INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND PROGRAM

• US 20120313851A1
• Filed: 06/06/2012
• Published: 12/13/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 06/13/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Kasahara, Shunichi
• Granted Patent: US 8,860,661 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/156
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 18/00 Pattern recognition
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04803 Split screen, i.e. subdividing the display area or the window area into separate subareas
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04806 Zoom, i.e. interaction techniques or interactors for controlling the zooming operation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/01 Input arrangements or combined input and output arrangements for interaction between user and computer G06F3/16 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/012 Head tracking input arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/60 Editing figures and text; Combining figures or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/16 Human faces, e.g. facial parts, sketches or expressions
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/161 Detection; Localisation; Normalisation

Abstract

An information processing apparatus includes an imaging unit, a display, a detection unit, and an image generation unit. The imaging unit is configured to capture an image to acquire a captured image. The display has a display surface that faces in the same direction as an imaging direction of the imaging unit. The detection unit is configured to perform imaging processing on the captured image to detect a face region that is a region of a face of a user in the captured image. The image generation unit is configured to generate a display image displayed on the display based on a result of the detection by the detection unit.

Claims

1. An information processing apparatus, comprising:

an imaging unit configured to capture an image to acquire a captured image;

a display having a display surface that faces in the same direction as an imaging direction of the imaging unit;

a detection unit configured to perform imaging processing on the captured image to detect a face region that is a region of a face of a user in the captured image; and

an image generation unit configured to generate a display image displayed on the display based on a result of the detection by the detection unit.

2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

when the face region is detected by the detection unit, the image generation unit superimposes a display object on the captured image to generate the display image.

3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein

the image generation unit arranges the display object such that the display object is prevented from overlapping the face region.

4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein

the image generation unit adjusts a size of the display object such that the display object is prevented from overlapping the face region.

5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein

the image generation unit adjusts a position of the display object such that the display object is prevented from overlapping the face region.

6. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

the image generation unit generates the display image including display information with information granularity defined in accordance with a size of the face region.

7. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

the image generation unit refers to a feature of a face of a user registered in advance to identify an individual user included in the captured image, and generates the display image including display information corresponding to the individual user.

8. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

when a plurality of face regions are detected in the captured image, the image generation unit generates the display image including display information corresponding to the number of face regions.

9. The information processing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein

the image generation unit generates the display image including display information having a character size and the number of characters that are defined in accordance with the size of the face region.

10. The information processing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein

the image generation unit generates the display image including display information as a display target image having a drawing range defined in accordance with the size of the face region.

11. The information processing apparatus according to claim 7, wherein

when a plurality of face regions are detected in the captured image, the image generation unit generates the display image including display information other than the display information corresponding to the individual user.

12. A program causing a computer to function as:

a detection unit configured to perform imaging processing on a captured image captured by an imaging unit to detect a face region that is a region of a face of a user in the captured image; and

an image generation unit configured to generate a display image displayed on a display facing in the same direction as an imaging direction of the imaging unit, based on a result of the detection by the detection unit.