based on the photo information acquired from the image data in the photo information acquisition step, and
• when the format discrimination step determines that the referenced image data for the image quality adjustment has a format of image data without photo information, the control step controls the image quality adjustment step so as to carry out the image quality adjustment with a parameter based on the signal characteristics acquired from the image data in the signal characteristics acquisition step.