Image display terminal, image display method, and non-transitory computer readable recording medium storing program

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016309093-A1
Application number	US-201615134865-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Apr 21, 2016
Priority date	Oct 24, 2013
Publication date	Oct 20, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

An image display terminal includes a memory configured to store a plurality of sample images and display time of the sample images; a display interface configured to display live images continuously output from an imaging module and the sample images; and a display control unit, wherein the display control unit performs a control to cause the live images to be displayed on the display interface, and cause a first image of the plurality of sample images to be displayed on the display interface for the display time, and when the display time has elapsed, the display control unit performs a control to cause the first image to be non-displayed, and cause a second image of the plurality of sample images, different from the first image and non-displayed, to be displayed on the displayer interface for the display time.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . An image display terminal, comprising:
a memory configured to store a plurality of sample images and display time of the sample images; a display interface configured to display live images continuously output from an imaging module and the sample images stored in the memory; and a display control unit, wherein
the display control unit performs a control to cause the live images to be displayed on the display interface, and cause a first image of the plurality of sample images to be displayed on the display interface for the display time, and
when the display time has elapsed, the display control unit performs a control to cause the first image which is being displayed on the display interface to be non-displayed, and cause a second image of the plurality of sample images, which is different from the first image and non-displayed, to be displayed on the displayer interface for the display time.

2 . The image display terminal according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a display time-setting unit configured to determine the display time and stores the determined display time in the memory.

3 . The image display terminal according to claim 2 , further comprising:
an user interface configured to receive an operation of a user, wherein the display time-setting unit determines the display time according to the operation of the user and stores the determined display time in the memory.

4 . The image display terminal according to claim 3 ,
wherein in a case where the operation of the user is an operation of selecting the sample image, the display time-setting unit determines the display time of the selected sample image and stores the determined display time in the memory in association with the selected sample image.

5 . The image display terminal according to claim 1 , further comprising:
an user interface configured to receive an operation of a user, wherein in a case where the operation of the user is an operation of selecting the sample images which are being displayed, the display control unit performs a control to cause the selected sample images which are being displayed on the display interface to be non-displayed.

6 . The image display terminal according to claim 1 , further comprising:
an user interface configured to receive an operation of a user, wherein the display control unit performs a control to cause all the sample images which are being displayed on the display interface to be non-displayed, in a case where the operation of the user is an operation of instructing non-display of the sample images.

7 . The image display terminal according to claim 1 , further comprising:
an user interface configured to receive an operation of a user, wherein in a case where the operation of the user is an operation of selecting the sample images which are being displayed, the display control unit performs a control to cause the selected sample images which are being displayed to be displayed even after the display time has elapsed.

8 . The image display terminal according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a time measurement unit configured to measure a period of time when the sample image is displayed only while the live image is being displayed, wherein the display control unit determines whether or not the display time has elapsed based on the period of time measured by the time measurement unit.

9 . The image display terminal according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a searching unit configured to generate search query information indicating an image searching condition; and a communication interface configured to transmit the search query information to an external device and receives a search result image searched based on the search query information from the external device, wherein the memory stores the received search result image as the sample image.

10 . The image display terminal according to claim 9 , further comprising:
a display time-setting unit configured to determine the display times based on the number of the search result images and stores the determined display times in the memory.

11 . The image display terminal according to claim 10 ,
wherein the display time-setting unit determines the display time for each of the sample images to be shorter as the number of the search result images becomes larger.

12 . The image display terminal according to claim 10 ,
wherein the display time-setting unit determines the display times of the sample images to be zero in a case where the number of the search result images is smaller than a predetermined number.

13 . The image display terminal according to claim 9 ,
wherein the display control unit performs a control to cause a larger number of the sample images to be simultaneously displayed, in a case where the number of the search result images becomes larger.

14 . The image display terminal according to claim 9 ,
wherein the display control unit performs a control to cause any one of the sample images which are being displayed to be selected, based on a result obtained by comparing identification information of the sample images which are being displayed with identification information of the sample images stored in the memory by searching, and performs a control to cause the selected sample image to be non-displayed and the sample images stored in the memory by searching to be displayed on the display interface for the display times.

15 . The image display terminal according to claim 9 ,
wherein the searching unit generates the search query information whenever a first predetermined time has elapsed, and wherein the communication interface transmits the search query information to an external device whenever a second predetermined time has elapsed.

16 . The image display terminal according to claim 9 , further comprising:
an user interface configured to receive an operation of a user, wherein in a case where the operation of the user is an operation of designating an image searching condition, the searching unit generates the search query information based on the designated image searching condition.

17 . The image display terminal according to claim 16 ,
wherein the display control unit performs a control to display the image searching condition together with the live image to be displayed on the display interface.

18 . The image display terminal according to claim 9 , further comprising:
an user interface configured to receive an operation of a user, wherein in a case where the operation of the user is an operation of selecting the sample image which is being displayed, the searching unit generates the search query information for searching an image similar to the selected sample image.

19 . The image display terminal according to claim 9 , further comprising:
an user interface configured to receive an operation of a user, wherein in a case where the operation of the user is an operation of selecting the sample image which is being displayed, the searching unit stores search query information indicating an image searching condition that the selected sample image is searched in the memory in association with the selected sample image, and in a case where the operation of the user is an operation of designating an image searching condition, the searching unit searches the sample image corresponding to the search query information indicating the designated image searching condition from the sample images stored in the memory.

20 . The image

Assignees

• Olympus Corp

Inventors

• Ishii Kensuke
• Matsumoto Saori
• Shinozaki Arata
• Sato Yoshitaka

Classifications

• H04N23/6812

  based on additional sensors, e.g. acceleration sensors · CPC title

• H04N23/62

  Control of parameters via user interfaces · CPC title

• H04N23/64

  Computer-aided capture of images, e.g. transfer from script file into camera, check of taken image quality, advice or proposal for image composition or decision on when to take image · CPC title

• H04N23/63 Primary

  by using electronic viewfinders · CPC title

• H04N5/77 Primary

  between a recording apparatus and a television camera · CPC title