IMAGING APPARATUS AND METHOD TO CONTROL THE SAME
An imaging apparatus and a method to control the same are provided. When a captured image is recorded (or stored), a category of the image is obtained according to a feature of the image, and a file of the image assigned a file name determined based on the category is created and stored, thereby enabling more convenient classification of a large number of images. To accomplish this, the method to control an imaging apparatus includes obtaining an image and recording the image assigned a file name determined based on a category of the image.
1 . A method of controlling an imaging apparatus, the method comprising:
obtaining an image; and
recording the image and assigning a file name determined based on a category of the image.
2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
generating, when the image is recorded, a directory assigned a directory name determined based on the category of the image; and
recording a file of the image in the directory.
3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the file name and the directory name are determined to be associated with each other through the category.
4 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving a category,
wherein the recording the image and assigning a file name is determined based on the received category.
5 . The method of claim 4 , wherein the category is obtained by selecting at least one category corresponding to the image from among a plurality of preset categories.
6 . The method of claim 4 , wherein the category is obtained by arbitrarily determining a category based on a feature of the image so that the determined category represents the image.
7 . The method of claim 4 , wherein the category is obtained by extracting a feature of the image using a predetermined algorithm and selecting at least one category corresponding to the extracted feature from among a plurality of preset categories.
8 . The method of claim 4 , wherein receiving the category includes displaying a user interface to provide guidance for selection of the category and allowing a user to select the category as a target category through the user interface.
9 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
selecting and reproducing, when a command to reproduce files corresponding to a target category is issued, images assigned a file name corresponding to the target category from among recorded images.
10 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the target category is determined by selecting at least one category corresponding to the image from among a plurality of preset categories.
11 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the target category is obtained by determining a target category based on a feature of the image so that the determined target category represents the image.
12 . The method of claim 9 , further comprising:
displaying a user interface to provide guidance for selection of the target category; and
receiving selection of the target category through the user interface.
13 . An imaging apparatus comprising:
an imaging unit to obtain an image;
a storage unit to record the image; and
a controller to record the image and to assign a file name determined based on a category of the image in the storage unit.
14 . The imaging apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the controller performs a control operation to generate a directory whose name is determined based on the category of the image and to record a file of the image in the generated directory.
15 . The imaging apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the controller determines the file name and the directory name to be associated with each other through the category.
16 . The imaging apparatus of claim 13 , further comprising:
an input unit to input a category,
wherein the controller receives the category input through the input unit.
17 . The imaging apparatus of claim 16 , wherein the input unit is a user interface displayed to provide guidance for selection of the category.
18 . The imaging apparatus of claim 17 , further comprising a display unit,
wherein the user interface is displayed on the display unit.
19 . A computer-readable medium having executable code stored thereon to perform a method of controlling an imaging apparatus, the method comprising:
obtaining an image; and
recording the image and assigning a file name determined based on a category of the image.
20 . A method of controlling an imaging apparatus, the method comprising:
selecting a category;
capturing an image; and
assigning a file name of the selected category and recording the captured image according to the file name.
21 . An imaging apparatus, comprising:
a memory unit;
an imaging unit to capture an image; and
a controller to select a category and assign a file name corresponding to the category, and to store the image in the memory unit according to the category.