Image processing apparatus

Abstract

An image is displayed without impairing visibility, even in the case of a screen having a limited size. A display setting unit includes a target image display unit that displays an image of a workpiece on an LCD, an image selection unit that, in accordance with a selection operation, selects all or part of the image of the workpiece displayed on the LCD, a menu display unit that displays a menu image so as to be overlapped with the image of the workpiece in a translucent state, the menu image being made up of a plurality of parts that are partial images for displaying information or receiving an input operation, and a display switching unit that, in accordance with a switching instruction given via the operation unit, switches the size of the area occupied by the menu image on the LCD.

1 . An image processing apparatus for processing an image of a target object while displaying the image of the target object on a display unit for inspection of the target object, the image processing apparatus comprising:
 a target image display unit that displays the image of the target object on the display unit;   an image selection unit that, in accordance with a selection operation, selects all or part of the image of the target object displayed on the display unit; and   a menu display unit that displays a menu image so as to be overlapped with the image of the target object in a translucent state, the menu image being made up of a plurality of parts that are partial images for displaying information or receiving an input operation,   wherein the menu display unit includes a display switching unit that, in accordance with an external switching instruction, switches the menu image displayed on the display unit such that the size of an area occupied by the menu image on the image of the target object is different.   
     
     
         2 . The image processing apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein in accordance with the switching instruction, the display switching unit performs switching such that the number of parts displayed in the menu image on the display unit is different. 
     
     
         3 . The image processing apparatus according to  claim 2 , wherein in accordance with the switching instruction, the display switching unit switches between display and non-display for all of the parts of the menu image on the display unit. 
     
     
         4 . The image processing apparatus according to  claim 2 , wherein in accordance with the switching instruction, the display switching unit switches between display and non-display of the entirety of the menu image on the display unit. 
     
     
         5 . The image processing apparatus according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 an instruction unit that is operated in order to give the switching instruction,   wherein the instruction unit is fixedly displayed at a predetermined position in a screen of the display unit.   
     
     
         6 . The image processing apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the image selection unit can select a portion of the image of the target object that is overlapped with any of the plurality of parts as well. 
     
     
         7 . The image processing apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the display unit and the image processing apparatus are integrally configured so as to be portable.