Image processing apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2020145544-A1
Application number	US-201916667417-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Oct 29, 2019
Priority date	Nov 5, 2018
Publication date	May 7, 2020
Grant date	—

Abstract

An image processing apparatus displays, as a list, thumbnail images of files stored in a storage device. An extension determining portion identifies an extension the files, and when identified extensions are of file types that possibly contain thumbnail images, determines whether or not thumbnail images are contained in the files. An image list generating portion reads thumbnail images from files that have been determined as containing the thumbnail images, generates an image list in which the read thumbnail images are arranged in spaces for the files that have been determined as containing the thumbnail images, and blank images or fixed-form images are arranged in spaces for files that have been determined as not containing thumbnail images, and displays the image list. An thumbnail generating portion generates thumbnail images from the files that have been determined as not containing thumbnail images, and additionally displays those thumbnail images in the image list.

First claim

1 . An image processing apparatus for displaying, as a list, thumbnail images of files stored in a storage device, on a display portion, the image processing apparatus comprising:
an extension determining portion configured to identify an extension of each of the files stored in the storage device, and when identified extensions are of file types that possibly contain thumbnail images, determine whether or not thumbnail images are contained in the files; an image list generating portion configured to read thumbnail images from files that have been determined as containing the thumbnail images, generate an image list in which the read thumbnail images are arranged in spaces for the files that have been determined as containing the thumbnail images, and blank images or preliminarily prepared fixed-form images are arranged in spaces for files that have been determined as not containing thumbnail images, and display the generated image list on the display portion; and a thumbnail generating portion configured to generate thumbnail images from the files that have been determined as not containing thumbnail images, and additionally display the generated thumbnail images in the image list.

2 . An image processing apparatus for displaying thumbnail images of files stored in a storage device, on a display portion, the image processing apparatus comprising:
an extension determining portion configured to identify an extension of a designated file, and when the extension is of a file type that possibly contains a thumbnail image, determine whether or not a thumbnail image is contained in the file; a thumbnail generating portion configured to generate a thumbnail image from the file determined as not containing the thumbnail image; and a thumbnail display control portion configured to, in a case where a thumbnail image is contained in the designated file, read the thumbnail image from the designated file and display the thumbnail image on the display portion, and in a case where a thumbnail image is not contained in the designated file, display the thumbnail image generated by the thumbnail generating portion, on the display portion.

3 . The image processing apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein
the thumbnail display control portion displays, as change candidate thumbnails, thumbnail images of other files in reduced sizes, in proximity to the thumbnail image of the designated file, and when a flick operation is performed on the thumbnail image displayed on the display portion, the thumbnail display control portion receives a change of designation of a file for which a thumbnail image is displayed, from the designated file to a file corresponding to one of the change candidate thumbnails of reduced sizes.

Assignees

• Kyocera Document Solutions Inc

Inventors

• Enomoto Kyozo

Classifications

• G06F3/1256

  User feedback, e.g. print preview, test print, proofing, pre-flight checks · CPC title

• H04N2201/0094

  Multifunctional device, i.e. a device capable of all of reading, reproducing, copying, facsimile transception, file transception · CPC title

• H04N1/2166

  for mass storage, e.g. in document filing systems (information retrieval G06F16/00) · CPC title

• G11B27/34 Primary

  Indicating arrangements  {(indicating means incorporated in magazine or cassette G11B23/046 and G11B23/0875; indicating measured values in general G01D)} · CPC title

• H04N1/00442 Primary

  Simultaneous viewing of a plurality of images, e.g. using a mosaic display arrangement of thumbnails · CPC title