Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090129471 | IMAGE DECODING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DECODING PREDICTION ENCODED IMAGE DATA - An image data decoding method for decoding compression encoded image data which includes a plurality of image pictures, includes: a selection step of selecting, when one of the plurality of image pictures are to be decoded, and when a first reference picture to be referred to by that image picture to be decoded is not decoded, a second reference picture from a picture already decoded as an alternative reference; and a decoding step of decoding the image picture to be decoded with reference to the second reference picture as an alternative to the first reference picture. | 05-21-2009 |
20090231462 | IMAGE-PICKUP APPARATUS AND WHITE-BALANCE CONTROL METHOD PROVIDED THEREFOR - The present invention allows for selecting a predetermined chromatic color for extraction from among a plurality of chromatic colors based on the result of identification of acquired photographing information. When the value of a white extraction area of the photographing information is smaller than a first threshold value, it is determined whether the value of the area of the selected predetermined chromatic color is greater than or equal to a second threshold value. If the value of the predetermined chromatic-color area is determined to be greater than or equal to the second threshold value, white balance is controlled by bringing the value of the predetermined chromatic-color area near to a predetermined target color value. | 09-17-2009 |
20110157402 | METHOD FOR PROCESSING IMAGE, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND IMAGING APPARATUS - A method for processing image includes: acquiring image data; firstly correcting saturation information acquired from the image data based on at least one of hue information and luminance information of the image data; determining whether an image of the image data is a vivid color scene based on the saturation information corrected by the first correction; and outputting a result of scene determination. | 06-30-2011 |
20110158513 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND PROGRAM - A chroma of each block is calculated from color difference signals to calculate the number of blocks having chroma equal to or more than a predetermined threshold from the blocks other than those of a detected face area and to calculate a high chroma block ratio of the high chroma blocks having the chroma equal to or more than the predetermined threshold, to the number of the blocks other than the blocks in the face area. If an average chroma and the high chroma block ratio are predetermined values or more, the scene is discriminated as a vivid color scene. The threshold of the criterion of the high chroma block ratio is made to be small, if the scene has been discriminated as the vivid color scene in the past, while if the scene has not been discriminated, the threshold is made to be large. | 06-30-2011 |
20110169746 | PROJECTION APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD FOR SAME - In an image projection apparatus capable of detecting user operations on a projected image, detecting a moving direction to/from the projected image of an object (for example, a hand) that a user uses to operate a GUI from, for example, an image taken of a region of a projection surface that includes the projected image. Then, depending on the detected direction, the display position or the display direction of the GUI is decided and images projected, thus improving usability. | 07-14-2011 |
20130010157 | IMAGE-PICKUP APPARATUS AND WHITE-BALANCE CONTROL METHOD PROVIDED THEREFOR - The present invention allows for selecting a predetermined chromatic color for extraction from among a plurality of chromatic colors based on the result of identification of acquired photographing information. When the value of a white extraction area of the photographing information is smaller than a first threshold value, it is determined whether the value of the area of the selected predetermined chromatic color is greater than or equal to a second threshold value. If the value of the predetermined chromatic-color area is determined to be greater than or equal to the second threshold value, white balance is controlled by bringing the value of the predetermined chromatic-color area near to a predetermined target color value. | 01-10-2013 |
20130071086 | VIDEO IMAGE DATA REPRODUCING APPARATUS - A video image reproducing apparatus reads out sub-content information related to sub-content to be reproduced, from a recording medium, obtains attribute information indicative of the features of the sub-content, on the basis of the sub-content information, and controls each reproduction procedure of the main content and the sub-content on the basis of the attribute information, so that the main content and the sub-content are reproduced in coordination with the features of the sub-content. | 03-21-2013 |
20130113683 | IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEM, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An image display system including a first image display apparatus, a second image display apparatus and an image processing apparatus is provided. When the first image display apparatus and the second image display apparatus each display a partial image of an image to be displayed, the first image display apparatus and the second image display apparatus each display the partial image based on a feature of the entirety of the image to be displayed. | 05-09-2013 |
20130136367 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SAME - A production unit of an image processing apparatus produces a contour signal of an image including a specific subject. A detection unit detects, on the basis of the contour signal, a representative contour direction for each of a plurality of division regions of the image, where the detection unit detects a specific direction as the representative contour direction when the direction of the entire contour portion included in the division regions is biased in the specific direction by at least a specific degree. A determination unit determines a type of the subject on the basis of at least one of a direction-based frequency distribution of the detected representative contour directions, a number of representative contour directions detected, etc. A correction unit configured to correct the image data according to a correction method corresponding to the type of the subject. | 05-30-2013 |
20130308000 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus connectable with an information processing apparatus, includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire an image obtained by image-capturing an object, a unit configured to acquire image capturing information indicating information on image-capturing of the object, a determination unit configured to determine whether the image capturing information is private information, and an association unit configured to, in a case where the determination unit determines that the image capturing information is not private information, associate the image capturing information with the image, wherein in a case where the determination unit determines that the image capturing information is private information, the association unit associates link information for acquiring the image capturing information based on an access condition set in the image capturing information with the image, instead of associating the image capturing information with the image. | 11-21-2013 |
20130342724 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - An image processing apparatus is provided that allows accurate white balance gains to be obtained by accurately estimating the illuminant colors of various objects in an image. The white balance gains are obtained based on values of white pixels that have been extracted from an input image and have colors included in an extraction range, and the white balance gains are obtained based on specular reflection components included in the input image, are mixed in accordance with a mix ratio. The mix ratio is determined in accordance with, for example, a degree of reliability of extraction of the white pixels. | 12-26-2013 |
20130343646 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An image processing apparatus, which correctly extracts specular reflected light components of reflected light from an object, and accurately estimates a light source color, is provided. The image processing apparatus calculates a pixel value difference distribution by repeating, for respective pixels, to calculate pixel value differences between a pixel of interest and adjacent pixels in an input image and to calculate similarities between pixel value differences. A light source estimation unit estimates a color of a light source which illuminates an object in the input image based on the calculated distribution. | 12-26-2013 |
20140147090 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - An image capturing apparatus comprises: an image sensor that senses an image and outputs image data; a processing unit that performs image processing on the image data based on first processing information that is based on an instruction from a user; an obtainment unit that obtains comparison information based on a comparison between the first processing information and second processing information for putting the image data into a predetermined standard state through the image processing; and a recording unit that records the comparison information obtained by the obtainment unit in association with the image data. | 05-29-2014 |
20140147091 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD, IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND CONTROL METHOD FOR IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS - An image capturing apparatus comprises: an image sensor configured to sense an image and output image data; an image processing unit configured to perform image processing on the image data; an output unit configured to output the processed image data to an external image processing apparatus; an input unit configured to input first processing information used in image processing performed by the external image processing apparatus on the image data; and a recording unit configured to record the first processing information, second processing information used for converting image data into standard image data, and at least one of the image data processed by the image processing unit and the unprocessed image data, in association with the stated image data. | 05-29-2014 |
20140184825 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD OF IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, AND PROGRAM - A control method of an image pickup apparatus has: an output step of outputting a photographed image to an external image processing apparatus; a transmission step of transmitting a transmission request of parameter information of an image processing to the photographed image which is generated by the external image processing apparatus, to the external image processing apparatus; a receiving step of receiving the parameter information from the external image processing apparatus; a recording step of recording the received parameter information in relation the photographed image; a detection step of detecting an operation in the image pickup apparatus; and a control step of executing a processing for transmitting the transmission request of the parameter information to the external image processing apparatus in the transmission step when the predetermined operation is detected in the detection step. | 07-03-2014 |