JP2012053366A5

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Publication number: JP2012053366A5
Application number: JP2010197240A
Authority: JP
Filing date: 2010-09-03
Publication date: 2013-10-03
Anticipated expiration: 2030-09-03

Description

上記目的を達成するため、請求項１に記載の発明では、装置筐体の周囲の状況を取得する状況取得手段と、ユーザが装置筐体を把持する状態を検出する把持状態検出手段と、前記状況取得手段により取得された周囲の状況と、前記把持状態検出手段により検出されたユーザが装置筐体を把持する状態とに基づいて自装置の起動を制御する起動制御手段と
を具備することを特徴とする。
上記請求項１に従属する請求項２に記載の発明では、前記起動制御手段は、前記周囲の状況と、前記ユーザが装置筐体を把持する状態に基づいて起動時の動作状態を決定し、自装置の起動を制御することを特徴とする。
上記請求項１に従属する請求項３に記載の発明では、前記起動制御手段は、前記周囲の状況と、前記ユーザが装置筐体を把持する状態に基づいてユーザの挙動を判定し、ユーザの挙動に合致する動作状態で自装置の起動を制御する To achieve the above object, according to the invention described in claim 1, the gripping state of detection and to that shape status acquiring means acquiring the status of ambient device casing, a state where the User chromatography The grips the device housing controlling and detecting means, the situation of the acquired ambient by prior SL-like situation obtaining unit, the activation of its own device based on a state in which the user detected by the pre-Symbol gripping state detecting means for gripping the device housing And an activation control means.
In the invention according to claim 2 dependent on claim 1, the activation control means determines an operation state at the time of activation based on the surrounding situation and a state in which the user grips the apparatus housing, It controls the activation of the own device.
In the invention according to claim 3 that is dependent on claim 1, the activation control means determines a user's behavior based on the surrounding situation and a state in which the user holds the device housing, and the user's behavior is determined. Control the start-up of the device in an operating state that matches the behavior

上記請求項１乃至３のいずれか一項に従属する請求項４に記載の発明では、前記起動制御手段は、ユーザの挙動に合致する動作状態として、撮影画像を取得する撮影モードあるいは取得した撮影画像を表示する再生モードの何れかで自装置を自動的に起動することを特徴とする。
上記請求項４に従属する請求項５に記載の発明では、前記状況取得手段は、装置筐体のモニタ画面側である背面側周囲、又は撮影レンズ側である前面側周囲の状況を取得することを特徴とする。 In the invention according to claim 4 , which is dependent on any one of claims 1 to 3 , the activation control unit is configured to acquire a captured image or an acquired captured image as an operation state that matches a user's behavior. The apparatus is automatically activated in any one of the reproduction modes for displaying an image.
In the invention according to claim 5, which is dependent on claim 4, the situation acquisition means acquires the situation around the back side that is the monitor screen side of the apparatus housing or the situation around the front side that is the photographing lens side. It is characterized by.

上記請求項５に従属する請求項６に記載の発明では、前記状況取得手段は、取得した背面側周囲の状況からユーザの顔を検出したか否かを判定する顔検出手段を有することを特徴とする請。
上記請求項６に従属する請求項７に記載の発明では、前記起動制御手段は、前記顔検出手段によりユーザの顔が検出された場合に、再生モードで自装置を自動的に起動することを特徴とする。 In the invention described in claim 6 when dependent on said claim 5, prior SL-like status obtaining means, that from the acquired back side surroundings with determining face detecting unit whether it has detected the face of the user A contract characterized by
In the invention according to claim 7, which is dependent on claim 6, the activation control means automatically activates the own apparatus in the reproduction mode when the face detection means detects the user's face. Features.

上記請求項６に従属する請求項８に記載の発明では、前記顔検出手段は、背面側周囲の状況からユーザの顔を検出した場合に、その検出した顔の視線の向きを検出する視線検出手段を更に備えることを特徴とする。 In the invention according to claim 8 , which is dependent on claim 6 , the face detection means detects the direction of the line of sight of the detected face when the face of the user is detected from the situation around the back side. The apparatus further comprises means.

上記請求項５乃至８のいずれか一項に従属する請求項９に記載の発明では、前記状況取得手段は、取得した正面側周囲の状況から被写体を検出したか否かを判定する被写体検出手段を有することを特徴とする。
上記請求項９に従属する請求項１０に記載の発明では、前記起動制御手段は、前記被写体出手段により被写体が検出された場合に、撮影モードで自装置を自動的に起動することを特徴とする。 In the invention described in claim 9 when dependent on any one of the claims 5 to 8, pre-Symbol-like situation obtaining unit determines whether the object is detected from the obtained front the perimeter status object It has a detecting means.
The invention according to claim 10 that is dependent on claim 9 is characterized in that the activation control means automatically activates its own apparatus in a photographing mode when a subject is detected by the subject output means. To do.

上記請求項４乃至１０のいずれか一項に従属する請求項１１に記載の発明では、前記把持状態検出手段は、装置筐体の複数箇所におけるユーザの接触操作を検出し、検出したユーザの接触操作から当該ユーザが装置筐体を把持する状態を検出することを特徴とする。
上記請求項１１に従属する請求項１２に記載の発明では、前記起動制御手段は、前記把持状態検出手段がその複数個所の全てでユーザの接触操作を検出した場合に、撮影モードで自装置を自動的に起動することを特徴とする。
請求項１３に記載の発明では、装置筐体の周囲の状況を取得する状況取得ステップと、ユーザが装置筐体を把持する状態を検出する把持状態検出ステップと、前記状況取得ステップにより取得された背面側周囲の状況と、前記把持状態検出ステップにより検出されたユーザが装置筐体を把持する状態とに基づいて自装置の起動を制御する起動制御ステップとを含むことを特徴とする。 In the invention according to claim 11 subordinate to any one of claims 4 to 10, the gripping state detecting means detects a user's contact operation at a plurality of locations of the apparatus housing, and detects the detected user contact. It is characterized in that a state in which the user holds the apparatus housing is detected from an operation.
In the invention according to claim 12, which is dependent on the above-mentioned claim 11, the activation control means, when the gripping state detection means detects a user's contact operation at all of the plurality of positions, It starts automatically.
In the invention according to claim 13, the situation acquisition step for acquiring the situation around the device housing, the gripping state detection step for detecting the state in which the user grips the device housing, and the situation acquisition step. And an activation control step for controlling activation of the own apparatus based on a situation around the back side and a state in which the user detected by the grasping state detecting step grasps the apparatus housing.

請求項１４に記載の発明では、コンピュータに、装置筐体の周囲の状況を取得する状況取得機能、ユーザが装置筐体を把持する状態を検出する把持状態検出機能、前記状況取得機能により取得された周囲の状況と、前記把持状態検出機能により検出されたユーザが装置筐体を把持する状態とに基づいて自装置の起動を制御する起動制御機能、を実現させることを特徴とする。 In the invention described in claim 14, the computer, device availability to that shape status acquisition function acquires the ambient housing, holding state detection function of detecting a state where the user grasps the device housing, prior SL-like status the situation of the acquired ambient by acquisition function, before Symbol activation control function that the user detected by the holding state detection function controls the activation of its own device based on a state of gripping the device housing, makes the realization It is characterized by that.

Claims

And like situation obtaining means you get the status of ambient device housing,
A holding state detection means Yoo over THE detects a state of gripping the device housing,
The situation of the acquired ambient by prior SL-like status obtaining means, a start control means for the user detected by the pre-Symbol gripping state detecting means for controlling the activation of its own device based on a state of gripping the device housing An imaging apparatus comprising:

2. The activation control unit determines an operation state at the time of activation based on the surrounding situation and a state in which the user grips an apparatus housing, and controls activation of the own apparatus. Imaging device.

The activation control means determines a user's behavior based on the surrounding situation and a state in which the user holds the device housing, and controls activation of the own device in an operation state that matches the user's behavior. The imaging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein:

The activation control means automatically activates its own apparatus in either a photographing mode for acquiring a captured image or a playback mode for displaying the acquired captured image as an operation state that matches a user's behavior. The imaging device according to any one of claims 1 to 3 .

The imaging apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the situation acquisition unit acquires a situation around a back side that is a monitor screen side of the apparatus housing or a front side side that is a photographing lens side.

Before SL-like status obtaining means, the image pickup apparatus according to claim 5, characterized in that it comprises determining the face detecting unit whether it has detected the face of the user from the acquired back side surroundings.

The imaging apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the activation control unit automatically activates the own apparatus in a reproduction mode when the user's face is detected by the face detection unit.

The imaging apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the face detection unit further includes a line-of-sight detection unit that detects a direction of a line of sight of the detected face when a user's face is detected from a situation around the back side. .

Before SL-like status obtaining means, the image pickup apparatus of any one of claims 5 to 8, characterized in that it has a subject detecting means for determining whether the object is detected from the obtained front the perimeter situation .

The imaging apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the activation control unit automatically activates the apparatus itself in a photographing mode when a subject is detected by the subject output unit.

The gripping state detecting means, according to claim 4, characterized in that to detect the state of detecting a contact operation of the user in a plurality of locations, the user from the contact operation of the user detected by gripping the device housing of the device housing The imaging apparatus according to any one of No. 10 .

12. The imaging according to claim 11, wherein the activation control unit automatically activates the own apparatus in a photographing mode when the gripping state detection unit detects a user's contact operation at all of the plurality of locations. apparatus.

A status acquisition step for acquiring the status around the device housing;
A gripping state detection step of detecting a state in which the user grips the device housing;
An activation control step for controlling the activation of the own device based on the situation on the back side obtained by the situation obtaining step and the state in which the user grasps the apparatus housing detected by the grasping state detecting step;
A method of starting an imaging apparatus, comprising:

On the computer,
You get the status of ambient device housing shape status acquisition function,
A gripping state detection function for detecting a state in which the user grips the device housing,
And status of been ambient acquired by the previous SL-like status acquisition function, before Symbol activation control function that the user detected by the holding state detection function controls the activation of its own device based on a state of gripping the device housing,
A program for causing the actual current.