ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM
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1. An electronic apparatus, comprising:
- a storage configured to storea plurality of images classified into a plurality of groups,a plurality of event feature information items that indicate features of objects peculiar to each event, anda plurality of rule information items that indicate rules for selecting a representative image representing an event expressed by the plurality of images for each of the groups and are different for each event and for each person related to the event;
a controller configured toextract a plurality of meta information items from the plurality of images for each of the groups based on the plurality of event feature information items,analyze superordinate meta information from the extracted meta information items to derive what event is expressed and to whom the event is related in the plurality of images, andselect the representative image that represents the derived event from the plurality of images based on the rule information item corresponding to the derived event; and
an output unit configured to output a thumbnail image of the selected representative image for each of the groups.
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Abstract
An electronic apparatus includes a storage, a controller, and an output unit. The storage stores images classified into groups, event feature information items indicating features of objects peculiar to each event, and rule information items indicating rules for selecting a representative image representing an event expressed by the images for each group and are different for each event and for each person related to the event. The controller extracts meta information items from the images for each group based on the event feature information items, analyzes superordinate meta information from the extracted meta information items to derive what event is expressed and to whom the event is related in the images, and selects the representative image that represents the derived event from the images based on the rule information item corresponding to the derived event. The output unit outputs a thumbnail image of the selected representative image for each group.
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1. An electronic apparatus, comprising:
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a storage configured to store a plurality of images classified into a plurality of groups, a plurality of event feature information items that indicate features of objects peculiar to each event, and a plurality of rule information items that indicate rules for selecting a representative image representing an event expressed by the plurality of images for each of the groups and are different for each event and for each person related to the event; a controller configured to extract a plurality of meta information items from the plurality of images for each of the groups based on the plurality of event feature information items, analyze superordinate meta information from the extracted meta information items to derive what event is expressed and to whom the event is related in the plurality of images, and select the representative image that represents the derived event from the plurality of images based on the rule information item corresponding to the derived event; and an output unit configured to output a thumbnail image of the selected representative image for each of the groups. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An image processing method, comprising:
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storing a plurality of images classified into a plurality of groups, a plurality of event feature information items that indicate features of objects peculiar to each event, and a plurality of rule information items that indicate rules for selecting a representative image representing an event expressed by the plurality of images for each of the groups and are different for each event and for each person related to the event; extracting a plurality of meta information items from the plurality of images for each of the groups based on the plurality of event feature information items; analyzing superordinate meta information from the extracted meta information items to derive what event is expressed and to whom the event is related in the plurality of images; selecting the representative image that represents the derived event from the plurality of images based on the rule information item corresponding to the derived event; and outputting a thumbnail image of the selected representative image for each of the groups.
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7. A program causing an electronic apparatus to execute:
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storing a plurality of images classified into a plurality of groups, a plurality of event feature information items that indicate features of objects peculiar to each event, and a plurality of rule information items that indicate rules for selecting a representative image representing an event expressed by the plurality of images for each of the groups and are different for each event and for each person related to the event; extracting a plurality of meta information items from the plurality of images for each of the groups based on the plurality of event feature information items; analyzing superordinate meta information from the extracted meta information items to derive what event is expressed and to whom the event is related in the plurality of images; selecting the representative image that represents the derived event from the plurality of images based on the rule information item corresponding to the derived event; and outputting a thumbnail image of the selected representative image for each of the groups.
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Current AssigneeSony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
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Original AssigneeSony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
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InventorsKashima, Koji, Oryoji, Hiroshi, Eshima, Masashi, Sakaguchi, Tatsumi
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Application NumberUS13/053,678Publication NumberTime in Patent OfficeDaysField of SearchUS Class Current382/190CPC Class CodesG06F 16/54 Browsing; Visualisation the...
