IMAGING CONTROL DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGING CONTROLLING METHOD, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD

• US 20150036003A1
• Filed: 01/11/2013
• Published: 02/05/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 02/06/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Sakurai, Hironari, Kimura, Jun, Ando, Yuji, Yamaoka, Keisuke, Nagumo, Takefumi, Eshima, Masashi
• Granted Patent: US 10,015,393 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/207.11
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00 Scanning, transmission or reproduction of documents or the like, e.g. facsimile transmission; Details thereof
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/00 Cameras or camera modules comprising electronic image sensors; Control thereof
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/635 Region indicators; Field of view indicators
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/64 Computer-aided capture of images, e.g. transfer from script file into camera, check of taken image quality, advice or proposal for image composition or decision on when to take image
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/661 Transmitting camera control signals through networks, e.g. control via the Internet
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/95 Computational photography systems, e.g. light-field imaging systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/765 Interface circuits between an apparatus for recording and another apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/772 the recording apparatus and the television camera being placed in the same enclosure
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/91 Television signal processing therefor
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/8205 involving the multiplexing of an additional signal and the colour video signal

Abstract

Provided is an imaging control device including a result receiving unit configured to receive an example image selected by an image processing device used for image processing using image information, the image information being information regarding an image captured by an imaging unit used for image capturing, a selection result transmitting unit configured to transmit information regarding the example image received by the result receiving unit to the image processing device, a setting receiving unit configured to receive setting information generated by the image processing device based on the example image transmitted from the selection result transmitting unit, the setting information indicating a setting condition when image capturing is performed like the example image, and a setting change unit configured to change an imaging setting of the imaging unit using the setting information received by the setting receiving unit.

Claims

1. An imaging control device comprising:

a result receiving unit configured to receive an example image selected by an image processing device used for image processing using image information, the image information being information regarding an image captured by an imaging unit used for image capturing;

a selection result transmitting unit configured to transmit information regarding the example image received by the result receiving unit to the image processing device;

a setting receiving unit configured to receive setting information generated by the image processing device based on the example image transmitted from the selection result transmitting unit, the setting information indicating a setting condition when image capturing is performed like the example image; and

a setting change unit configured to change an imaging setting of the imaging unit using the setting information received by the setting receiving unit.

2. The imaging control device according to claim 1, further comprising:

an image processing unit configured to analyze an image captured by the imaging unit,

wherein the image information includes a result obtained by analysis in the image processing unit.

3. The imaging control device according to claim 2, wherein the image processing unit extracts a feature value of an image captured by the imaging unit.

4. The imaging control device according to claim 1, wherein the image information includes environmental information when an image on which the image information is based is captured.

5. The imaging control device according to claim 1, wherein the image information includes equipment information when an image on which the image information is based is captured.

6. The imaging control device according to claim 1, wherein, as the image information, information is included regarding a user when an image on which the image information is based is captured.

7. The imaging control device according to claim 6, wherein the information regarding the user includes information indicating a history of imaging by the user.

8. The imaging control device according to claim 6, wherein the information regarding the user includes information indicating taste and preference of the user.

9. The imaging control device according to claim 6, wherein the information regarding the user includes biometric information of the user.

10. The imaging control device according to claim 1, wherein the setting information received by the setting receiving unit includes information regarding content of a subject included in an image to be captured by the imaging unit.

11. The imaging control device according to claim 1, wherein the setting information received by the setting receiving unit includes information regarding an imaging position of an image to be captured by the imaging unit.

12. The imaging control device according to claim 1, wherein the setting information received by the setting receiving unit includes information regarding an imaging time of an image to be captured by the imaging unit.

13. The imaging control device according to claim 1, further comprising:

an image display unit configured to display one or more example images received by the result receiving unit.

14. The imaging control device according to claim 13, wherein the image display unit displays, in association with a map, a location where one or more example images received by the result receiving unit are captured.

15. The imaging control device according to claim 1, further comprising:

an imaging unit configured to capture the image.

16. The imaging control device according to claim 1, further comprising:

an image information transmitting unit configured to transmit the image information to the image processing device.

17. An image processing device comprising:

an example image retrieval unit configured to acquire an example image using image information transmitted from an imaging control device used to change an imaging setting of an imaging unit used for image capturing, the image information being information regarding an image captured by the imaging unit;

an example image transmitting unit configured to transmit the example image acquired by the example image retrieval unit to the imaging control device;

a setting generation unit configured to generate setting information indicating a setting condition when image capturing is performed like the example image, based on information regarding the example image selected by the imaging control device from among the example images transmitted from the example image transmitting unit and transmitted from the imaging control device; and

a setting transmitting unit configured to transmit the setting information generated by the setting generation unit to the imaging control device.

18. An imaging controlling method comprising:

receiving an example image selected by an image processing device used for image processing using image information, the image information being information regarding an image captured by a imaging unit used for image capturing;

transmitting information regarding the received example image to the image processing device;

receiving setting information generated by the image processing device based on the transmitted example image, the setting information indicating a setting condition when image capturing is performed like the example image; and

changing an imaging setting of the imaging unit using the received setting information.

19. An image processing method comprising:

acquiring an example image using image information transmitted from an imaging control device used to change an imaging setting of an imaging unit used for image capturing, the image information being information regarding an image captured by the imaging unit;

transmitting the acquired example image to the imaging control device;

generating setting information indicating a setting condition when image capturing is performed like the example image, based on information regarding the example image selected by the imaging control device from among the transmitted example images and transmitted from the imaging control device; and

transmitting the generated setting information to the imaging control device.