IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM
First Claim
1. An image processing apparatus comprising:
- a captured image acquisition unit that obtains captured image data;
an insertion image storage unit that stores insertion image data;
a replacement area setting unit that sets a replacement area within an image of the captured image data obtained by the captured image acquisition unit; and
a replacement image generation unit that generates replacement image data by executing processing for replacing all of or part of pixel data within the replacement area with the insertion image data read out from the insertion image storage unit.
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Abstract
A replacement area is set within an image expressed with captured image data. A pixel area with image content that can be processed without greatly altering the entire image content, for instance, may be designated as the replacement area. Replacement image data are generated by executing processing for replacing all of or part of the pixel data in the replacement area with insertion image data. The insertion image data are image data containing text, graphics or the like, such as an advertisement, a message or a translation. Consequently, various types of information can be provided in the replacement image data, a message from the user can be incorporated in the replacement image data, or better user convenience can be assured through the replacement image data.
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19 Claims
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1. An image processing apparatus comprising:
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a captured image acquisition unit that obtains captured image data; an insertion image storage unit that stores insertion image data; a replacement area setting unit that sets a replacement area within an image of the captured image data obtained by the captured image acquisition unit; and a replacement image generation unit that generates replacement image data by executing processing for replacing all of or part of pixel data within the replacement area with the insertion image data read out from the insertion image storage unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An image processing method comprising acts of:
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obtaining captured image data; setting a replacement area within an image of the obtained captured image data; reading out stored insertion image data; and generating replacement image data by replacing all or part of pixel data within the replacement area with the read out insertion image data.
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17. An image processing system comprising:
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an image processing apparatus; and a server device configured to communicate with the image processing apparatus, wherein the image processing apparatus includes a captured image acquisition unit that obtains captured image data, a reception unit that receives insertion image data transmitted from the server device, an insertion image storage unit that stores the insertion image data received at the reception unit, a replacement area setting unit that sets a replacement area within an image of the captured image data obtained by the captured image acquisition unit, and a replacement image generation unit that generates replacement image data by executing processing for replacing all of or part of pixel data within the replacement area with the insertion image data read out from the insertion image storage unit, and the server device includes a transmission unit that transmits the insertion image data to the image processing apparatus.
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18. An image processing apparatus comprising:
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a captured image acquisition unit that obtains captured image data; a replacement area setting unit that sets a replacement area within an image of the captured image data obtained by the captured image acquisition unit; and a save processing unit that executes save processing for the captured image data and information of the replacement area set by the replacement area setting unit.
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19. An image processing apparatus comprising:
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a recording/reproduction unit that records and reproduces captured image data and information of a replacement area set for the captured image data by correlating the captured image data and the information of the replacement area to each other; an insertion image storage unit that stores insertion image data; and a replacement image generation unit that generates replacement image data by obtaining the captured image data and the information of the replacement area from the recording/reproduction unit and executing processing on the obtained captured image data for replacing all of or part of pixel data within the replacement area indicated by the information of the replacement area with the insertion image data read out from the insertion image storage unit.
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