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Granted Patent B2
US 10,771,674 · App. 16/557,240 · Granted Sep 8, 2020

Image processing device, method of processing image, image processing program, and imaging device

Inventors: Toshiki Ono (Tokyo, JP); Ryuji Shibata (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: Sony Corporation
H04N5/23212G06K9/00228G06K9/52G06T5/003H04N5/23219
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Patent No.
US 10,771,674
App. No.
16/557,240
Granted
Sep 8, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

An information processing system configured to perform predetermined processing based on out-of-focus information corresponding to a first area of an image, the out-of-focus information corresponding to a difference in focus between the first area of the image and a second area of the image that is different from the first area of the image.

Claims (57)

1. An information processing system comprising:

circuitry configured to

perform predetermined processing based on out-of-focus information corresponding to a first area of an image, the out-of-focus information corresponding to a difference in focus between the first area of the image and a second area of the image that is different from the first area of the image,

wherein the predetermined processing includes controlling a display to display an enlarged version of the image including the first area and the second area.

2. The information processing system of claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is configured to

identify the first area of the image, and

acquire the out-of-focus information corresponding to the first area of the image.

3. The information processing system of claim 2 , wherein the second area of the image is an in-focus area of the image.

4. The information processing system of claim 3 , wherein the predetermined processing includes outputting a notification corresponding to the out-of-focus information.

5. The information processing system of claim 1 , wherein an enlargement range of the enlarged version of the image is set so that a first display area corresponding to the first area and a second display area corresponding to the second area are substantially similar.

6. The information processing system of claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is configured to control the display to display the image and the enlarged version of the image simultaneously.

7. The information processing system of claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is configured to control the display to display the enlarged version of the image superimposed on the image.

8. The information processing system of claim 1 , wherein the predetermined processing includes controlling a display to display the image while applying a graphical effect to the first area of the image.

9. The information processing system of claim 1 , wherein the predetermined processing includes trimming the image based on the out-of-focus information.

10. The information processing system of claim 9 , wherein the circuitry is configured to control a display to display the image that is trimmed.

11. The information processing system of claim 1 , wherein the predetermined processing includes generating a first trimmed version of the image and a second trimmed version of the image based on the out-of-focus information.

12. The information processing system of claim 11 , wherein the circuitry is configured to control a display to display the first trimmed version of the image and the second trimmed version of the image.

13. An information processing system comprising:

circuitry configured to

perform predetermined processing based on out-of-focus information corresponding to a first area of an image, the out-of-focus information corresponding to a difference in focus between the first area of the image and a second area of the image that is different from the first area of the image,

determine a composition included in the image,

determine a recommended blur amount based on the composition included in the image,

determine a blur prediction amount of the first area,

determine whether a difference between the recommended blur amount and the blur prediction amount is within a predetermined range, and

responsive to determining that the difference between the recommended blur amount and the blur prediction amount is not within the predetermined range, superimpose a mask on the image to generate a through image with the recommended blur amount.

14. An information processing system comprising:

circuitry configured to

perform predetermined processing based on out-of-focus information corresponding to a first area of an image, the out-of-focus information corresponding to a difference in focus between the first area of the image and a second area of the image that is different from the first area of the image,

determine a composition included in the image,

determine a recommended blur amount based on the composition included in the image,

determine a blur prediction amount of the image,

generate a histogram indicating the recommended blur amount and the blur prediction amount, and

superimpose the histogram on the image to generate a through image with the histogram.

15. An information processing system comprising:

circuitry configured to

perform predetermined processing based on out-of-focus information corresponding to a first area of an image, the out-of-focus information corresponding to a difference in focus between the first area of the image and a second area of the image that is different from the first area of the image,

determine a recommended composition for the image,

determine a recommended blur amount based on the recommended composition,

determine a blur prediction amount of the image,

generate a graph indicating the recommended blur amount and the blur prediction amount, and

superimpose the graph on the image to generate a through image with the graph.

16. An information processing system comprising:

circuitry configured to

perform predetermined processing based on out-of-focus information corresponding to a first area of an image, the out-of-focus information corresponding to a difference in focus between the first area of the image and a second area of the image that is different from the first area of the image,

determine a plurality of segmentation range candidates,

determine a recommended blur amount for each of the plurality of segmentation range candidates,

determine a blur prediction amount for each of the plurality of segmentation range candidates,

determine one or more segmentation ranges from the plurality of segmentation range candidates based on a composition where the blur prediction amount is closest to the recommended blur amount, a position where the blur prediction amount in the one or more segmentation ranges is closest to the recommended blur amount, and a position where a degree of separation between respective blur prediction amounts is highest, and

trim the image based on the one or more segmentation ranges to generate one or more through images.

17. An information processing method comprising:

performing, with circuitry, predetermined processing based on out-of-focus information corresponding to a first area of an image, the out-of-focus information corresponding to a difference in focus between the first area of the image and a second area of the image that is different from the first area of the image,

wherein the predetermined processing includes controlling a display to display an enlarged version of the image including the first area and the second area.

18. A non-transitory computer-readable medium including computer-program instructions that, when executed by a system, cause the system to perform a set of operations comprising:

performing predetermined processing based on out-of-focus information corresponding to a first area of an image, the out-of-focus information corresponding to a difference in focus between the first area of the image and a second area of the image that is different from the first area of the image,

wherein the predetermined processing includes controlling a display to display an enlarged version of the image including the first area and the second area.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 18 , wherein an enlargement range of the enlarged version of the image is set so that a first display area corresponding to the first area and a second display area corresponding to the second area are substantially similar.

20. The information processing method of claim 17 , wherein an enlargement range of the enlarged version of the image is set so that a first display area corresponding to the first area and a second display area corresponding to the second area are substantially similar.

Priority Claims (1)
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