Imaging apparatus, imaging method, and computer-readable storage medium providing a touch panel display user interface

US9075459B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9075459-B2
Application numberUS-201213540789-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJul 3, 2012
Priority dateJul 7, 2011
Publication dateJul 7, 2015
Grant dateJul 7, 2015

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An imaging apparatus includes a control unit that sets a touch area corresponding to a periphery of an initial touch position on a touch panel as an area used for adjusting an image that is displayed at the initial touch position on the basis of a signal that is output by the touch panel disposed in connection with a display unit.

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What is claimed is: 1. An imaging apparatus comprising: a touch panel display; and a position calculating and control unit that a) responsive to a first continuous touch on the touch panel display, receives a position of the first continuous touch on the touch panel display, b) generates, using the received position of the first continuous touch, a band or arc, wherein the act of generating the band or arc includes determining two points on the band or arc using both (1) the…

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What does patent US9075459B2 cover?
An imaging apparatus includes a control unit that sets a touch area corresponding to a periphery of an initial touch position on a touch panel as an area used for adjusting an image that is displayed at the initial touch position on the basis of a signal that is output by the touch panel disposed in connection with a display unit.
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Matsuzawa Yoshinori, Nonaka Osamu, Olympus Corp
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G06F3/041. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jul 07 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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