Face image data processing devices

• US 5,867,171 A
• Filed: 07/18/1997
• Issued: 02/02/1999
• Est. Priority Date: 05/25/1993
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Casio Computer Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Casio Computer Company Limited
• Inventors: Murata, Yoshiyuki, Yamaguchi, Yoshito
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Phu K.
• Application Number:
  US08/896,642
• Time in Patent Office: 564 Days
• Field of Search: 345/433, 345/435, 345/473, 345/474, 345/475
• US Class Current: 345/475
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/00 2D [Two Dimensional] image generation

Abstract

A face image data processing device which processes data on a face image to create the face image suitable for an age and presumes the age of the created face image on the basis of same. In response to designation of data on an age by an age designating unit, respective part images corresponding to the designated age data are read from a storage. A face image composed of a combination of the read part images and suitable for the designated age data is created, and displayed or printed. The age of the created face image is presumed from the created face image by an age presumption section. The presumed age is displayed/printed along with the associated face image.

Claims

1. An animal image display control device which sequentially displays an animal image and said animal'"'"'s age, comprising:

image storage means in which an animal image is stored;

a display for displaying the animal image and the animal'"'"'s age;

a time counter for counting the current time;

age storage means for renewing a predetermined age sequentially in units of one year on the basis of both the current time counted by said time counter and predetermined reference data end for storing the renewed age;

age display control means for controlling said display so as to display sequentially in units of one year the age stored in said age storage means;

image display control means for changing the animal image stored in said image storage means to an animal image corresponding to the age displayed sequentially in units of one year under control of said age display control means, and for controlling said display so as to display the changed animal image; and

said image storage means and said display being beforehand connected to said age display control means and said image display control means.

2. The animal image display control device according to claim 1, further comprising:

an externally operable switching section which is operable by a user;

and wherein said age display control means is responsive to said externally operable switching section being operated for controlling said display so as to display the age stored in said age storage means.

3. The animal image display control device according to claim 1, further comprising:

an externally operable switching section which is operable by a user;

and wherein said image display control means is responsive to said externally operable switching section being operated for changing the animal image stored in said image storage means to an animal image corresponding to the age displayed by said display control means, and for controlling said display so as to display the changed animal image.

4. The animal image display control device according to claim 1, wherein said image display control means comprises:

writing means for changing the animal image stored in said image storage means to an animal image corresponding to the age displayed on said display under control of said age display control means, and for writing the changed animal image into said image storage means; and

control means for controlling said display so as to display the changed animal image written into said image storage means by said writing means.

5. The animal image display control device according to claim 1, wherein said image storage means comprises a semiconductor memory.

6. The animal image display control device according to claim 1, wherein said display comprises a liquid crystal display for displaying with liquid crystals the animal image stored in said image storage means.

7. The animal image display control device according to claim 1, wherein said animal image comprises a plurality of combined part images.

8. An animal image display control device which sequentially displays an animal image and said animal'"'"'s age, comprising:

image storage means in which an animal image is stored;

a display for displaying the animal image and the animal'"'"'s age;

a time counter for counting time;

age storage means for renewing a predetermined age sequentially in units of one year in accordance with a lapse of the time counted by said time counter, and for storing the renewed age;

age display control means for controlling said display so as to display sequentially in units of one year the age stored in said age storage means;

image display control means for changing the animal image stored in said image storage means to an animal image corresponding to the age displayed sequentially in units of one year under control of said age display control means, and for controlling said display so as to display the changed animal image; and

said image storage means and said display being beforehand connected to said age display control means and said image display control means.

9. The animal image display control device according to claim 8, further comprising:

an externally operable switching section which is operable by a user;

and wherein said age display control means is responsive to said externally operable switching section being operated for controlling said display so as to display the age stored in said age storage means.

10. The animal image display control device according to claim 8, further comprising:

an externally operable switching section which is operable by a user;

and wherein said image display control means is responsive to said externally operable switching section being operated for changing the animal image stored in said image storage means to an animal image corresponding to the age displayed under control of said display control means, and for controlling said display so as to display the changed animal image.

11. The animal image display control device according to claim 8, wherein said image display control means comprises:

writing means for changing the animal image stored in said image storage means to an animal image corresponding to the age displayed on said display under control of said age display control means, and for writing the changed animal image into said image stored means; and

control means for controlling said display so as display the changed animal image written into said image storage means by said writing means.

12. The animal image display control device according to claim 8, wherein said image storage means comprises a semiconductor memory.

13. The animal image display control device according to claim 8, wherein said display comprises a liquid crystal display for displaying with liquid crystals the animal image stored in said image storage means.

14. The animal image display control device according to claim 8, wherein said animal image comprises a plurality of combined part images.

15. An animal image display method which sequentially displays an animal image and said animal'"'"'s age, comprising the steps of:

storing the animal image in image storage means;

counting the current time;

renewing a predetermined age sequentially in units of one year on the basis of both the current time counted by said time counting step and predetermined reference data, and storing the renewed age;

displaying sequentially in units of one year the age stored in said renewed age storing step;

changing the animal image stored in the image storage means to an animal image corresponding to the age displayed sequentially in units of one year; and

displaying the changed animal image.

16. An animal image display method which sequentially displays an animal image and said animal'"'"'s age, comprising the steps of:

storing the animal image in image storage means;

counting time;

renewing a predetermined age sequentially in units of one year in accordance with a lapse of the time counted by said time counting step, and storing the renewed age;

displaying sequentially in units of one year the age stored in said renewed age storing step;

changing the animal image stored in the image storage means to an animal image corresponding to the age displayed sequentially in units of one year; and

displaying the changed animal image.

17. A recording medium which contains a computer readable animal image display program for causing a computer to sequentially display an animal image and said animal'"'"'s age, the display program causing the computer to realize the functions of:

storing an animal image in image storage means;

counting the current time;

renewing a predetermined age sequentially in units of one year on the basis of both the current time counted by said time counting step and predetermined reference data, and storing the renewed age;

displaying sequentially in units of one year the age stored in said renewed age storing step;

changing the animal image stored in the image storage means to an animal image corresponding to the age displayed sequentially in units of one year; and

displaying the changed animal image.

18. A recording medium which contains a computer readable animal image display program for causing a computer to sequentially display an animal image and said animal'"'"'s age, the display program causing the computer to realize the functions of:

storing an animal image in image storage means;

counting time;

renewing a predetermined age sequentially in units of one year in accordance with a lapse of the time counted by said time counting step, and storing the renewed age;

displaying sequentially in units of one year the age stored in said renewed age storing step; and

changing the animal image stored in the image storage means to an animal image corresponding to the age displayed sequentially in units of one year; and

displaying the changed animal image.