IP Library Granted Patent US 10,754,444
Granted Patent B2
US 10,754,444 · App. 16/239,722 · Granted Aug 25, 2020

Electronic apparatus and control method therefor

Inventor: Seiji Ogawa (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
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Patent No.
US 10,754,444
App. No.
16/239,722
Granted
Aug 25, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electronic apparatus includes: a detection unit configured to detect a posture of a display unit; a reproduction unit configured to reproduce a moving image; a change unit configured to change a display range according to the posture of the display unit; and a control unit configured to perform control so that in a case where a first frame of the moving image is reproduced, a main object is displayed on the display unit regardless of whether the posture is a first posture or a second posture, and perform control so that in a case where a second frame, which is different from the first frame, of the moving image is reproduced, the display range differs between a case where the detected posture is the first posture and a case where the detected posture is the second posture.

Claims (45)

1. An electronic apparatus comprising:

a detection unit configured to detect a posture of a display unit;

a reproduction unit configured to reproduce a moving image;

a change unit configured to change a display range, which is a partial range of a frame of the moving image and is to be displayed on the display unit, according to the posture of the display unit detected by the detection unit; and

a control unit configured to perform control so that in a case where a first frame at a predetermined position of the moving image is reproduced, a partial range of the first frame in which a main object is displayed on the display unit regardless of whether the posture detected by the detection unit is a first posture or a second posture is displayed, and perform control so that in a case where a second frame, which is at a different position from the first frame, of the moving image is reproduced, a partial range of the second frame depending on a third posture detected by the detection unit is displayed,

wherein a direction of the first posture is different from that of the second posture.

2. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the control unit performs control so that in a case where the first frame is reproduced, a direction of the partial range of the first frame in which the main object is displayed on the display unit is associated with either the first posture or the second posture detected by the detected unit, and

wherein the direction of the partial range of the first frame in which the main object is displayed on the display unit is apart from a direction of the partial range of the second frame, corresponding to a difference between either the first posture or the second posture detected by the detected unit and the third posture.

3. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the control unit performs control so that in a case where the main object is not set in the first frame, a partial range of the first frame depending on either the first posture or the second posture detected by the detection unit is displayed on the display unit, even if the first frame is reproduced.

4. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the predetermined position is corresponding to a start timing of a chapter of the moving image.

5. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising

a setting unit configured to be capable of setting a period of the first frame.

6. The electronic apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein

the control unit performs control so that

a frame designated by a user,

a frame at which output of a predetermined sound starts,

a frame at which a change in the number of objects starts,

a frame corresponding to a start timing of a posture change of an image capturing apparatus at the time of capturing the moving image, or

a frame corresponding to a start timing of a vibration of the image capturing apparatus at the time of capturing the moving image becomes a start frame of the period.

7. The electronic apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein

the control unit performs control so that

a frame after a predetermined number of frames from a start frame of the period,

a frame at which output of a predetermined sound ends,

a frame at which a change in the number of objects ends,

a frame corresponding to an end timing of a posture change of an image capturing apparatus at the time of capturing the moving image, or

a frame corresponding to an end timing of a vibration of the image capturing apparatus at the time of capturing the moving image becomes an end frame of the period.

8. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

a whole of a frame of the moving image has a field of view of more than 180 degrees.

9. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the moving image is an omnidirectional image or a panoramic image.

10. A control method for an electronic apparatus, comprising:

a detection step of detecting a posture of a display unit;

a reproduction step of reproducing a moving image;

a change step of changing a display range, which is a partial range of a frame of the moving image and is to be displayed on the display unit, according to the posture of the display unit detected in the detection step; and

a control step of performing control so that in a case where a first frame at a predetermined position of the moving image is reproduced, a partial range of the first frame in which a main object is displayed on the display unit regardless of whether the posture detected in the detection step is a first posture or a second posture is displayed, and perform control so that in a case where a second frame, which is at a different position from the first frame, of the moving image is reproduced, a partial range of the second frame depending on a third posture detected in the detection step is displayed,

wherein a direction of the first posture is different from that of the second posture.

11. A non-transitory computer readable medium that stores a program, wherein the program causes a computer to execute:

a detection step of detecting a posture of a display unit;

a reproduction step of reproducing a moving image;

a change step of changing a display range, which is a partial range of a frame of the moving image and is to be displayed on the display unit, according to the posture of the display unit detected in the detection step; and

a control step of performing control so that in a case where a first frame at a predetermined position of the moving image is reproduced, a partial range of the first frame in which a main object is displayed on the display unit regardless of whether the posture detected in the detection step is a first posture or a second posture is displayed, and perform control so that in a case where a second frame, which is at a different position from the first frame, of the moving image is reproduced, a partial range of the second frame depending on a third posture detected in the detection step is displayed,

wherein a direction of the first posture is different from that of the second posture.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 5, 2019
From: OGAWA, SEIJI
To: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 048809/0541 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2018-000557 · Jan 5, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20190212833A1 · Jul 11, 2019
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