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| 20080247611 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FACE RECOGNITION AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - Disclosed is a face recognition apparatus for previously registering a face image of a person, receiving a moving image in which face identification is intended to be performed, and performing face recognition in the received moving image. The apparatus includes the following elements. A face registration unit registers the face of a person as an image. A face detection unit detects a face in a frame of an input moving image. A face tracking unit tracks the detected face in frames of the input moving image. A face identification unit compares the detected face, which is being tracked by the face tracking unit, with the registered face registered in the face registration unit to identify the face. A stabilization unit stabilizes the result of face identification by the face identification unit. | 10-09-2008 |
| 20090214121 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An edge map creation unit detects an edge intensity of an input image in units of three types of blocks having different sizes. An operation parameter adjustment unit sets initial values of an edge reference value and an extraction reference value on the basis of a dynamic range which is a difference between the maximum and minimum values of the edge intensity. An edge point extraction unit extracts an edge point from the input image on the basis of the edge reference value. Until an extraction amount determination unit determines that the edge point extraction amount is appropriate on the basis of the extraction reference value, the operation parameter adjustment unit repeatedly performs a processing of adjusting the edge reference value, and the edge point extraction unit repeatedly performs a processing of extracting the edge point from the input image on the basis of the adjusted edge reference value. | 08-27-2009 |
| 20100232685 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD, LEARNING APPARATUS AND METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An image processing apparatus includes: an edge intensity detecting unit configured to detect the edge intensity of an image in increments of blocks having a predetermined size; a parameter setting unit configured to set an edge reference value used for extraction of an edge point that is a pixel used for detection of the blurred degree of the image based on a dynamic range that is difference between the maximum value and the minimum value of the edge intensities; and an edge point extracting unit configured to extract a pixel as the edge point with the edge intensity being equal to or greater than the edge reference value, and also the pixel value of a pixel within a block being included in an edge block that is a block within a predetermined range. | 09-16-2010 |
| 20100246939 | Image Processing Apparatus and Method, Learning Apparatus and Method, and Program - The present invention relates to an image processing apparatus and method, a learning apparatus and method, and a program which allow reliable evaluation of whether or not the subject appears sharp. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100259649 | PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS AND METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A photographing apparatus is provided, which includes: a correction data acquiring section that acquires correction data for image correction; a recording section that records the correction data acquired by the correction data acquiring section; a photographing condition acquiring section that acquires image photographing conditions; a retrieving section that retrieves the correction data, corresponding to the photographing conditions acquired by the photographing condition acquiring section, from the correction data recorded in the recording section; and a photographing section that photographs an image on the basis of the correction data retrieved by the retrieving section. | 10-14-2010 |
| 20110013039 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An apparatus for improving the quality of a captured image may include a first computing unit, a second computing unit, and an advice generating unit. The first computing unit may be configured to compute a first value representing a first aspect of the quality of a first image. The second computing unit may be configured to compute a second value representing a second aspect of the quality of the first image. The advice generating unit may be configured to generate advice for capturing a second image based on at least one of the first and second computed values. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20110206282 | Device, Method, and Program for Image Processing - An image processing device includes a subject region detector that detects a subject region from an input image; a cutting unit that cuts an image of the subject region from the input image; a priority calculator that calculates a priority of each of predetermined regions on a boundary with respect to the subject region, for the input image; a retrieval unit that retrieves a region similar to an image of a predetermined region with a top priority from among the priorities, from the input image after the image of the subject region is cut; a recovery unit that recovers the subject region by copying an image of an adjacent region that is adjacent to the region similar to the predetermined region retrieved by the retrieval unit and includes a region corresponding to a region cut as the subject region, and by pasting the image obtained by copying onto the region that is adjacent to the predetermined region with the top priority and cut as the subject region; and a composition unit that combines the image of the subject region cut by the cutting unit with the image with the subject region recovered by the recovery unit. | 08-25-2011 |
| 20110206294 | Image Processing Apparatus, Image Processing Method, and Program - An image processing apparatus includes: an input image energy map generation unit generating an input image energy map from an input image; a reduced energy map generation unit generating a reduced energy map; a reduction seam search unit searching a reduction seam formed by binding pixels of a path along which a cumulative energy value of energies of pixels is minimum; a partial seam search unit searching a partial seam formed by binding pixels with a minimum cumulative value; an input image energy map update unit updating the input image energy map by inserting and replacing a maximum energy value into the energies corresponding to all of the pixels of the input image on the input image energy map; and a reduction expansion unit reducing or expanding the input image by deleting the pixels forming the partial seam from the input image. | 08-25-2011 |
| 20110206295 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An image processing apparatus includes: a subject region detection unit detecting regions of subjects included in an input image; a cropped region setting unit setting a region including all of the regions of the detected subjects as a cropped region; an expansion region addition unit adding an expansion region to expand an end of the cropped region only by a predetermined width; a cutting unit cutting a cut image formed from a cut region including the cropped region and the expansion region from the input image; a subject adaptation size change unit changing a size of an image formed from the cut region by deleting a region where an influence on the subjects is small in the cut image; and an entire image size changing unit changing the size of the entire image changed in size by the subject adaptation size change unit at a predetermined ratio. | 08-25-2011 |
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| 20090095612 | MOVABLE CONTACT ASSEMBLY AND SWITCH USING THE SAME - A movable contact assembly includes a light guiding sheet which is light transmittable, and a movable contact provided on the light guiding sheet. The light guiding sheet has a portion having the movable contact provided thereon and a portion having plural grooves provided therein. The grooves constitute a light inlet for introducing light into the light guiding sheet. This movable contact assembly can illuminate a switch preferably with a simple structure, providing the switch with an easily operation. | 04-16-2009 |
| 20090133594 | LIGHT GUIDE SHEET, MOVABLE CONTACT STRUCTURE USING THE LIGHT GUIDE SHEET, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE MOVABLE CONTACT STRUCTURE, AND SWITCH USING THE LIGHT GUIDE SHEET AND THE MOVABLE CONTACT STRUCTURE - A light shielding part includes a slit provided between a first light guide body and a second light guide body, and an attenuation part which has unevenness formed by print and is additionally provided near end sides of the first light guide body and the second light guide body. The light shielding part can prevent light from being transmitted between the first light guide body and the second light guide body. With this configuration, when illumination parts of the first and second light guide bodies are illuminated, it is possible to illuminate the illumination parts of the first and second light guide bodies at different timings without the illumination part of one light guide body being illuminated with light leaked from the other light guide body. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090145733 | MOVABLE CONTACT UNIT WITH LIGHT-GUIDING FUNCTION AND LIGHTED PANEL SWITCH USING THE SAME - The movable contact unit with a light-guiding function has the following structure. An uneven section is formed in a section that is to be lighted on the lower surface of a TPU-made base sheet. A film with a refractive index of light lower than that of the base sheet is disposed beneath the lower surface of the base sheet in a manner that the uneven section is embedded in the film. Besides, an adhesive layer is disposed beneath the film so as to hold a movable contact. The movable contact unit structured above is effectively employed for a lighted panel switch capable of reducing loss in amount of light and providing the section that is to be lighted with required illuminance. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090173608 | LIGHT-GUIDE SHEET, MOVABLE CONTACT UNIT AND SWITCH USING THE SAME - A light-guide sheet includes a light transmissive film substrate, and luminescent protrusions formed at predetermined points on the substrate. At least one of the substrate and each of the luminescent protrusions is colored to a color tone that absorbs yellow light more than blue light. Alternatively, a reflective layer colored to a color tone that absorbs yellow light more than blue light is provided on at least one of the top and bottom faces of the substrate. | 07-09-2009 |
| 20090268454 | LIGHT GUIDE SHEET AND MOVABLE CONTACT ELEMENT USING THE SAME - A light guide sheet and a movable contact element using the single sheet have a simple structure and can be variously illuminated. The light guide sheet includes irregular-shaped light emitting elements formed on a film-like base material; and light-transmissive, belt-shaped light guide parts each connecting a predetermined number of groups of the light emitting elements. In addition, dome-shaped movable contacts formed of a conductive sheet metal are arranged on the bottom surfaces of the light emitting elements. This structure allows the light emitting elements to emit light of different colors from each other or to emit light with a time difference by making the light guide parts introduce the light of the light-emitting devices corresponding thereto. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20100140069 | Light Guiding Sheet and Movable Contact Body Using the Same - A concavo-convex light emitting section provided on an under surface of a base material is formed of a synthetic resin with inorganic oxide dispersed therein. A larger amount of light is reflected by inorganic oxide having a large refractive index and dispersed inside the synthetic resin, to cause a plurality of light emitting sections to emit bright light with a small number of light emitting elements. A light guiding sheet capable of making bright and uniform illumination and a movable contact body using the same are realized with a simple configuration. | 06-10-2010 |
| 20100187077 | MOVABLE CONTACT UNIT AND SWITCH USING THE SAME - A movable contact unit includes a light-guide sheet, a cover sheet, a movable contact, and a light-transmissive light-guide portion. The light-guide sheet includes a film-shaped substrate, and a convex and concave luminescent portion provided on the substrate. The cover sheet faces the substrate. A dome-shaped resilient movable contact made of a thin metal sheet is attached to the cover sheet at a position corresponding to the luminescent portion. The light-guide portion is provided on the cover sheet at a position other than an area where the movable contact is disposed or on the light-guide sheet at a position other than an area where the light-guide portion is disposed. If the light-guide portion is provided on the light-guide sheet, the movable contact may be attached to the light-guide sheet without using the cover sheet. | 07-29-2010 |
| 20110315534 | LIGHT GUIDE SHEET, MOVABLE CONTACT BODY USING SAME, AND SWITCH - A light guide sheet guides light emitted from a light introducer. The light guide sheet includes a film-shaped substrate, a light emitting section formed on the substrate, and a belt-shaped light-blocking section. The light emitting section reflects or scatters light transmitting in the substrate to the outside. The light-blocking section is formed in the substrate by coloring a position of the substrate to a color. In the position, the light emitting section is not formed. The color absorbs the light which is emitted from the light introducer. The light emitting section can alternatively be composed of a plurality of projections and/or a plurality of recesses. Such a light-blocking section is formed in a position of the substrate where the projections and/or the recesses are not formed. | 12-29-2011 |
