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Image processing device and image processing method
Assignee: Sony Corp
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Filing: 2014-12-01
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Granted: 2016-04-12
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Expires: 2034-12-01
Abstract
Abstract An image processing device including a subject frame setting section which, by operating a subject detector which detects a subject captured in an image, sets a subject frame which surrounds a predetermined range of the subject detected from the image; an acceptance frame setting section which sets an acceptance frame with a range wider than the subject frame according to the context of the image; a position detecting section which detects a specified position on an image which is specified by a user; and a recognizing section which recognizes a subject which is a tracking target based on the acceptance frame set by the acceptance frame setting section and the specified position detected by the position detecting section.
Inventors
- 👤 Yoko Fukata
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 10:06
CPC Classifications
G06T7/0044; G; G06; G06V; G06V10/00; G06V10/20; G06V10/22; G06V10/235; G06K9/00228; G06K9/3241; G06T; G06T7/00; G06T7/70; G06T7/73; G06T7/74; G06V10/255; H; H04; H04N; H04N23/00; H04N23/60; H04N23/61; H04N23/611; H04N23/62; H04N5/23216; H04N5/23219; H04N5/23293; G06V10/40; G06V10/62; G06V40/00; G06V40/10; G06V40/16; G06V40/161; H04N2101/00; H04N23/63; H04N23/633; H04N23/635
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 21
Claim 1
Independent Claim
116 words
An electronic device comprising: circuitry configured to control displaying an image on a display; detect a subject in the image; control displaying, with the image, a subject area in which the subject detected from the image is included; set, but not display, an acceptance area which encompasses the subject area according to a position of the subject area; detect a specified position which is corresponding to a received user input position within the image displayed with the subject area; detect whether the specified position is within the acceptance area, and determine, in case the specified position is within the acceptance area, the subject within the subject area corresponding to the acceptance area as a tracking subject.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
116 words
An electronic device comprising: circuitry configured to control displaying an image on a display; detect a subject in the image; control displaying, with the image, a subject area in which the subject detected from the image is included; set, but not display, an acceptance area which encompasses the subject area according to a position of the subject area; detect a specified position which is corresponding to a received user input position within the image displayed with the subject area; detect whether the specified position is within the acceptance area, and determine, in case the specified position is within the acceptance area, the subject within the subject area corresponding to the acceptance area as a tracking subject.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
31 words
The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising: a touch panel display configured to display the image and the subject area; and detect a touch input as the user input.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
31 words
The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is configured to set a size of the acceptance area according to a size of the subject detected in the image.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
37 words
The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is configured to set a spacing of the acceptance area with regard to the subject area according to a type of the subject detected in the image.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
36 words
The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is configured to adjust a spacing of the acceptance area with regard to the subject area according to movement of the subject detected in the image.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
35 words
The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is configured to adjust a spacing of the acceptance area with regard to the subject frame according to a scene with regard to the subject.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
33 words
The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is configured to adjust a spacing of the acceptance area with regard to the subject area according to relationship with another subject area.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
62 words
The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is configured to set the acceptance area of the subject which is appropriate for an imaging mode which is currently set to be larger than the acceptance area of the subject which is not appropriate for the imaging mode when a plurality of types of the subjects are detected in the image.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
17 words
The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the circuitry further configured to track the tracking subject.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
146 words
A method performed by an electronic device, the method comprising: controlling to display, by the circuity of the electronic device, an image on a display; detecting, by the circuity, a subject in the image; controlling, by the circuitry, with the image, to display a subject area in which the subject detected from the image is included; setting, but not display, by the circuitry, an acceptance area which encompasses the subject area according to a position of the subject area; detecting, by the circuitry, a specified position which is corresponding to a received user input position within the image displayed with the subject area; detect, by the circuitry, whether the specified position is within the acceptance area; and determine, in case the specified position is within the acceptance area, by the circuitry, the subject within the subject area corresponding to the acceptance area as a tracking subject.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
146 words
A method performed by an electronic device, the method comprising: controlling to display, by the circuity of the electronic device, an image on a display; detecting, by the circuity, a subject in the image; controlling, by the circuitry, with the image, to display a subject area in which the subject detected from the image is included; setting, but not display, by the circuitry, an acceptance area which encompasses the subject area according to a position of the subject area; detecting, by the circuitry, a specified position which is corresponding to a received user input position within the image displayed with the subject area; detect, by the circuitry, whether the specified position is within the acceptance area; and determine, in case the specified position is within the acceptance area, by the circuitry, the subject within the subject area corresponding to the acceptance area as a tracking subject.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method of claim 10 , wherein a size of the acceptance area is set according to a size of the subject detected in the image.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
32 words
The method of claim 10 , wherein a spacing of the acceptance area with regard to the subject area is set according to a type of the subject detected in the image.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
31 words
The method of claim 10 , wherein a spacing of the acceptance area with regard to the subject area is adjusted according to movement of the subject detected in the image.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
30 words
The method of claim 10 , wherein a spacing of the acceptance area with regard to the subject frame is adjusted according to a scene with regard to the subject.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method of claim 10 , wherein a spacing of the acceptance area with regard to the subject area is adjusted according to relationship with another subject area.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
57 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein the acceptance area of the subject which is appropriate for an imaging mode which is currently set to be larger than the acceptance area of the subject which is not appropriate for the imaging mode is set when a plurality of types of the subjects are detected in the image.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method of claim 1 , the method further comprising tracking the tracking subject.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
128 words
A non-transitory computer-readable medium including computer-program instructions, which executed by an electronic device, cause the electronic device to: control to display an image on a display; detect a subject in the image; control to display, with the image, a subject area in which the subjected detected from the image included; set, but not display, an acceptance area which encompasses the subject area according to a position of the subject area; detect a specified position which is corresponding to a received user input position within the image displayed with the subject area; detect whether the specified position is within the acceptance area; and determine, in case the specified position is within the acceptance area, the subject within the subject area corresponding to the acceptance area as a tracking subject.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
128 words
A non-transitory computer-readable medium including computer-program instructions, which executed by an electronic device, cause the electronic device to: control to display an image on a display; detect a subject in the image; control to display, with the image, a subject area in which the subjected detected from the image included; set, but not display, an acceptance area which encompasses the subject area according to a position of the subject area; detect a specified position which is corresponding to a received user input position within the image displayed with the subject area; detect whether the specified position is within the acceptance area; and determine, in case the specified position is within the acceptance area, the subject within the subject area corresponding to the acceptance area as a tracking subject.
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