US9769380B2 — Image processing apparatus, method, and storage m…

Claim 1

Independent Claim 206 words

An image processing apparatus that obtains information of a digital watermark based on an image obtained by causing an image capturing device to capture a print product in which the digital watermark is embedded, comprising: an image capturing unit configured to cause the image capturing device to capture a plurality of areas on the print product by repeating continuous shooting a plurality of times, wherein the continuous shooting is performed under a plurality of image capturing conditions; a selection unit configured to select, from a plurality of images obtained by the continuous shooting by said image capturing unit, an image from which the information of the digital watermark is to be obtained; and an obtaining unit configured to obtain the information of the digital watermark based on the image selected by said selection unit from the plurality of images obtained by the respective times of the continuous shooting by said image capturing unit, wherein the plurality of the image capturing conditions correspond to a plurality of different focal lengths to the print product, and wherein said selection unit selects an image by using a predetermined criterion corresponding to a degree of an edge contained in each of the plurality of images obtained by the continuous shooting.

Claim 2

Dependent Claim 206 words

An image processing apparatus that obtains information of a digital watermark based on an image obtained by causing an image capturing device to capture a print product in which the digital watermark is embedded, comprising: an image capturing unit configured to cause the image capturing device to capture a plurality of areas on the print product by repeating continuous shooting a plurality of times, wherein the continuous shooting is performed under a plurality of image capturing conditions; a selection unit configured to select, from a plurality of images obtained by the continuous shooting by said image capturing unit, an image from which the information of the digital watermark is to be obtained; and an obtaining unit configured to obtain the information of the digital watermark based on the image selected by said selection unit from the plurality of images obtained by the respective times of the continuous shooting by said image capturing unit, wherein the plurality of the image capturing conditions correspond to a plurality of different focal lengths to the print product, and wherein said selection unit selects an image by using a predetermined criterion corresponding to a degree of an edge contained in each of the plurality of images obtained by the continuous shooting.

Claim 3

Dependent Claim 29 words

The apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising a replay unit configured to replay content represented by the information of the digital watermark obtained by said obtaining unit.

Claim 4

Dependent Claim 14 words

The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the image capturing device is integrated.

Claim 5

Dependent Claim 61 words

The apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the image capturing device includes: a first setting unit configured to set an image capturing condition upon performing the continuous shooting of the print product; and an evaluation unit configured to evaluate continuity of the plurality of images obtained by performing shooting under the image capturing condition set by said first setting unit.

Claim 6

Dependent Claim 34 words

The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein a focal length from the image capturing device to the print product is focused at a start of the continuous shooting in the image capturing device.

Claim 7

Dependent Claim 43 words

The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the image processing apparatus performs super-resolution processing by using the plurality of images captured under the plurality of image capturing conditions, and performs processing of generating an image higher in resolution than an original image.

Claim 8

Dependent Claim 23 words

The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the information of the digital watermark includes voice information, moving image information, and text information.

Claim 9

Dependent Claim 202 words

An image processing apparatus that obtains information of a digital watermark based on an image obtained by causing an image capturing device to capture a print product in which the digital watermark is embedded, comprising: an image capturing unit configured to cause the image capturing device to capture a plurality of areas on the print product by repeating shooting a plurality of times; and an obtaining unit configured to obtain the information of the digital watermark based on the image obtained by the respective times of the shooting by said image capturing unit, wherein the shooting by the image capturing device is hand-held shooting by a user, wherein the image capturing device further includes a detection unit configured to detect an acceleration of movement of the image capturing device by the hand-held shooting by the user, and wherein the image capturing device further includes a notification unit configured to notify the user to adjust at least one of a moving speed of the image capturing device and a distance from the image capturing device to the print product based on a result of detection by said detection unit during movement of the image capturing device by the hand-held shooting by the user.

Claim 10

Dependent Claim 202 words

An image processing apparatus that obtains information of a digital watermark based on an image obtained by causing an image capturing device to capture a print product in which the digital watermark is embedded, comprising: an image capturing unit configured to cause the image capturing device to capture a plurality of areas on the print product by repeating shooting a plurality of times; and an obtaining unit configured to obtain the information of the digital watermark based on the image obtained by the respective times of the shooting by said image capturing unit, wherein the shooting by the image capturing device is hand-held shooting by a user, wherein the image capturing device further includes a detection unit configured to detect an acceleration of movement of the image capturing device by the hand-held shooting by the user, and wherein the image capturing device further includes a notification unit configured to notify the user to adjust at least one of a moving speed of the image capturing device and a distance from the image capturing device to the print product based on a result of detection by said detection unit during movement of the image capturing device by the hand-held shooting by the user.

Claim 11

Dependent Claim 77 words

The apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the repeated shooting is performed under a plurality of image capturing conditions, wherein the plurality of image capturing conditions includes at least one of the focal length to the print product, an F-number, and a shutter speed, and wherein the image obtained by the respective times of the shooting by said image capturing unit is selected by using a predetermined criterion corresponding to the plurality of image capturing conditions.

Claim 12

Dependent Claim 78 words

The apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the image capturing device further includes: a second setting unit configured to set a changeable range of one of the focal length, the F-number, and the shutter speed set as the image capturing condition; and a control unit configured to control to perform the shooting by changing a value of at least one of the plurality of the image capturing conditions within the range set by said second setting unit.

Claim 13

Dependent Claim 48 words

The apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein the changeable range is one of a predetermined fixed value, a value statistically determined from the plurality of times of the continuous shooting executed previously, and a value dynamically obtained based on a result of detection by said detection unit.

Claim 14

Dependent Claim 76 words

The apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein in a case where at least one of the plurality of the image capturing conditions includes the shutter speed, the image obtained by the respective times of the shooting by said image capturing unit is selected by using a predetermined criterion corresponding to a degree of blur in each of the plurality of images obtained by the plurality of times of the shooting by said image capturing unit.

Claim 15

Dependent Claim 53 words

The apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the image processing apparatus performs processing of performing alignment of a plurality of images obtained from shooting at different positions and composing the plurality of images into one image by using the plurality of images based on a result of detection by said detection unit.

Claim 16

Dependent Claim 135 words

The apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the image capturing unit causes the image capturing device to capture the plurality of areas on the print product by repeating continuous hand-held shooting by the user a plurality of times, wherein the continuous hand-held shooting is performed under a plurality of image capturing conditions, wherein the apparatus further comprises a selection unit configured to select, from a plurality of images obtained by the continuous hand-held shooting by said image capturing unit, an image from which the information of the digital watermark is to be obtained, and wherein the obtaining unit obtains the information of the digital watermark based on the image selected by said selection unit from the plurality of images obtained by the respective times of the continuous hand-held shooting by said image capturing unit.

Claim 17

Dependent Claim 56 words

The apparatus according to claim 14 , wherein the image capturing device further includes a switch unit configured to switch over at least one of the plurality of the image capturing conditions based on a result of detection by said detection unit during movement of the image capturing device by the hand-held shooting by the user.

Claim 18

Dependent Claim 183 words

An image processing method for an image processing apparatus that obtains information of a digital watermark based on an image obtained by causing an image capturing device to capture a print product in which the digital watermark is embedded, comprising: causing the image capturing device to capture a plurality of areas on the print product by repeating continuous shooting a plurality of times, wherein the continuous shooting is performed under a plurality of image capturing conditions; selecting, from a plurality of images obtained by the continuous shooting by the image capturing device, an image from which the information of the digital watermark is to be obtained; and obtaining information of the digital watermark by using the image selected from the plurality of images obtained by the respective times of the continuous shooting, wherein the plurality of the image capturing conditions correspond to a plurality of F numbers, and wherein an image is selected by using a predetermined criterion corresponding to both of a degree of focus and a degree of noise in each of the plurality of images obtained by the continuous shooting.

Claim 19

Dependent Claim 183 words

An image processing method for an image processing apparatus that obtains information of a digital watermark based on an image obtained by causing an image capturing device to capture a print product in which the digital watermark is embedded, comprising: causing the image capturing device to capture a plurality of areas on the print product by repeating continuous shooting a plurality of times, wherein the continuous shooting is performed under a plurality of image capturing conditions; selecting, from a plurality of images obtained by the continuous shooting by the image capturing device, an image from which the information of the digital watermark is to be obtained; and obtaining information of the digital watermark by using the image selected from the plurality of images obtained by the respective times of the continuous shooting, wherein the plurality of the image capturing conditions correspond to a plurality of F numbers, and wherein an image is selected by using a predetermined criterion corresponding to both of a degree of focus and a degree of noise in each of the plurality of images obtained by the continuous shooting.

Claim 20

Dependent Claim 20 words

The method according to claim 16 , further comprising replaying content represented by the information of the obtained digital watermark.

Claim 21

Dependent Claim 34 words

The method according to claim 16 , wherein a focal length from the image capturing device to the print product is focused at a start of the continuous shooting in the image capturing device.

Claim 22

Dependent Claim 44 words

The method according to claim 16 , wherein the image processing apparatus performs super-resolution processing by using the plurality of images captured under a plurality of the image capturing conditions, and performs processing of generating an image higher in resolution than an original image.

Claim 23

Dependent Claim 23 words

The method according to claim 16 , wherein the information of the digital watermark includes voice information, moving image information, and text information.

Claim 24

Dependent Claim 207 words

An image processing apparatus that obtains information of a digital watermark based on an image obtained by causing an image capturing device to capture a print product in which the digital watermark is embedded, comprising: an image capturing unit configured to cause the image capturing device to capture a plurality of areas on the print product by repeating continuous shooting a plurality of times, wherein the continuous shooting is performed under a plurality of image capturing conditions; a selection unit configured to select, from a plurality of images obtained by the continuous shooting by said image capturing unit, an image from which the information of the digital watermark is to be obtained; and an obtaining unit configured to obtain the information of the digital watermark based on the image selected by said selection unit from the plurality of images obtained by the respective times of the continuous shooting by said image capturing unit, wherein the plurality of the image capturing conditions correspond to a plurality of different F-numbers, and wherein said selection unit selects an image by using a predetermined criterion corresponding to both of a degree of a focus and a degree of noise in each of the plurality of images obtained by the continuous shooting.

Claim 25

Dependent Claim 207 words

An image processing apparatus that obtains information of a digital watermark based on an image obtained by causing an image capturing device to capture a print product in which the digital watermark is embedded, comprising: an image capturing unit configured to cause the image capturing device to capture a plurality of areas on the print product by repeating continuous shooting a plurality of times, wherein the continuous shooting is performed under a plurality of image capturing conditions; a selection unit configured to select, from a plurality of images obtained by the continuous shooting by said image capturing unit, an image from which the information of the digital watermark is to be obtained; and an obtaining unit configured to obtain the information of the digital watermark based on the image selected by said selection unit from the plurality of images obtained by the respective times of the continuous shooting by said image capturing unit, wherein the plurality of the image capturing conditions correspond to a plurality of different F-numbers, and wherein said selection unit selects an image by using a predetermined criterion corresponding to both of a degree of a focus and a degree of noise in each of the plurality of images obtained by the continuous shooting.

Claim 26

Dependent Claim 175 words

An image processing method for an image processing apparatus that obtains information of a digital watermark based on an image obtained by causing an image capturing device to capture a print product in which the digital watermark is embedded, comprising: causing the image capturing device to capture a plurality of areas on the print product by continuous shooting performed under a plurality of image capturing conditions; selecting, from a plurality of images obtained by the continuous shooting by the image capturing device, an image from which the information of the digital watermark is to be obtained; and obtaining the information of the digital watermark based on the image selected from the plurality of images obtained by the continuous shooting by the image capturing device, wherein the plurality of the image capturing conditions correspond to a plurality of different focal lengths to the print product, and wherein an image is selected by using a predetermined criterion corresponding to a degree of an edge contained in each of the plurality of images obtained by the continuous shooting.

Claim 27

Dependent Claim 175 words

An image processing method for an image processing apparatus that obtains information of a digital watermark based on an image obtained by causing an image capturing device to capture a print product in which the digital watermark is embedded, comprising: causing the image capturing device to capture a plurality of areas on the print product by continuous shooting performed under a plurality of image capturing conditions; selecting, from a plurality of images obtained by the continuous shooting by the image capturing device, an image from which the information of the digital watermark is to be obtained; and obtaining the information of the digital watermark based on the image selected from the plurality of images obtained by the continuous shooting by the image capturing device, wherein the plurality of the image capturing conditions correspond to a plurality of different focal lengths to the print product, and wherein an image is selected by using a predetermined criterion corresponding to a degree of an edge contained in each of the plurality of images obtained by the continuous shooting.

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Image processing apparatus, method, and storage medium for obtaining watermark information

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