Method and apparatus for retouching photographed image
View Patent ↗A method and an apparatus for retouching a photographed image is provided. The method includes steps for recognizing an image region which is to be retouched in the photographed image and for retouching the recognized image region. Thus, the photographed image can be retouched easily using the digital camera by which the image was photographed without the use of a computer in an environment where portable printers for digital camera are supplied.
1. An apparatus for retouching a photographed image using a digital camera, comprising:
a region recognition unit for recognizing an image region which is to be retouched in the photographed image and outputting the recognized image region, the region recognition unit including a first button located on the digital camera, the first button operable to initiate a window moving function for defining a recognized image region which is to be retouched; and
a region retouch unit for retouching the recognized image region input from the region recognition unit, and outputting the retouched result,
the region retouch unit being different from the region recognition unit and including a second button located on the digital camera adjacent to the first button, the second button operable to initiate only a retouching function of the recognized image region; wherein the region retouch unit further comprises a filter window forming unit for forming a first filter window having the same size as the recognized image region and outputting the formed first filter window, a filter window moving unit for moving the first filter window input from the filter window forming unit on a screen of the digital camera and outputting the moved result, a region copying unit for copying the image region on which the first filter window is disposed in response to receiving of the moved result of the first filter window, and outputting the copied image region, a color information substituting unit for substituting the color information of the recognized image region with that of the copied image region in response to receiving of the moved result of the first filter window including the copied image region from the filter window moving unit, and outputting the substituted image region, a peripheral region recognizing unit for recognizing a peripheral image region including the substituted image region in response to receiving of the substituted image region from the color information substituting unit, and outputting the recognized peripheral image region, and a peripheral region blurring unit for blurring the recognized peripheral image region input from the peripheral region recognizing unit, and outputting the blurred peripheral image region.
2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the region retouch unit further includes a third button adjacent to the first and second buttons, the third button operable to initiate blurring of the recognized image region, the region retouch unit outputting the blurred image region.
3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the filter window forming unit forms windows having several selective sizes.
4. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising a region expanding unit for expanding the recognized image region input from the region recognition unit and outputting the expanded image region, wherein the region retouch unit retouches the expanded image region input from the region expanding unit and outputs the retouched image region.
5. The apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the region retouch unit comprises:
a detailed retouch region recognizing unit for recognizing the detailed retouch region in the expanded image region and outputting the recognized detailed retouch region; and
a detailed retouch region blurring unit for blurring the detailed retouch region input from the detailed retouch region recognizing unit and outputting the blurred detailed retouch region.
6. The apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the region retouch unit comprises:
a filter window forming unit for forming a second filter window having the same size as the detailed retouch region in the expanded image region and outputting the formed second filter window;
a filter window moving unit for moving the second filter window inputted from the filter window forming unit on a screen of the digital camera, and outputting the moved result;
a region copying unit for copying the image region on which the second filter window is disposed in response to receiving of the moved result of the second filter window, and outputting the copied image region; and
a color information substituting unit for substituting the color information of the detailed retouch region with the color information of the copied image region in response to receiving of the moved result of the second filter window having the copied image region from the filter window moving unit, and outputting the substituted image region.
7. The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the filter window forming unit forms several windows having selective sizes.
8. The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the region retouch unit further comprises:
a peripheral region recognizing unit for receiving the substituted image region from the color information substituting unit, recognizing a peripheral image region including the substituted image region, and outputting the recognized peripheral image region; and
a peripheral region blurring unit for blurring the peripheral image region input from the peripheral region recognizing unit and outputting the blurred peripheral image region.