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Granted Patent B2
US 10,412,317 · App. 15/807,198 · Granted Sep 10, 2019

Display control apparatus and display control method

Inventor: Tomohiro Ota (Inagi, JP)
Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
H04N5/2628H04N5/23216H04N5/23293H04N5/232127H04N5/265H04N5/23222
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Patent No.
US 10,412,317
App. No.
15/807,198
Granted
Sep 10, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

Control is performed so that when an enlarged display state of a captured image is switched to an entire display state, and in a case where a particular operation is performed in the enlarged display state, a display item regarding focus adjustment is displayed at a position which is determined according to an enlarged area after movement of the enlarged area based on a movement instruction to move the enlarged area given in the enlarged display state, and in a case where the particular operation is not performed in the enlarged display state, the display item regarding focus adjustment is displayed at a position unrelated to the movement of the enlarged area based on the movement instruction.

Claims (25)

1. A display control apparatus comprising:

a memory and at least one processor which function as:

a reception unit configured to, in an enlarged display state where a partial enlarged area in a captured image is displayed on a display unit, receive a movement instruction to perform a movement of the enlarged area as a display target of the display unit;

a switching unit configured to switch the enlarged display state to an entire display state where an entirety of the captured image is displayed;

a display control unit configured to perform control so that when the enlarged display state is switched to the entire display state, and in a case where a particular operation is performed in the enlarged display state, a display item regarding focus adjustment is displayed at a position which is determined according to the enlarged area after the movement of the enlarged area, and in a case where the particular operation is not performed in the enlarged display state, the display item regarding focus adjustment is displayed at a position unrelated to the movement of the enlarged area; and

a holding unit configured to, when the entire display state is switched to the enlarged display state, hold information corresponding to a position of the display item displayed in the entire display state before the switching,

wherein the display control unit performs control so that when the enlarged display state is switched to the entire display state, and in a case where the display item is displayed at the position unrelated to the movement of the enlarged area according to the movement instruction, the display item is displayed at a position based on the information held in the holding unit.

2. The display control apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the particular operation is an operation of cancelling enlarged display using a first operation method, and

wherein the display control unit performs control so that in a case where an operation of cancelling enlarged display using a second operation method is performed, and when the enlarged display is canceled, the display item is displayed at the position unrelated to the movement of the enlarged area according to the movement instruction.

3. The display control apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the first operation method and the second operation method are operation methods using different operation members as operation targets.

4. The display control apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the display control unit performs control so that a first guide indicating that a display position of the display item changes between a case where an operation is performed using the first operation method and a case where an operation is performed using the second operation method is displayed.

5. The display control apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the particular operation is an operation of adjusting a focus.

6. The display control apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the display control unit performs control so that in the enlarged display state, a second guide indicating a position indicated by the information held in the holding unit and a position of the enlarged area relative to the captured image is displayed.

7. The display control apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the display control unit performs control so that in the entire display state, the display item is displayed in a superimposed manner on the captured image.

8. The display control apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the display control unit performs control so that when the enlarged display state is switched to the entire display state, and in a case where the display item is displayed at the position determined according to the enlarged area after the enlarged area is moved according to the movement instruction, the display item is displayed at a position having the highest focus evaluation value in the moved enlarged area.

9. The display control apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the display control unit performs control so that when the enlarged display state is switched to the entire display state, and in a case where the display item is displayed at the position which is determined according to the enlarged area after movement of the enlarged area based on the movement instruction, the display item is displayed at a position of a particular object detected from the moved enlarged area.

10. The display control apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the position where the display item is displayed is a focus adjustment position where AF is performed, or a position where an amount of defocus is acquired.

11. A display control method executed by a display control apparatus, the display control method comprising:

in an enlarged display state where a partial enlarged area in a captured image is displayed on a display unit, receiving a movement instruction to perform a movement of the enlarged area as a display target of the display unit;

switching the enlarged display state to an entire display state where an entirety of the captured image is displayed; and

performing control so that when the enlarged display state is switched to the entire display state, and in a case where a particular operation is performed in the enlarged display state, a display item regarding focus adjustment is displayed at a position which is determined according to the enlarged area after the movement of the enlarged area, and in a case where the particular operation is not performed in the enlarged display state, the display item regarding focus adjustment is displayed at a position unrelated to the movement of the enlarged area; and

when the entire display state is switched to the enlarged display state, holding information corresponding to a position of the display item displayed in the entire display state before the switching,

wherein the performing control performs control so that when the enlarged display state is switched to the entire display state, and in a case where the display item is displayed at the position unrelated to the movement of the enlarged area according to the movement instruction, the display item is displayed at a position based on the held information.

12. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored therein a program for causing a computer to function as the units of the display control apparatus according to claim 1 .

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 6, 2018
From: OTA, TOMOHIRO
To: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 044849/0081 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2016-220415 · Nov 11, 2016 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20180139394A1 · May 17, 2018