Imaging control apparatus capable of selecting detected subject and method for the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11625948-B2
Application number	US-202117158700-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 26, 2021
Priority date	Feb 3, 2020
Publication date	Apr 11, 2023
Grant date	Apr 11, 2023

Abstract

An imaging control apparatus includes a detection unit configured to detect, from a captured image, subjects belonging to a plurality of types including a first type and a second type a switching unit configured to switch a type, a selection unit configured to select any subject from among a plurality of subjects belonging to the second type, and a control unit configured to perform control so as to display a first subject belonging to the first type in a first display manner and display a second subject belonging to the second type in a second display manner in a case where the type for which the predetermined processing is the first type, and display the second subject in the first display manner in response to switching to the second type by the switching unit.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An imaging control apparatus comprising:
a processor; and
a memory storing instructions which, when executed by the processor, configure the processor of the imaging control apparatus to:
detect, from a captured image, subjects belonging to a plurality of types including a first type and a second type;
select types of subjects to be set as the first type and the second type;
switch a type for which predetermined processing is to be performed from any of the first type and the second type;
select any subject from among a plurality of subjects belonging to the second type in the captured image and among the detected subjects; and
perform control so as to display a first subject belonging to the first type in a first display manner and display a second subject belonging to the second type in a second display manner in a case where the type for which the predetermined processing is to be performed is switched to the first type, and display the second subject in the first display manner in response to switching of the type for which the predetermined processing is to be performed from the first type to the second type.

2. The imaging control apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the selected subject belonging to the second type as a target for the predetermined processing in response to the switching of the type for which the predetermined processing is to be performed from the first type to the second type.

3. The imaging control apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the instructions which, when executed by the processor, further configure the processor of the imaging control apparatus to store master data with which feature data for each of the plurality of types is registered, and wherein the subjects belonging to the first type and the second type are detected using the master data corresponding to the first type and the master data corresponding to the second type.

4. The imaging control apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein, in a case where the type for which the predetermined processing is to be performed is switched to the first type, in response to a first operation for selecting any subject from among a plurality of subjects belonging to the first type in the captured image among the detected subjects, the selected subject is displayed in the first display manner and the first subject displayed in the first display manner is set as a target for the predetermined processing.

5. The imaging control apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein, in a case where the type for which the predetermined processing is to be performed is switched to the first type, in response to a second operation for selecting any subject from among the plurality of subjects belonging to the second type in the captured image among the detected subjects, the selected subject is displayed in the second display manner, and the second subject displayed in the second display manner is set as a target for the predetermined processing in response to the switching of the type for which the predetermined processing is to be performed from the first type to the second type.

6. The imaging control apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein the first operation for selecting any subject from among the plurality of subjects belonging to the first type in the captured image among the detected subjects and the second operation for selecting any subject from among the plurality of subjects belonging to the second type in the captured image among the detected subjects are set, and the first operation and the second operation are performed by operations on different predetermined operation members.

7. The imaging control apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of types include at least any one of a human, an animal, a human pupil, an animal pupil, and a vehicle.

8. The imaging control apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein, in a case where the type for which the predetermined processing is to be performed is switched to the first type, in response to the selection of the type to be set as the first type, the subject belonging to the selected type is displayed in the first display manner.

9. The imaging control apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein, in a case where the type for which the predetermined processing is to be performed is switched to the second type, in response to the selection of the type to be set as the second type, the subject belonging to the selected type is displayed in the second display manner.

10. The imaging control apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the selected types of subjects are one of the combinations among predetermined combinations of the first type and the second type.

11. The imaging control apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the predetermined processing includes at least any one of automatic focus processing, automatic exposure processing, and tracking processing.

12. The imaging control apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein any subject from among a plurality of subjects belonging to the first type in the captured image among the detected subjects is selected in response to a first operation and any subject is selected from among the plurality of subjects belonging to the second type in the captured image among the detected subjects in response to a second operation, and the first operation and the second operation are performed by operations on different predetermined operation members.

13. A method for controlling an imaging control apparatus, the method comprising:
detecting, from a captured image, subjects belonging to a plurality of types including a first type and a second type;
select types of subjects to be set as the first type and the second type;
switching a type for which predetermined processing is to be performed from any of the first type and the second type;
selecting any subject from a plurality of subjects belonging to the second type in the captured image and among the detected subjects; and
performing control so as to display a first subject belonging to the first type in a first display manner and display a second subject belonging to the second type in a second display manner in a case where the type for which the predetermined processing is to be performed is switched to the first type by the switching, and display the second subject in the first display manner in response to switching of the type for which the predetermined processing is to be performed from the first type to the second type by the switching.

14. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program for causing a computer to execute the control method, the method comprising:
detecting, from a captured image, subjects belonging to a plurality of types including a first type and a second type from a captured image;
select types of subjects to be set as the first type and the second type;
switching a type for which predetermined processing is to be performed from any of the first type and the second type;
selecting any subject from a plurality of subjects belonging to the second type in the captured image and among the detected subjects; and
performing control so as to display a first subject belonging to the first type in a first display manner and display a second subject belonging to the second type in a second display manner in a case where the type for which the predetermined processing is to be performed is switched to the first type by the switching, and display the second subject in the first display manner in response to switching of the type for which the predetermined processing is to be performed from the first type to the second type by the switching.

Assignees

• Canon Kk
• Canon Kabashiki Kaisha

Inventors

• Shibagami Genjiro

Classifications

• G06F18/2413

  based on distances to training or reference patterns · CPC title

• H04N23/675

  comprising setting of focusing regions · CPC title

• H04N23/611

  where the recognised objects include parts of the human body · CPC title

• G06V20/20

  in augmented reality scenes · CPC title

• H04N23/633

  for displaying additional information relating to control or operation of the camera · CPC title