Image processing device, image processing method, and recording medium which records image processing program

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2019124261-A1
Application number	US-201816169655-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Oct 24, 2018
Priority date	Oct 25, 2017
Publication date	Apr 25, 2019
Grant date	—

Abstract

An image processing device includes a processing circuit. The processing circuit acquires a plurality of images, generates a synthesis image by synthesizing the images, generates a synthesis image file in which additional information indicative of a relationship between the images is recorded together with the synthesis image, and records the synthesis image file in a recording medium.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . An image processing device comprising a processing circuit configured to:
acquire a plurality of images; generate a synthesis image by synthesizing the images; generate a synthesis image file in which additional information indicative of a relationship between the images is recorded together with the synthesis image; and record the synthesis image file in a recording medium.

2 . The image processing device of claim 1 , wherein, when the images include a first image, the processing circuit records a file name of a first image file in the synthesis image file as the additional information, the first image file recording the first image, and the first image being acquired at a timing independent from a serial process for generating the synthesis image file.

3 . The image processing device of claim 1 , wherein, when the images include a second image, the processing circuit records an acquisition date/time of a second image in the synthesis image file as the additional information, the second image being acquired during a serial process for generating the synthesis image file.

4 . The image processing device of claim 3 , wherein the processing circuit is further configured to:
record a second image file in the recording medium, the second image file recording the second image, and record in the second image file additional information indicative of a relationship between the second image and an image other than the second image included in the images, which is used for generating the synthesis image.

5 . The image processing device of claim 1 , wherein the processing circuit records information in the synthesis image file as the additional information, the information indicating whether the images relate to an identical scene or not.

6 . The image processing device of claim 1 , wherein, when the images include a first image, the processing circuit records additional information in a first image file, the first image file recording the first image, the first image being acquired at a timing independent from a serial process for generating the synthesis image file, and the information indicating a relationship between the first image and an image other than the first image included in the images.

7 . The image processing device of claim 6 , wherein the processing circuit is further configured to:
create a copy of the first image file when the first image file is protected; and record, in the copy of the first image file, the additional information indicative of the relationship between the first image and the image other than the first image included in the images.

8 . The image processing device of claim 1 , wherein, when the images include a first image, the processing circuit is further configured to change a file name of a first image file such that the file name is associated with the synthesis image file, the first image file recording the first image, and the first image being acquired at a timing independent from a serial process for generating the synthesis image file.

9 . An image processing method comprising:
acquiring a plurality of images; generating a synthesis image by synthesizing the images; generating a synthesis image file in which additional information indicative of a relationship between the images is recorded together with the synthesis image; and recording the synthesis image file in a recording medium.

10 . A computer-readable, non-transitory recording medium which records an image processing program for causing a computer to execute:
acquiring a plurality of images; generating a synthesis image by synthesizing the images; generating a synthesis image file in which additional information indicative of a relationship between the images is recorded together with the synthesis image; and recording the synthesis image file in a recording medium.

Assignees

• Olympus Corp

Inventors

• Toyoda Tetsuya
• Kino Tatsuya
• Matsunaga Takuya
• Yoshida Hideaki
• Osa Kazuhiko
• Nonaka Osamu

Classifications

• H04N23/56

  provided with illuminating means · CPC title

• H04N23/667

  Camera operation mode switching, e.g. between still and video, sport and normal or high- and low-resolution modes · CPC title

• H04N23/743

  Bracketing, i.e. taking a series of images with varying exposure conditions · CPC title

• H04N23/63

  by using electronic viewfinders · CPC title

• H04N23/698 Primary

  for achieving an enlarged field of view, e.g. panoramic image capture · CPC title