IMAGE EDITING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING IMAGE EDITING APPARATUS, AND RECORDING MEDIUM STORING IMAGE EDITING PROGRAM
First Claim
1. An image editing apparatus comprising:
- an image input unit including an image pickup circuit which takes a picture of a subject to obtain an image of a subject;
a face detection circuit which detects an image of a face of the subject from the image obtained from the image input unit;
a face expression detection circuit which detects at least any one of direction and expression of the face of the subject, based on the image of the face detected by the face detection circuit;
a pupil detection circuit which detects images of pupils of the subject, based on the image of the face detected by the face detection circuit; and
a catch-light composition circuit which composes different catch-lights on the images of the pupils detected by the pupil detection circuit, according to any one of the direction and expression of the face detected by the face expression detection circuit.
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Abstract
An image editing apparatus includes an image input unit including an image pickup circuit which takes a picture of a subject to obtain an image of a subject. A face detection circuit detects an image of a face of the subject from the image obtained from the image input unit. A face expression detection circuit detects at least any one of direction and expression of the face of the subject, based on the image of the face detected by the face detection circuit. A pupil detection circuit detects images of pupils of the subject, based on the image of the face detected by the face detection circuit. A catch-light composition circuit composes different catch-lights on the images of the pupils detected by the pupil detection circuit, according to any one of the direction and expression of the face detected by the face expression detection circuit.
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Citations
25 Claims
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1. An image editing apparatus comprising:
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an image input unit including an image pickup circuit which takes a picture of a subject to obtain an image of a subject; a face detection circuit which detects an image of a face of the subject from the image obtained from the image input unit; a face expression detection circuit which detects at least any one of direction and expression of the face of the subject, based on the image of the face detected by the face detection circuit; a pupil detection circuit which detects images of pupils of the subject, based on the image of the face detected by the face detection circuit; and a catch-light composition circuit which composes different catch-lights on the images of the pupils detected by the pupil detection circuit, according to any one of the direction and expression of the face detected by the face expression detection circuit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of controlling an apparatus for editing an image obtained by taking a picture of a subject, comprising:
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detecting an image of a face of the subject from the obtained image; detecting at least any one of the direction and expression of the face of the subject, based on the detected image of the face; detecting images of the pupils of the subject, based on the detected image of the face; and composing different catch-lights on the detected images of the pupils, according to any one of the detected direction and expression of the face. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of controlling an apparatus for editing an image obtained by taking a picture of a subject, comprising:
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detecting an image of a face of the subject from the obtained image; detecting at least any one of the direction and expression of the face of the subject, based on the detected image of the face; detecting a direction of the eyes of the subject, based on the detected image of the face; detecting images of the pupils of the subject, based on the detected image of the face; and composing catch-lights on the detected images of the pupils, according to any one of the detected direction and expression of the face, and the direction of the eyes. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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18. A computer readable recording medium recording a program for editing an image obtained by taking a picture of a subject, the program enabling the computer to perform the following:
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a function of detecting an image of a face of the subject from the obtained image; a function of detecting images of the pupils of the subject, based on the detected image of the face; and a function of composing different catch-lights on the detected images of the pupils, according to any one of the detected direction and expression of the face. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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22. An image editing apparatus comprising:
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an image input unit including an image pickup circuit which takes a picture of a subject to obtain an image of a subject; a detection circuit which detects an image of a face of the subject from the image obtained from the image input unit;
detects at least any one of direction and expression of the face of the subject, based on the detected image of the face; and
detects images of the pupils of the subject, based on the detected image of the face; anda catch-light composition unit which composes different catch-lights on the detected images of the pupils, according to any one of the direction and expression of the detected face. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25)
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Specification