Patent ID: 8879119
Filing Date: 2014-11-04
Classification: G06T,H04N

Abstract:
1. An image tone conversion apparatus comprising: a region specifying section configured to specify an arbitrary region in an original image; a moving section configured to move the arbitrary region specified by the region specifying section to an arbitrary position in the original image; an image tone specifying section configured to specify any one of a plurality of image tones of different types with respect to the arbitrary region moved by the moving section; and an image converting section configured to convert only an image of the arbitrary region specified in the original image to the image tone specified by the image tone specifying section, wherein the image tone specifying section specifies the image tones of different types in order in accordance with an elapsed time from the moving of the arbitrary region by the moving section, and wherein the image converting section converts only the image of the arbitrary region specified in the original image into the image tones of different types in order as specified by the image tone specifying section in accordance with the elapsed time.