Image display apparatus, image capturing apparatus, control method, and storage medium

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2025111081-A1
Application number	US-202418888590-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Sep 18, 2024
Priority date	Sep 29, 2023
Publication date	Apr 3, 2025
Grant date	—

Abstract

There is provided an image display apparatus. An acceptance unit accepts authentication information from a user. A selection unit selects an image. A first determination unit determines whether the image includes a specific area of a person. A control unit, in a case where it has been determined that the image includes the specific area, controls display of the image in accordance with the authentication information.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . An image display apparatus comprising at least one processor and/or at least one circuit which functions as:
an acceptance unit configured to accept authentication information from a user; a selection unit configured to select an image; a first determination unit configured to determine whether the image includes a specific area of a person; and a control unit configured to, in a case where it has been determined that the image includes the specific area, control display of the image in accordance with the authentication information.

2 . The image display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the first determination unit determines whether the image includes the specific area based on whether an area indicated by area information associated with the image is the specific area.

3 . The image display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the first determination unit transmits person identification information for identifying the person to an external apparatus, receives area information associated with the person from the external apparatus, and determines whether the image includes the specific area based on whether an area indicated by the area information is the specific area.

4 . The image display apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein
in a case where the area information indicates a plurality of areas, the first determination unit determines that the image includes the specific area if at least one of the plurality of areas is the specific area.

5 . The image display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the first determination unit infers an area included in the image using artificial intelligence, and determines whether the image includes the specific area based on whether the inferred area is the specific area.

6 . The image display apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein
in a case where the inference of the area included in the image has failed, the first determination unit determines that the image includes the specific area.

7 . The image display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the specific area includes at least one of an area that allows the person to be identified as a specific individual, and an area concerning a dignity of the person.

8 . The image display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the specific area varies in accordance with an attribute of the person.

9 . The image display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor and/or the at least one circuit further functions as
a second determination unit configured to determine whether the user has display authorization with respect to the specific area based on the authentication information, wherein the control unit performs control to display the image in a case where it has been determined that the user has the display authorization.

10 . The image display apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein
the second determination unit determines whether the user has the display authorization by transmitting the authentication information to an external apparatus and receiving a result of determination about whether the user has the display authorization from the external apparatus, the determination being made based on the authentication information.

11 . The image display apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein
the second determination unit determines that the user has the display authorization in a case where user authentication based on the authentication information has succeeded.

12 . The image display apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein
the authentication information includes user identification information for identifying the user, and the second determination unit determines whether the user has the display authorization with respect to the specific area based on the authentication information and person identification information for identifying the person.

13 . The image display apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein
the second determination unit determines whether the user has the display authorization by transmitting the authentication information and the person identification information to an external apparatus and receiving a result of determination about whether the user has the display authorization from the external apparatus, the determination being made based on the authentication information and the person identification information.

14 . The image display apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein
the second determination unit determines whether the user has the display authorization with respect to the specific area based on the authentication information and photographer identification information for identifying a photographer of the image.

15 . The image display apparatus according to claim 14 , wherein
the second determination unit determines whether the user has the display authorization by transmitting the authentication information and the photographer identification information to an external apparatus and receiving a result of determination about whether the user has the display authorization from the external apparatus, the determination being made based on the authentication information and the photographer identification information.

16 . The image display apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein
in a case where it has been determined that the image includes the specific area, when it has been determined that the user does not have the display authorization, the control unit performs control to present a display indicating that the display authorization is absent.

17 . The image display apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein
in a case where it has been determined that the image includes the specific area, when a display size of the image is smaller than a predetermined size, the control unit performs control to display the image regardless of whether the user has the display authorization.

18 . The image display apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein
in a case where it has been determined that the image does not include the specific area, the control unit performs control to display the image regardless of whether the user has the display authorization.

19 . The image display apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein
after the image has been selected, the acceptance unit encourages the user to provide the authentication information, and in a case where a second image different from the image has been selected after it has been determined that the user has the display authorization with respect to the specific area, the acceptance unit refrains from encouraging the user to provide the authentication information.

20 . The image display apparatus according to claim 19 , wherein
in a case where a predetermined condition has been satisfied after it has been determined that the user has the display authorization with respect to the specific area, the acceptance unit encourages the user to provide the authentication information after the second image has been selected.

21 . An image capturing apparatus, comprising:
the image display apparatus according to claim 1 ; and an image sensor configured to generate the image.

22 . A control method executed by an image display apparatus, comprising:
accepting authentication information from a user; selecting an image; determining whether the image includes a specific area of a person; and in a case where it has been determined that the image includes the specific ar

Assignees

• Canon Kk

Inventors

• Oka Hiroto
• Xia Zhengnan
• MIYAKE Yuuya
• Murata Naofumi

Classifications

• G06V10/25

  Determination of region of interest [ROI] or a volume of interest [VOI] · CPC title

• H04N23/633

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

• G06F21/6245 Primary

  Protecting personal data, e.g. for financial or medical purposes · CPC title

• G06V40/10 Primary

  Human or animal bodies, e.g. vehicle occupants or pedestrians; Body parts, e.g. hands · CPC title