Patent ID: 7765480
Filing Date: 2010-07-27
Classification: G06F,G06T,G09G

Abstract:
1. An image processing apparatus comprising: a memory unit configured to store at least one file including an image; a first display controller configured to control a display of information concerning the at least one file in a first dedicated display area on a display; a second display controller configured to display the at least one file as a contracted image in a second dedicated display area on the display; a third display controller configured to display a selected file as an image of a predetermined size in a third dedicated area on the display; a reference image extracting unit for extracting a reference image as an object for editing and processing; a parameter managing unit for managing at least one parameter including brightness, chroma, hue, and contrast for the reference image extracted by said reference image extracting unit; a parameter setting unit for setting the at least one parameter managed by said parameter managing unit as scales for a vertical axis and a horizontal axis respectively; and a peripheral image preparing unit for preparing an image obtained by changing values of the parameters selected by said parameter setting unit by a specified amount as a peripheral image for the reference image, wherein the third display controller displays the image, currently being displayed, on an entire screen in response to a command from a preset menu or selection of the image such that the first and second dedicated display areas are hidden, and wherein the third display controller controls the display so as to display the reference image at a specified position on the screen and places peripheral images prepared by said peripheral image preparing unit around the reference image, and correlates the values of the parameters of the peripheral images to the scales of the vertical axis and horizontal axis set by said parameter setting unit so that the peripheral images surround the reference image in n layers, where n is a positive integer.