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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2007
Filed:
Sep. 06, 2001
Mikio Watanabe, Asaka, JP;
Norihisa Haneda, Asaka, JP;
Mikio Watanabe, Asaka, JP;
Norihisa Haneda, Asaka, JP;
Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd., Kanagawa, JP;
Abstract
An individual not accustomed to operating a computer can obtain, with comparative ease, a modified image that is the result of modifying an image obtained by an image sensing operation. A subject is photographed by a video camera, and an image representing the subject is displayed in a main display area of a display unit. A modification target area is set in the main display area in advance, and icons representing methods of modification are displayed in an auxiliary display area. When one of these icons is selected, the image within the modification target area is modified by the selected modification method. If necessary, the user may move so that the portion of the subject image that the user wishes to be modified will fall within the modification target area.