Particular-region detection method and apparatus, and program therefor
First Claim
1. A particular-region detection method of detecting a particular region from an image including a person as an object, comprising:
- detecting a region of the image satisfying detection conditions for particular region candidates as a particular region candidate;
detecting a face region of the person satisfying detection conditions for the face region of the person and specifying the particular region candidate as a particular region to be detected, in a condition that the particular region candidate is included in the detected face region; and
dividing the image into first and second regions at least before said detecting of the face region of the person, wherein at least one of said detecting of the particular region candidate and said detecting of the face region of the person comprises changing the detection conditions used in said detecting between the first and second regions of the image.
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Abstract
In the invention, a particular-region such as red-eye region of a photographed image is detected, the image including a person as an object. At first a particular region candidate satisfying detection conditions for the particular region candidate is detected from the image. Then, a face region of the person satisfying detection conditions for the face region of the person is detected and the particular region candidate is specified as a particular region to be detected, in a condition that the particular region candidate is included in the detected face region. On the other hand, the image is divided into first and second regions at least before the detecting of the face region of the person. The detection conditions used for the detection for the particular region candidate or the detection for the face region of the person are changed between the first region and the second region of the image.
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1. A particular-region detection method of detecting a particular region from an image including a person as an object, comprising:
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detecting a region of the image satisfying detection conditions for particular region candidates as a particular region candidate;
detecting a face region of the person satisfying detection conditions for the face region of the person and specifying the particular region candidate as a particular region to be detected, in a condition that the particular region candidate is included in the detected face region; and
dividing the image into first and second regions at least before said detecting of the face region of the person, wherein at least one of said detecting of the particular region candidate and said detecting of the face region of the person comprises changing the detection conditions used in said detecting between the first and second regions of the image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A particular-region detection apparatus for detecting a particular region from an image including a person as an object, comprising:
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candidate detection means for detecting a region of the image satisfying detection conditions for particular region candidates as a particular region candidate;
face detection means for detecting a face region of the person satisfying the detection conditions for the face region of the person;
specifying means for specifying the particular region candidate as a particular region to be detected, in a condition that the particular region candidate is included in the detected face region by said face detection means;
region setting means for dividing the image into first and second regions at least before the detection of the face region of the person is executed, wherein at least one of said candidate detection means and said face detection means changes the detection conditions used between the first and second regions of the image upon detection. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A program for causing a computer to detect a particular region from a fed image including a person as an object, the program comprising the procedures of:
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causing calculating means of the computer to detect a region of the image satisfying detection conditions for particular region candidates as the particular region candidate;
causing the calculating means to detect a face region of the person satisfying detection conditions for the face region of the person and to set the particular region candidate as a particular region to be detected, in a condition that the particular region candidate is included in the detected face region; and
causing the calculating means to divide the image into first and second regions at least before the detection of the face region of the person, wherein the calculating means changes the detection conditions used for at least one of the detection of the particular region candidate and the detection of the face region of the person between the first and second regions of the image. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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