Image Processing Apparatus, Image Processing Method, and Program
First Claim
1. An image processing apparatus for recognizing, from a taken image, an object corresponding to a registered image registered in advance, comprising:
- an image taker configured to take an image of a subject to obtain said taken image of said subject;
a recognizer configured to recognize, from said taken image, an object corresponding to said registered image;
a first specified area tracker configured to execute first specified area tracking processing for tracking, in said taken image, a first tracking area specified on the basis of a result of recognition by said recognizer; and
a second specified area tracker configured to execute second specified area tracking processing for tracking a second specified area specified on the basis of a result of said first specified area tracking processing.
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Abstract
Disclosed herein is an image processing apparatus for recognizing, from a taken image, an object corresponding to a registered image registered in advance, including, an image taker configured to take an image of a subject to obtain the taken image of the subject, a recognizer configured to recognize, from the taken image, an object corresponding to the registered image, a first specified area tracker configured to execute first specified area tracking processing for tracking, in the taken image, a first tracking area specified on the basis of a result of recognition by the recognizer, and a second specified area tracker configured to execute second specified area tracking processing for tracking a second specified area specified on the basis of a result of the first specified area tracking processing.
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17 Claims
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1. An image processing apparatus for recognizing, from a taken image, an object corresponding to a registered image registered in advance, comprising:
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an image taker configured to take an image of a subject to obtain said taken image of said subject; a recognizer configured to recognize, from said taken image, an object corresponding to said registered image; a first specified area tracker configured to execute first specified area tracking processing for tracking, in said taken image, a first tracking area specified on the basis of a result of recognition by said recognizer; and a second specified area tracker configured to execute second specified area tracking processing for tracking a second specified area specified on the basis of a result of said first specified area tracking processing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An image processing method for an image processing apparatus for recognizing, from a taken image, an object corresponding to a registered image, comprising the steps of:
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taking an image of a subject to obtain said taken image of said subject; recognizing, from said taken image, an object corresponding to said registered image; executing first specified area tracking processing for tracking, in said taken image, a first tracking area specified on the basis of a result of recognition in said recognizing step; and executing second specified area tracking processing for tracking a second specified area specified on the basis of a result of said first specified area tracking processing.
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12. A program configured to make a computer execute recognition processing for recognizing, from a taken image, an object corresponding to a registered image registered in advance, comprising the steps of:
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taking an image of a subject to obtain said taken image of said subject; recognizing, from said taken image, an object corresponding to said registered image; executing first specified area tracking processing for tracking, in said taken image, a first tracking area specified on the basis of a result of recognition in said recognizing step; and executing second specified area tracking processing for tracking a second specified area specified on the basis of a result of said first specified area tracking processing.
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13. An image processing apparatus for recognizing, from a taken image, an object corresponding to a registered image registered in advance, comprising:
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an image taker configured to take an image of a subject to obtain said taken image corresponding to said subject; a recognizer configured to recognize, from said taken image, an object corresponding to said registered image; two specified area trackers configured to execute a first specified area tracking processing for tracking, in said taken image, a first specified area specified on the basis of a result of recognition by said recognizer and second specified area tracking processing for tracking, in said taken image, a second specified area specified on the basis of a result of said first specified area tracking processing, wherein said two specified area trackers alternately execute said second specified area tracking processing with one of said two specified area trackers starting said first specified area tracking processing while the other is executing said second specified area tracking processing. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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15. An image processing method for an image processing apparatus for recognizing, from a taken image, an object corresponding to a registered image registered in advance, comprising the steps of:
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taking an image of a subject to obtain said taken image corresponding to said subject; recognizing, from said taken image, an object corresponding to said registered image; executing, by two specified area trackers, a first specified area tracking processing for tracking, in said taken image, a first specified area specified on the basis of a result of recognition by said recognizer and second specified area tracking processing for tracking, in said taken image, a second specified area specified on the basis of a result of said first specified area tracking processing, wherein, while one of first specified area tracking processing for tracking, in said taken image, a first specified area specified on the basis of a result of said recognition and second specified area tracking processing for tracking, in said taken image, a second specified area on the basis of a result of said first specified area tracking processing is executing said second specified area tracking processing, the other starts said first specified area tracking processing, thereby alternately executing said second specified area tracking processing.
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16. A program configured to make a computer execute recognition processing for recognizing, from a taken image, an object corresponding to a registered image registered in advance, comprising the steps of:
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taking an image of a subject to obtain said taken image corresponding to said subject; recognizing, from said taken image, an object corresponding to said registered image; executing, by two specified area trackers, a first specified area tracking processing for tracking, in said taken image, a first specified area specified on the basis of a result of recognition by said recognizer and second specified area tracking processing for tracking, in said taken image, a second specified area specified on the basis of a result of said first specified area tracking processing, wherein, while one of first specified area tracking processing for tracking, in said taken image, a first specified area specified on the basis of a result of said recognition and second specified area tracking processing for tracking, in said taken image, a second specified area on the basis of a result of said first specified area tracking processing is executing said second specified area tracking processing, the other starts said first specified area tracking processing, thereby alternately executing said second specified area tracking processing.
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17. An image processing apparatus for recognizing an object corresponding to a registered image from a taken image, comprising:
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image taking means configured to take an image of a subject to obtain said taken image of said subject; recognizing means configured to recognize, from said taken image, an object corresponding to said registered image; first specified area tracking means configured to execute first specified area tracking processing for tracking, in said taken image, a first tracking area specified on the basis of a result of recognition by said recognizing means; and second specified area tracking means configured to execute second specified area tracking processing for tracking a second specified area specified on the basis of a result of said first specified area tracking processing.
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Specification