Information processing apparatus and information processing method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2022129145-A1
Application number	US-202217569695-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jan 6, 2022
Priority date	Nov 7, 2013
Publication date	Apr 28, 2022
Grant date	—

Abstract

An electronic apparatus and a non-transitory computer readable medium are disclosed. The electronic apparatus comprising: a processor; and a memory having program code stored thereon, the program code being such that, when it is executed by the processor, it causes the processor to: control a display of a first parameter-setting image that relates to values of one or more parameters related to imaging, the first parameter-setting image comprising a graph and an indicator point that is movable by user input, where the values of the one or more parameters related to imaging are set based on a location of the indicator point in the graph; and display, in association with the first parameter-setting image, a second parameter-setting image that relates to values of at least one additional parameter related to imaging.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . An information processing apparatus, comprising:
one or more processors configured to:
control a display device to display a through-the-lens image;
generate a plurality of parameter display images; and
control the display device to:
display a first parameter display image of the plurality of parameter display images, wherein the first parameter display image is displayed in a superimposed manner with a portion of the through-the-lens image;
display a display layer indicator superimposed on the through-the-lens image, wherein
the display layer indicator indicates a first display layer, of a plurality of display layers, currently displayed on the display device, and
the first display layer includes the first parameter display image;

switch the first display layer of the plurality of display layers with a second display layer of the plurality of display layers based on a user operation;
display a current shooting mode on the second display layer; and
highlight the displayed current shooting mode.

2 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the first parameter display image is a shooting parameter display image.

3 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the shooting parameter display image indicates a shooting parameter that comprises at least one of a shutter speed parameter, an aperture parameter, or an ISO parameter.

4 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the first parameter display image further indicates a value of the shooting parameter.

5 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein
the one or more processors are further configured to control the display device to display a second parameter display image of the plurality of parameter display images, and the second parameter display image prompts a user to set a value of the shooting parameter.

6 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein
the second parameter display image includes an increase button and a decrease button to increase and decrease the value of the shooting parameter respectively.

7 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein the second parameter display image is displayed in a superimposed manner on the through-the-lens image.

8 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:
change, based on the second parameter display image, the value of the shooting parameter; and update the through-the-lens image to reflect the change.

9 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the user operation is a flick operation on a touch panel, and the touch panel is on a surface of the display device.

10 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the one or more processors are further configured to control the display device to display a third parameter display image of the plurality of parameter display images, and the third parameter display image includes a focus mode display image displayed in a superimposed manner on the through-the-lens image.

11 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the first parameter display image is displayed in one of a transparent manner or a semi-transparent manner on the portion of the through-the-lens image.

12 . An information processing method, comprising:
controlling a display device to display a through-the-lens image; generating a plurality of parameter display images; and controlling the display device to:
display a first parameter display image of the plurality of parameter display images, wherein the first parameter display image is displayed in a superimposed manner with a portion of the through-the-lens image;
display a display layer indicator superimposed on the through-the-lens image, wherein
the display layer indicator indicates a first display layer, of a plurality of display layers, currently displayed on the display device, and
the first display layer includes the first parameter display image;

switch the first display layer of the plurality of display layers with a second display layer of the plurality of display layers based on a user operation;
display a current shooting mode on the second display layer; and
highlight the displayed current shooting mode.

13 . A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon, computer-executable instructions, which when executed by a processor of an information processing apparatus, cause the processor to execute operations, the operations comprising:
controlling a display device to display a through-the-lens image; generating a plurality of parameter display images; controlling the display device to:
display a first parameter display image of the plurality of parameter display images, wherein the first parameter display image is displayed in a superimposed manner with a portion of the through-the-lens image;
display a display layer indicator superimposed on the through-the-lens image, wherein
the display layer indicator indicates a first display layer, of a plurality of display layers, currently displayed on the display device, and
the first display layer includes the first parameter display image;
switch the first display layer of the plurality of display layers with a second display layer of the plurality of display layers based on a user operation; display a current shooting mode on the second display layer; and highlight the displayed current shooting mode.

Assignees

• Sony Group Corp

Inventors

• Takahashi Masahiro
• Yoshioka Keiichi
• Tamura Ayaka
• Akagawa Satoshi

Classifications

• G06T11/26

  Drawing of charts or graphs · CPC title

• H04N23/62 Primary

  Control of parameters via user interfaces · CPC title

• G06F3/04847 Primary

  Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials · CPC title

• G06T2200/24

  involving graphical user interfaces [GUIs] · CPC title

• H04N5/23216

  Electricity · mapped topic