Image Processing Method And Electronic Apparatus With Image Processing Mechanism

Abstract

An image processing method comprising: (a) acquiring a first depth value for a first object in a first image; and (b) altering image effect for the first object according the first depth value when the first object is pasted onto a second image.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An image processing method, comprising:
 altering, by an image processing device of an electronic apparatus, an image effect for a first object according to a first depth value of the first object in a first image when the first object is pasted onto a second image to generate an altered third image; and   saving, by the image processing device, the altered third image in a memory device.   
     
     
         2 . The image processing method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 merging, by the image processing device, the first depth value for the first object into the second image.   
     
     
         3 . The image processing method of  claim 1 , wherein the altering of the image effect for the first object comprises:
 acquiring, by the image processing device, a location with the first depth value in the second image; and   locating, by the image processing device, the first object at the location in the second image.   
     
     
         4 . The image processing method of  claim 3 , further comprising:
 resizing, by the image processing device, the first object according to the first depth value.   
     
     
         5 . The image processing method of  claim 3 , further comprising:
 enlarging, by the image processing device, the first object when the first object is moved from the location to a second location with a depth value smaller than the first depth value; and   shrinking, by the image processing device, the first object when the first object is moved from the location to a third location with a depth value larger than the first depth value.   
     
     
         6 . The image processing method of  claim 1 , wherein the altering of the image effect for the first object comprises:
 covering, by the image processing device, partially the first object by a second object with a second depth value smaller than the first depth value in the second image.   
     
     
         7 . The image processing method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 acquiring, by a depth detecting device of the electronic apparatus, the first depth value for the first image;   acquiring, by the depth detecting device, a second depth value for the second image; and   enlarging, by the image processing device, a size of the first object according to a relation between the first depth value of the first object and a maximum depth of the second image in an event that the maximum depth value of the second image is smaller than the first depth value of the first object.   
     
     
         8 . The image processing method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 acquiring, by a depth detecting device of the electronic apparatus, the first depth value for the first image;   acquiring, by the depth detecting device, a second depth value for the second image; and   shrinking, by the image processing device, a size for a target second object in the second image, according to a relation between a depth value of the target second object and the first depth value of the first object, in an event that a maximum depth value of the second image is smaller than the first depth value of the first object.   
     
     
         9 . The image processing method of  claim 1 , wherein the altering comprises altering, by the image processing device, the image effect for the first object according to a disparity value between the first object and another object in the first image when the first object is pasted onto the second image. 
     
     
         10 . The image processing method of  claim 1 , wherein the image effect comprises one or more of a defocus level, a brightness, a sharpness, and a color. 
     
     
         11 . An electronic apparatus with an image processing mechanism, comprising:
 a memory device; and   an image processing device capable of altering an image effect for a first object according to a first depth value of the first object in a first image when the first object is pasted onto a second image to generate an altered third image, the image processing device further capable of saving the altered third image in the memory device.   
     
     
         12 . The electronic apparatus of  claim 11 , wherein the image processing device is further capable of merging the first depth value for the first object into the second image. 
     
     
         13 . The electronic apparatus of  claim 11 , further comprising:
 a depth detecting device capable of acquiring the first depth value for the first object in the first image, the depth detecting device further capable of acquiring a second depth value for the second object in the second image,   wherein the image processing device is further capable of altering the image effect for the first object by performing operations comprising:
 acquiring a location with the first depth value in the second image; and 
 locating the first object at the location in the second image. 
   
     
     
         14 . The electronic apparatus of  claim 13 , wherein the image processing device is further capable of resizing the first object according to the first depth value when the first object is pasted onto the second image. 
     
     
         15 . The electronic apparatus of  claim 13 , wherein, when the first object is pasted onto the second image, the image processing device is further capable of performing operations comprising:
 enlarging the first object when the first object is moved from the location to a second location with a depth value smaller than the first depth value; and   shrinking the first object when the first object is moved from the location to a third location with a depth value larger than the first depth value.   
     
     
         16 . The electronic apparatus of  claim 11 , wherein the image processing device is further capable of covering partially the first object by a second object with a second depth value smaller than the first depth value in the second image when the first object is pasted onto the second image. 
     
     
         17 . The electronic apparatus of  claim 11 , further comprising:
 a depth detecting device capable of acquiring the first depth value for the first object in the first image, the depth detecting device further capable of acquiring a second depth value for the second object in the second image,   wherein the image processing device is further capable of enlarging the size of the first object, according to a relation between the first depth value of the first object and a maximum depth value of the second image, in an even that the maximum depth value of the second image is smaller than the first depth value of the first object.   
     
     
         18 . The electronic apparatus of  claim 11 , further comprising:
 a depth detecting device capable of acquiring the first depth value for the first object in the first image, the depth detecting device further capable of acquiring a second depth value for the second object in the second image,   wherein the image processing device is further capable of shrinking a size for a target second object in the second image, according to a relation between a depth value of the target second object and the first depth value of the first object, in an event that a maximum depth value of the second image is smaller than the first depth value of the first object.   
     
     
         19 . The electronic apparatus of  claim 11 , wherein the image processing device is further capable of altering the image effect for the first object according to a disparity value between the first object and another object in the first image when the first object is pasted onto the second image. 
     
     
         20 . The electronic apparatus of  claim 11 , wherein the image effect comprises one or more of a defocus level, a brightness, a sharpness, and a color.