| US 7,548,339 B2 | ||
| Automatic trimming of image data | ||
| Toshie Imai, Nagano-ken (Japan); and Takahiko Koizumi, Nagano-ken (Japan) | ||
| Assigned to Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo (Japan) | ||
| Filed on Nov. 18, 2003, as Appl. No. 10/717,305. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. 2002-333109 (JP), filed on Nov. 18, 2002; and application No. 2003-379560 (JP), filed on Nov. 10, 2003. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2004/0223187 A1, Nov. 11, 2004 | ||
| Int. Cl. G06F 15/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 358—1.18 [358/1.2; 358/1.9; 358/1.12; 358/451; 358/452; 348/207.2] | 7 Claims |
| 1. An image processing method, comprising:
supplying, to an image processing device, image data produced by a camera which is separate from the image processing device,
and image production record information related to the image data, the image production record information being produced
by the camera, the image production record information including at least subject area information representing a subject
area in an image; and
under control of the image processing device, determining whether or not the subject area will be cut by a trimming process
for trimming the image data;
if the subject area will not be cut by the trimming process, executing the trimming process; and
if the subject area will be cut by the trimming process, reducing a size of the image represented by the image data without
executing the trimming process.
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