JP2005086516A5

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Publication number: JP2005086516A5
Application number: JP2003316938A
Authority: JP
Filing date: 2003-09-09
Publication date: 2006-11-02

Claims

Face detection means for detecting a human face area from image data;
Feature extraction means for extracting, from the face area detected by the face detection means, first feature information as a reference for determining the face area;
Comparing means for comparing the second feature information registered in the imaging device in advance with the extracted first feature information;
As a result of comparison by the comparison means, when it is determined that the first feature information and the second feature information are feature information relating to the same person, the second feature information is attached to the image data. the image processing apparatus characterized by having a storage means for storing Te.

2. The image data is selected when the comparison by the comparison means reveals that the first feature information and the second feature information are feature information relating to the same person. The image processing apparatus according to 1.

The said 2nd characteristic information contains at least any one of a name, sex, age, the direction of a face, the ratio for which a face occupies the angle of view, and the color of a pupil. Image processing device.

The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the second feature information includes at least one of face shape information, face coordinate information, and face color information.

The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the second feature information input via a user interface of the imaging apparatus is registered.

The image processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein only the selected image data is transmitted to an external apparatus.

The image processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein only the selected image data is compressed.

8. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the image data is classified and stored based on the second feature information.

Face detection means for detecting a human face area from image data;
Feature extraction means for extracting, from the face area detected by the face detection means, first feature information as a reference for determining the face area;
Selection means for selecting feature information of a specific person from second feature information registered in advance in the imaging device;
When the feature information selected by the selection means is compared with the first feature information, and it is found that the feature information about the same person is included in the first feature information, the feature information is An image processing apparatus, wherein a flag indicating that the image data is to be printed is set for the image data.

The image processing apparatus according to claim 9, wherein image correction is performed on the image data in which the flag is set, and the data is transferred to a printing apparatus.

Face detection means for detecting a human face area from image data;
Feature extraction means for extracting, from the face area detected by the face detection means, first feature information as a reference for determining the face area;
Based on the first feature information extracted by the feature extraction means, at least the eyes of the person shown in the image data are open and the face area of the subject shown in the image data is focused. In the image processing apparatus, a flag indicating that the image data is to be printed is set for the image data.

The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a recording format of the image data is RAW.

An image processing apparatus comprising: the image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the image data is generated by converting an output of an image sensor that converts incident light into an electric signal into a digital value. apparatus.

A face detection step for detecting a human face area from image data;
A feature extraction step of extracting, from the face area detected by the face detection step, first feature information serving as a reference for determining the face area;
A comparison step for comparing the second feature information registered in advance in the recording medium with the extracted first feature information;
As a result of the comparison in the comparison step, when it is determined that the first feature information and the second feature information are feature information about the same person, the second feature information is attached to the image data. And storing a memory step,
The storage step of classifying and storing the image data based on the second feature information.