Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and program

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10306136-B2
Application number	US-201815993902-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 31, 2018
Priority date	Mar 4, 2010
Publication date	May 28, 2019
Grant date	May 28, 2019

Abstract

There is provided an information processing apparatus including an emission unit for emitting a projection image onto a subject, which is to be photographed, so as to allow the subject to perform a predetermined operation, a recognizing unit for recognizing operation performed by the subject, and an execution unit for executing a predetermined processing according to the operation of the subject that is recognized by the recognizing unit.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An information processing apparatus comprising:
circuitry configured to
detect a position of a subject in a captured image,
recognize an operation performed by the subject in the captured image,
cause an additional image to be added onto the subject in the captured image in accordance with the detected position of the subject, and
generate a composite image in which the additional image is added onto the subject in the captured image.

2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to
detect a particular region of the subject in the captured image, and cause the additional image to be added onto the particular region of the subject in the captured image.

3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to
detect a particular region of the subject in the captured image, and cause the additional image to be added onto the subject in the captured image to avoid the particular region.

4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to
analyze the captured image, and cause the additional image, having a color selected based on a result of analyzing the captured image, to be added onto the subject in the captured image.

5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to
analyze the captured image, and cause the additional image to be added onto the subject in the captured image in accordance with a brightness of the captured image.

6. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to
analyze the captured image and at least one additional image that is temporally adjacent to the captured image to detect a movement of the subject, and cause the additional image to be added onto the subject in the captured image in accordance with the detected movement of the subject.

7. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein the additional image comprises a shading pattern.

8. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein the operation is a gesture made by the subject in the captured image.

9. An information processing method being performed by an information processing apparatus having a processor, the method comprising:
detecting a position of a subject in a captured image;
recognizing an operation performed by the subject in the captured image;
causing an additional image to be added onto the subject in the captured image in accordance with the detected position of the subject; and
generating a composite image in which the additional image is added onto the subject in the captured image.

10. The information processing method according to claim 9 , further comprising:
detecting a particular region of the subject in the captured image; and
causing the additional image to be added onto the particular region of the subject in the captured image.

11. The information processing method according to claim 9 , further comprising:
detecting a particular region of the subject in the captured image; and
causing the additional image to be added onto the subject in the captured image to avoid the particular region.

12. The information processing method according to claim 9 , further comprising:
analyzing the captured image; and
causing the additional image, having a color selected based on a result of analyzing the captured image, to be added onto the subject in the captured image.

13. The information processing method according to claim 9 , further comprising:
analyzing the captured image; and
causing the additional image to be added onto the subject in the captured image in accordance with a brightness of the captured image.

14. The information processing method according to claim 9 , further comprising:
analyzing the captured image and at least one additional image that is temporally adjacent to the captured image to detect a movement of the subject; and
causing the additional image to be added onto the subject in the captured image in accordance with the detected movement of the subject.

15. The information processing method according to claim 9 ,
wherein the additional image comprises a shading pattern.

16. The information processing method according to claim 9 ,
wherein the operation is a gesture made by the subject in the captured image.

17. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon a program, which when executed by a computer causes the computer to execute a method, the method comprising:
detecting a position of a subject in a captured image;
recognizing an operation performed by the subject in the captured image;
causing an additional image to be added onto the subject in the captured image in accordance with the detected position of the subject; and
generating a composite image in which the additional image is added onto the subject in the captured image.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 17 , wherein the executed method further comprises:
detecting a particular region of the subject in the captured image; and
causing the additional image to be added onto the particular region of the subject in the captured image.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 17 , wherein the executed method further comprises:
detecting a particular region of the subject in the captured image; and
causing the additional image to be added onto the subject in the captured image to avoid the particular region.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 17 , wherein the executed method further comprises:
analyzing the captured image; and
causing the additional image, having a color selected based on a result of analyzing the captured image, to be added onto the subject in the captured image.

21. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 17 , wherein the executed method further comprises:
analyzing the captured image; and
causing the additional image to be added onto the subject in the captured image in accordance with a brightness of the captured image.

22. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 17 , wherein the executed method further comprises:
analyzing the captured image and at least one additional image that is temporally adjacent to the captured image to detect a movement of the subject; and
causing the additional image to be added onto the subject in the captured image in accordance with the detected movement of the subject.

23. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 17 ,
wherein the additional image comprises a shading pattern.

24. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 17 ,
wherein the operation is a gesture made by the subject in the captured image.

Assignees

• Sony Corp

Inventors

• Kasahara Shunichi
• Takaoka Ryo
• Matsutani Atsushi
• Yana Kanako

Classifications

• H04N5/7408

  Direct viewing projectors, e.g. an image displayed on a video CRT or LCD display being projected on a screen · CPC title

• H04N5/74

  Projection arrangements for image reproduction, e.g. using eidophor · CPC title

• G06F3/017

  Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures (interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883) · CPC title

• G03B17/54

  with projector · CPC title

• H04N9/3179

  Video signal processing therefor · CPC title