Image storage processing apparatus, image search apparatus, image storage processing method, image search method and program

• US 20080253695A1
• Filed: 04/07/2008
• Published: 10/16/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 04/10/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Sugino, Akinobu, Sano, Akane, Tsuruta, Masaaki, Ozaki, Nozomu, Sako, Yoichiro, Ito, Taiji, Sekizawa, Hidehiko, Asukai, Masamichi, Tabata, Hideko
• Granted Patent: US 8,687,925 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 382/305
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/16 Devices for psychotechnics using teaching or educational appliances G09B1/00 - G09B7/00; Testing reaction times ; Devices for evaluating the psychological state
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/165 Evaluating the state of mind, e.g. depression, anxiety

Abstract

An image storage processing apparatus includes an image acquisition means for acquiring taken image data imaged at an imaging apparatus unit, a bio-information acquisition means for acquiring bio-information of a user of the imaging apparatus unit at the time of imaging the taken image data acquired by the image acquisition means, a subject information acquisition means for acquiring subject information as an image analysis result of the taken image data acquired by the image acquisition means and a storage processing means for performing processing of recording the taken image data acquired by the image acquisition means, the bio-information acquired by the bio-information acquisition means and the subject information acquired by the subject information acquisition means in a recording medium in a state in which they are associated with one another.

Claims

1. An image storage processing apparatus, comprising:

an image acquisition means for acquiring taken image data imaged at an imaging apparatus unit;

a bio-information acquisition means for acquiring bio-information of a user of the imaging apparatus unit at a time of imaging the taken image data acquired by the image acquisition means;

a subject information acquisition means for acquiring subject information as an image analysis result of the taken image data acquired by the image acquisition means; and

a storage processing means for performing processing of recording the taken image data acquired by the image acquisition means, the bio-information acquired by the bio-information acquisition means, and the subject information acquired by the subject information acquisition means in a recording medium in a state in which they are associated with one another.

2. The image storage processing apparatus according to claim 1,

wherein the image acquisition means acquires taken image data by an imaging operation in the imaging apparatus unit which is integrally provided.

3. The image storage processing apparatus according to claim 1,

wherein the imaging apparatus unit is an external imaging apparatus unit, and the image acquisition means acquires taken image data by an imaging operation in the external imaging apparatus unit.

4. The image storage processing apparatus according to claim 1,

wherein the bio-information acquisition means acquires biosensor detection information as the bio-information.

5. The image storage processing apparatus according to claim 1,

wherein the bio-information acquisition means generates psychological information of the user of the imaging apparatus unit as the bio-information by using biosensor detection information.

6. The image storage processing apparatus according to claim 1,

wherein the subject information acquisition means performs image analysis of whether a face image of a person is included in taken image data or not, regarding face presence information which is the image analysis result as the subject information.

7. The image storage processing apparatus according to claim 1,

wherein the subject information acquisition means performs image analysis of a face image of a person in taken image data, regarding face analysis result information which is the image analysis result as the subject information.

8. The image storage processing apparatus according to claim 7,

wherein the face analysis result information is information indicating expression, gender, or an age bracket.

9. The image storage processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

a search processing means for generating search conditions by using the bio-information and the subject information and performing search processing based on the search conditions with respect to the taken image data stored so as to be associated with the bio-information and the subject information by the storage processing means; and

an output processing means for performing output processing of a search processing result by the search processing means.

10. The image storage processing apparatus according to claim 9,

wherein the search processing means further uses bio-information for generating search conditions, which is acquired by the bio-information acquisition means when the search processing is performed.

11. An image search apparatus, comprising:

a search processing means for generating search conditions by using bio-information and subject information and performing search processing based on the search conditions as search processing with respect to a recording medium in which taken image data, the bio-information at a time of imaging by a user of an imaging apparatus unit imaged the taken image data and the subject information as an image analysis result of the taken image data are stored so as to be associated with one another; and

an output processing means for performing output processing of a search processing result by the search processing means.

12. The image search apparatus according to claim 11, further comprising:

a bio-information acquisition means for acquiring bio-information of the user, and

wherein the search processing means further uses bio-information for generating search conditions, which is acquired by the bio-information acquisition means when the search processing is performed.

13. An image storage processing method, comprising the steps of:

acquiring taken image data imaged at an imaging apparatus unit;

acquiring bio-information of a user of the imaging apparatus unit at a time of imaging the taken image data;

acquiring subject information as an image analysis result of the taken image data; and

performing processing of recording the taken image data, the bio-information, and the subject information in a recording medium in a state in which they are associated with one another.

14. An image search method, comprising the steps of:

generating search conditions by using bio-information and subject information and performing search processing based on the search conditions as search processing with respect to a recording medium in which taken image data, the bio-information at a time of imaging by a user of an imaging apparatus unit imaged the taken image data and the subject information as an image analysis result of the taken image data, are stored so as to be associated with one another; and

performing output processing of a search processing result of the search processing.

15. A recording medium which records a program allowing an information processing apparatus to execute the steps of:

acquiring taken image data imaged at an imaging apparatus unit;

acquiring bio-information of a user of the imaging apparatus unit at a time of the imaging taken image data;

acquiring subject information as an image analysis result of the taken image data; and

performing processing of recording the taken image data, the bio-information, and the subject information in a recording medium in a state in which they are associated with one another.

16. A recording medium which records a program allowing an information processing apparatus to execute the steps of:

generating search conditions by using bio-information and subject information and performing search processing based on the search conditions as search processing with respect to a recording medium in which taken image data, the bio-information at a time of imaging by a user of an imaging apparatus unit imaged the taken image data and the subject information as an image analysis result of the taken image data, are stored so as to be associated with one another; and

performing output processing of a search processing result of the search processing.

17. An image storage processing apparatus, comprising:

an image acquisition unit configured to acquire taken image data imaged at an imaging apparatus unit;

a bio-information acquisition unit configured to acquire bio-information of a user of the imaging apparatus unit at a time of imaging the taken image data;

a subject information acquisition unit configured to acquire subject information as an image analysis result of the taken image data; and

a storage processing unit configured to perform processing of recording the taken image data, the bio-information and the subject information in a recording medium in a state in which they are associated with one another.

18. An image search apparatus, comprising:

a search processing unit configured to generate search conditions by using bio-information and subject information and to perform search processing based on the search conditions as search processing with respect to a recording medium in which taken image data, the bio-information at a time of imaging by a user of an imaging apparatus unit imaged the taken image data, and the subject information as an image analysis result of the taken image data are stored so as to be associated with one another; and

an output processing unit configured to perform output processing of a search processing result by the search processing unit.