Information processing apparatus and program

• US 8,860,661 B2
• Filed: 06/06/2012
• Issued: 10/14/2014
• 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
• Primary Examiner(s): ABDIN, SHAHEDA A
• Application Number:
  US13/489,652
• Publication Number:
  US 20120313851A1
• Time in Patent Office: 860 Days
• Field of Search: 345/156, 345/163, 345/175, 178 1801- 1809
• 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:

circuitry configured to;

capture an image to acquire a captured image;

control a display having a display surface that faces a same direction as an imaging direction of the circuitry;

perform image processing on the captured image and detect a face region in the captured image, the face region being a region of a face of a user in the captured image;

generate a display image to be displayed on the display based on a result of detection by the circuitry, the generated display image including the captured image of the user with the face region and display information corresponding to the captured image; and

arrange the display information corresponding to the captured image such that the display information is prevented from overlapping the face region,

wherein a size of the display information displayed on the display is inversely proportional to a size of the face region detected by the circuitry.

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

when the face region is detected by the circuitry, the circuitry is configured to superimpose the display information on the captured image to generate the display image.

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

the circuitry is configured to adjust the size of the display information such that the display information is prevented from overlapping the face region.

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

the circuitry is configured to adjust a position of the display information such that the display information is prevented from overlapping the face region.

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

the circuitry is configured to generate the display image including the display information with information granularity defined in accordance with the size of the face region.

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

the circuitry is configured to generate the display image including the display information,

the size of the display information corresponds to a character size of the display information and the amount of display information corresponds to a number of characters of the display information, and

the size of the display information and the amount of display information are defined in accordance with the size of the face region.

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

the circuitry is configured to generate the display image including the display information as a display target image having a drawing range defined in accordance with the size of the face region.

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

the circuitry is configured to refer to a feature of the face of the user registered in advance to identify the user included in the captured image, and generate the display image including the display information corresponding to the user.

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

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

10. The information processing apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the feature of the face of the user includes an interval between eyes of the user.

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

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

12. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display information includes at least one of a current time, a user schedule, and an arrival of e-mail.

13. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the size of the face region detected by the circuitry is inversely proportional to a distance between the user and the information processing apparatus.

14. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the circuitry is configured to generate an other display image to be displayed on the display when the face region is not detected by the circuitry.

15. The information processing apparatus according to claim 14, wherein the other display image includes one of a screen-saver and a photo image stored in storage and does not include the display information.

16. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the captured image and the display information are simultaneously displayed on the display.

17. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing computer-readable instructions that, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to execute a method comprising:

performing, using circuitry, image processing on a captured image captured using the circuitry;

detecting a face region in the captured image, the face region being a region of a face of a user in the captured image;

generating a display image to be displayed on a display facing a same direction as an imaging direction of the circuitry, based on a result of detection by the circuitry, the generated display image including the captured image of the user with the face region and display information corresponding to the captured image; and

arranging the display information corresponding to the captured image such that the display information is prevented from overlapping the face region,

wherein a size of the display information displayed on the display is inversely proportional to a size of the face region detected by the circuitry.