Display control apparatus and display control method

US9532008B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9532008-B2
Application numberUS-201113276923-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateOct 19, 2011
Priority dateOct 21, 2010
Publication dateDec 27, 2016
Grant dateDec 27, 2016

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A display control apparatus includes a control unit of a client configured to specify a privacy mask zone in a panoramic area, display a graphic pattern larger than the specified privacy mask zone over the privacy mask zone, and accept an operation to shift the privacy mask zone corresponding to the displayed graphic pattern.

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What is claimed is: 1. A display control apparatus comprising: a memory; at least one processor configured to, control displaying, on a display, a panoramic area within which an imaging apparatus can capture an image by changing a capturing area of the imaging apparatus, a capturing area where the imaging apparatus captures an image, and a mask area within a capturing area wherein the capturing area and the mask area are displayed within the panoramic area and the mask area is…

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What does patent US9532008B2 cover?
A display control apparatus includes a control unit of a client configured to specify a privacy mask zone in a panoramic area, display a graphic pattern larger than the specified privacy mask zone over the privacy mask zone, and accept an operation to shift the privacy mask zone corresponding to the displayed graphic pattern.
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Ohnishi Motoo, Canon Kk
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H04N7/18. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Dec 27 2016 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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