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Image processing apparatus, image displaying method, and image displaying program

US8988347B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 28, 2009
Grant dateMar 24, 2015
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Expiry dateFeb 4, 2033

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N2101/00
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An image processing apparatus includes an instructed-position detecting unit configured to receive an instruction operation by a user on a display screen of a display device and detect and output a position where the instruction operation is performed; a storing unit configured to store multiple image data items each including information corresponding to a search key; a search-key display controlling unit configured to cause at least one search key to be selectively displayed on the display screen of the display device; a searching unit configured to, if the search key displayed on the display screen is instructed by the search-key display controlling unit through the instructed-position detecting unit, search the storing unit for the image data corresponding to the search key to extract the image data; and a display controlling unit configured to collectively display images corresponding to the image data in a certain part on the display screen.

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