JP2009253931A5

JP2009253931A5 -

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Publication number: JP2009253931A5
Application number: JP2008103107A
Authority: JP
Filing date: 2008-04-11
Publication date: 2011-03-03
Anticipated expiration: 2028-04-11

Claims

Imaging means for capturing an image of a subject and acquiring image data;
Determining means for detecting a face in the image data, identifying the detected facial expression, and determining which of the facial expression types classified into a plurality of groups;
A manual input means for inputting arbitrary text data in accordance with a user operation;
First storage means for storing text data previously input by the input means in association with each of a plurality of facial expression types that can be determined by the determination means;
When image data is acquired by the imaging unit when text data needs to be input, the determination unit determines a facial expression type for the acquired image data, and corresponds to the determined facial expression type. Automatic input means for automatically inputting text data stored in the first storage means,
Electronic data editing apparatus characterized by comprising

The acquisition of image data by the imaging unit and the input of text data by the manual input unit, the facial expression type determined by the determination unit for the acquired image data, and the input text data First registration means for additionally registering in association with the first storage means;
The electronic data editing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

A second storage means for storing facial image data or facial feature data in association with each of the plurality of facial expression types;
The determination unit compares the face image data or the facial feature data detected from the image data with the facial image data or the facial feature data stored in the second storage unit, and determines the degree of match. 3. The electronic data editing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein a facial expression type stored in correspondence with image data or facial feature data having a high face is used as a determination result.

An expression type input means for inputting information representing the expression type;
Acquisition of image data by the imaging unit, input of information representing an expression type by the expression type input unit, and detection of facial image data or facial feature data detected from the acquired image data, and the input Second registration means for associating with the information representing the performed facial expression type, and additionally registering in the second storage means;
The electronic data editing apparatus according to claim 3, further comprising:

The second storage means stores the expression type and facial image data or facial feature data in association with each other in association with each of a plurality of individuals.
The second registration means inputs the information for identifying the individual in addition to the acquisition of the image data by the imaging means and the input of the information indicating the expression type by the expression type input means, and the information for identifying the individual And additionally registering the face image data or face feature data and the information indicating the expression type in association with the second storage means,
5. The electronic data editing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the determination unit identifies a facial expression for each individual based on information stored in the second storage unit.

The automatic input means provisionally inputs the text data read from the first storage means in response to the acquisition of the image data by the imaging means, and a new operation by the imaging means is performed until a confirmation operation is performed. 6. The electronic data editing apparatus according to claim 5, wherein acquisition of image data and reading of text data corresponding to newly acquired image data are repeatedly executed.

An electronic data editing apparatus control method comprising: an imaging unit that images a subject to acquire image data; and a manual input unit that inputs arbitrary text data in accordance with a user operation,
In the computer of the electronic data editing device,
A determination process for detecting a face in the image data, identifying an expression of the detected face, and determining which of the expression types classified into a plurality of groups;
A storage process for storing the text data input in advance by the input means in association with each of a plurality of facial expression types that can be determined by the determination process;
When image data is acquired by the imaging means when text data needs to be input, the facial expression type is determined by the determination process for the acquired image data, and the facial expression type corresponding to the determined facial expression type is determined. Automatic input processing for automatically inputting the text data stored by the storage processing,
An electronic data editing method characterized in that

Computer of electronic data editing device,
Determining means for detecting a face in the image data, identifying the detected facial expression, and determining which of the facial expression types classified into a plurality of groups;
A manual input means for inputting arbitrary text data in accordance with a user operation;
First storage means for storing text data previously input by the input means in association with each of a plurality of facial expression types that can be determined by the determination means;
When image data is acquired by the imaging unit when text data needs to be input, the determination unit determines a facial expression type for the acquired image data, and corresponds to the determined facial expression type. And a program for causing the text data stored in the first storage means to be automatically input .

An electronic data editing device having an e-mail transmission function,
Determining means for identifying facial expressions detected in the image data and determining which of the facial expression types classified into a plurality of groups;
Selection means for selecting insertion data that can be inserted into an e-mail based on the expression type determined by the determination means;
It is determined whether or not image data is attached to the e-mail to be transmitted. If it is determined that no image data is attached, the e-mail is transmitted as it is, and it is determined that the image data is attached. If it is determined, it is further determined whether or not a face is included in the image data. If it is determined that the face is not included, an e-mail is transmitted as it is and the face is included. If it is determined, the determination unit determines the facial expression type for the image data, and the insertion data selected by the selection unit based on the determined facial expression type is the email to be transmitted. A transmission control means for sending an e-mail inserted into
An electronic data editing apparatus comprising:

A mode setting means for selectively setting an emotion mark automatic insertion mode and an emotion character automatic insertion mode;
The selection means selects an emotion mark that is image data representing an emotion based on the facial expression type determined by the determination means when an automatic insertion mode of the emotion mark is set by the mode setting means, When the emotion character automatic insertion mode is set by the mode setting means, an emotion character that is a character representing an emotion is selected based on the facial expression type determined by the determination means;
The transmission control unit combines the emotion mark selected by the selection unit with a part of the image data attached to the e-mail when the mode setting unit sets the emotion mark automatic insertion mode. Send an e-mail, and if the mode setting means is set to the emotion character automatic insertion mode, send the e-mail by inserting the emotion character selected by the selection means into the subject or body of the e-mail The electronic data editing apparatus according to claim 9, wherein

A method of controlling an electronic data editing apparatus having an e-mail transmission function,
In the computer of the electronic data editing device,
A determination process for identifying facial expressions detected in the image data and determining which of the facial expression types classified into a plurality of groups,
A selection process for selecting insertion data that can be inserted into an e-mail based on the expression type determined by the determination process;
It is determined whether or not image data is attached to the e-mail to be transmitted. If it is determined that no image data is attached, the e-mail is transmitted as it is, and it is determined that the image data is attached. If it is determined, it is further determined whether or not a face is included in the image data. If it is determined that the face is not included, an e-mail is transmitted as it is and the face is included. If it is determined, the facial expression type is determined by the determination process for the image data, and the insertion data selected by the selection process based on the determined facial expression type is the email to be transmitted A transmission control process that inserts into and sends an email,
An electronic data editing method characterized in that

A computer of an electronic data editing device having an e-mail transmission function,
Determining means for identifying facial expressions detected in the image data and determining which of the facial expression types classified into a plurality of groups;
Selection means for selecting insertion data that can be inserted into an e-mail based on the expression type determined by the determination means;
It is determined whether or not image data is attached to the e-mail to be transmitted. If it is determined that no image data is attached, the e-mail is transmitted as it is, and it is determined that the image data is attached. If it is determined, it is further determined whether or not a face is included in the image data. If it is determined that the face is not included, an e-mail is transmitted as it is and the face is included. If it is determined, the determination unit determines the facial expression type for the image data, and the insertion data selected by the selection unit based on the determined facial expression type is the email to be transmitted. Transmission control means for sending e-mails inserted in
A program characterized by functioning as