Image processing method

• US 20020015514A1
• Filed: 04/13/2001
• Published: 02/07/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 04/13/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fujifilm Corporation (Fujifilm Holdings Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Fujifilm Corporation (Fujifilm Holdings Corporation)
• Inventors: Kinjo, Naoto
• Granted Patent: US 7,106,887 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 382/118
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/16 Human faces, e.g. facial parts, sketches or expressions
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/175 Static expression

Abstract

The image processing method applies image processing to an inputted image data. The method registers predetermined image processing conditions for each specific person in advance, extracts a person in the inputted image data, identifies the extracted person to find if the extracted person is the specific person and selects image processing conditions corresponding to the identified specific person to perform the image processing based on the selected image processing conditions. Amusement aspect in photography and image representation can be enhanced, and even inexperienced or unskilled persons in personal computer or image processing software can correct images.

Claims

1. An image processing method for applying image processing to an inputted image data, comprising the steps of:

registering predetermined image processing conditions for each specific person in advance;

extracting a person in said inputted image data;

identifying the extracted person to find if the extracted person is the specific person; and

selecting image processing conditions corresponding to said identified specific person to perform the image processing based on said selected image processing conditions.

2. The image processing method according to claim 1, wherein the extracted person is identified using a face image of said specific person registered in advance or person designation information accompanying a photographed frame.

3. The image processing method according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of kinds of image processing conditions are set for said each specific person as said predetermined image processing conditions to be registered for said each specific person in advance.

4. The image processing method according to claim 3, wherein said image processing is performed by using at least one image processing condition selected from said plurality of kinds of image processing conditions.

5. The image processing method according to claim 1, wherein it is set whether said image processing under said selected image processing conditions is applied to an image as a whole or applied only to the person or the person and a vicinity of the person.

15. The image processing method according to claim 2, wherein said image processing pattern is registered in said telephone call device with the photographing function in advance, and said image processing to which said image processing pattern is applied is performed by said telephone call device with the photographing function on an image that was photographed by a terminal on an opposite party side and received by said telephone call device with the photographing function.

6. An image processing method, comprising the steps of:

determining a type of feeling from types of feeling registered in advance based on at least one kind of information selected from among voice data accompanying a photographed image, an expression of a person extracted from the photographed image, and a gesture of the extracted person; and

subjecting said photographed image to image processing which applies an image processing pattern corresponding to said determined type of feeling among image processing patterns set in advance.

7. The image processing method according to claim 6, wherein said image processing pattern is set in association with said type of feeling, and said image processing to which said image processing pattern is applied is at least one processing selected from among composition processing for composing a specified mark corresponding to said type of feeling, substitution processing for substituting with an animation image or a computer graphics image corresponding to said type of feeling, image modification processing performed on said photographed image in correspondence with said type of feeling, and processing for changing a density and a color of said photographed image in correspondence with said type of feeling.

8. The image processing method according to claim 7, wherein said composition processing is processing for composing said specified mark at a predetermined position in said photographed image or at a predetermined or relative position with respect to the person extracted in advance or during said composition processing from said photographed image, and in a predetermined or relative size and a predetermined or relative orientation with respect to said photographed image or said extracted person.

9. The image processing method according to claim 7, wherein said substitution processing is processing for substituting a specified portion of the person extracted in advance or during said substitution processing from said photographed image with said animation image or said computer graphics image.

10. The image processing method according to claim 6,

wherein said photographed image is a photographed image by an image photographing device with a recording function, and

wherein said image processing pattern is registered in said image photographing device with the recording function in advance, and the image processing to which said image processing pattern is applied is performed by said image photographing device with the recording function.

11. The image processing method according to claim 10, wherein said image processing to which said image processing pattern is applied is performed on a lab side that receives image photographing information including said voice data recorded by said image photographing device with the recording function.

12. The image processing method according to claim 6,

wherein said photographed image is a photographed image by a telephone call device with a photographing function, and

wherein said image processing to which said image processing pattern corresponding to said type of feeling of the person is applied is performed on said photographed image.

13. The image processing method according to claim 12, wherein said image processing pattern is registered in said telephone call device with the photographing function in advance, and said image processing is performed by said telephone call device with the photographing function to transmit a processed image to a terminal on an opposite party side.

14. The image processing method according to claim 12, wherein said image processing pattern is registered in a repeater station of said telephone call device with the photographing function in advance, and said image processing is performed in said repeater station to transmit a processed image to one terminal in a connected telephone line.

16. The image processing method according to claim 6, wherein if a specified mark corresponding to said type of feeling or a composing position of said mark is wrong in said image processing to which said image processing pattern is applied, the mark corresponding to said type of feeling, said composing position of said mark and a size or an orientation of said mark can be corrected.

19. The image processing method according to claim 18, wherein said corresponding area is extracted from the photographed image in accordance with the area image or the image characteristic amount registered in advance.

20. The image processing method according to claim 18, wherein said specific area is at least one of a face of a person, at least one portion constituting the face of the person, an accessory that the person wears and a background.

21. The image processing method according to claim 18, wherein said specific area is a face of a person, and the area image registered in advance is an image of a made-up face or best face of said person.

22. The image processing method according to claim 18,

wherein said specific area is an area of eyes constituting a face of a person, and

wherein determination is made as to whether the person as a subject in said photographed image is in a stationary state, and when said person is in said stationary state, said area image in said specific area registered in advance is composed on said area of eyes constituting the face of said person.

23. The image processing method according to claim 22, wherein said area image registered in advance is an image of the area of eyes in which a line of sight of said person is coincident with a photographing direction.

17. An image processing method comprising the steps of:

capturing a television image in a personal computer; and

performing image processing to which an image processing pattern is set in advance on said captured television image in said personal computer.

18. An image processing method comprising the steps of:

registering in advance an area image in a specific area of an image or an image characteristic amount; and

composing on a corresponding area of an photographed image or adjusting a density and a color tone by using the area image or image characteristic amount registered in advance.