IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, CAMERA, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM
First Claim
1. An image processing device, comprising:
- a subject detection unit that detects a subject image from an image;
a subject-recognition-information storage unit that stores a recognition ID of said subject image as well as a first 14) position that is the position at which said subject image was last detected within said image; and
a recognition ID assigning unit that assigns the recognition ID to said subject image, whereinif said first position is within a predefined distance from the position at which said subject detection unit detected said subject image, said recognition ID assigning unit assigns the recognition ID corresponding to said first position to said subject image.
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Abstract
The present invention enables the detecting and tracking of a specific subject using a simple structure and simplified operations without registering characteristic information of the subject. The invention comprises: a subject detection means that detects a subject image from an image; a subject-recognition-information storage means that stores a recognition ID of the subject image as well as a first position that is the position at which the subject image was last detected within the image; and a recognition ID assigning means that assigns the recognition ID to the subject image, wherein if the first position is within a predefined distance from the position at which the subject detection means detects the subject image, the recognition ID assigning means assigns the recognition ID corresponding to the first position to the subject image.
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12 Claims
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1. An image processing device, comprising:
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a subject detection unit that detects a subject image from an image; a subject-recognition-information storage unit that stores a recognition ID of said subject image as well as a first 14) position that is the position at which said subject image was last detected within said image; and a recognition ID assigning unit that assigns the recognition ID to said subject image, wherein if said first position is within a predefined distance from the position at which said subject detection unit detected said subject image, said recognition ID assigning unit assigns the recognition ID corresponding to said first position to said subject image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An image processing method, comprising:
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storing a recognition ID of a subject image as well as a first position that is the position at which said subject image was last detected within an image; detecting said subject image from said image; and assigning the recognition ID corresponding to said first position to said subject image if said first position is within a predefined distance from the position at which said subject image was detected. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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