IP Library Granted Patent US 8,086,063
Granted Patent B2
US 8,086,063 · App. 12/115,405 · Granted Dec 27, 2011

Image display apparatus and method, and program

Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
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Patent No.
US 8,086,063
App. No.
12/115,405
Granted
Dec 27, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

An image display apparatus, that displays a digital image on a screen for check use, includes: an image data storage unit that stores image data of the digital image; an edge detection unit that detects an edge included in the digital image through analysis of the image data; and an image display unit that displays, when the edge being a detection result has a width wider than a predetermined first threshold width, the digital image in a state that the width of the edge is visible on the check screen.

Claims (19)

1. An image display apparatus that displays a digital image on a screen for check use, comprising:

an image data storage unit that stores image data of the digital image;

an edge detection unit that detects an edge included in the digital image through analysis of the image data; and

an image display unit that displays, when the edge being a detection result has a width wider than a predetermined first threshold width, the digital image in a state that the width of the edge is visible on the check screen,

wherein the image display unit displays, when the edge being a detection result has a width narrower than a predetermined second threshold width, the digital image on the check screen in a state that the edge is enhanced in edge intensity being a gray-scale difference of the image data.

2. The image display apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a resolution acquisition unit that acquires a resolution of the image data; and

a threshold width determination unit that determines the first threshold width in accordance with the resolution being an acquisition result.

3. The image display apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising

a screen-display image data storage unit that applies resolution conversion to the image data in accordance with a resolution of the check screen, and stores a result of the resolution conversion as image data for screen display use, wherein

the image display unit changes a display state of the edge by applying image processing to the image data for screen display use, and displays a result of the image processing on the check screen.

4. An image display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the detected edge having a width wider than a predetermined first threshold width is displayed after the detected edge is blurred.

5. An image display method of displaying a digital image on a screen for check use, comprising:

detecting an edge included in the digital image through analysis of image data of the digital image that is stored in advance;

displaying, when the edge being a detection result has a width wider than a predetermined first threshold width, the digital image in a state that the width of the edge is visible on the check screen; and

displaying, when the edge being a detection result has a width narrower than a predetermined second threshold width, the digital image in a state that the edge is enhanced in edge intensity being a gray-scale difference of the image data.

6. An image display method of displaying a digital image on a screen for check use, comprising:

detecting an edge included in the digital image through analysis of image data of the digital image that is stored in advance; and

displaying, when the edge being a detection result has a width narrower than a predetermined second threshold width, the digital image on the check screen in a state that the edge is enhanced in edge intensity being a gray-scale difference of the image data.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 15, 2020
From: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
To: 138 EAST LCD ADVANCEMENTS LIMITED
Reel/Frame 052677/0815 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 5, 2008
From: AISO, SEIJI
To: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 020902/0090 →
Priority Claims (1)
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Continuity (1)
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