Guiding method and information processing apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9390488-B2
Application number	US-201414518850-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 20, 2014
Priority date	Oct 24, 2013
Publication date	Jul 12, 2016
Grant date	Jul 12, 2016

Abstract

A guiding method includes obtaining data of a first image, detecting with a computer reference image data corresponding to a reference object in the data of the first image, calculating with the computer a first condition based on an appearance of the reference object in the first image, the first condition indicating an operational condition of an imaging apparatus when first image was captured, and for a second image to be captured, outputting guide information that indicates how to adjust the first condition to match a reference condition, the reference condition corresponds to an appearance of the reference object in a reference image captured under the reference condition.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A guiding method comprising:
obtaining data of a first image;
detecting, with a computer, reference image data corresponding to a reference object in the data of the first image;
calculating, with the computer, a first condition based on an appearance of the reference object in the first image, the first condition indicating an operational condition of an imaging apparatus when the first image was captured; and
for a second image to be captured, outputting guide information that indicates how to adjust the first condition to match a reference condition, the reference condition corresponds to an appearance of the reference object in a reference image captured under the reference condition, wherein
the first condition and the reference condition include positional information with the reference object and angle information with respect to the reference object; and
the guide information indicates a first difference between positional information of the first condition and another positional information of the reference condition, and a second difference between angle information of the first condition and another angle information of the reference condition.

2. The guiding method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
storing data of the second image into a memory in associated with time information.

3. The guiding method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
storing data of the second image into a memory in associated with identification information of the reference object.

4. The guiding method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
after the outputting, acquiring data of the second image;
determining whether a second condition associated with the second image matches the reference condition; and
storing the data of the second image into a memory when the second condition of the second image is determined to match the reference condition.

5. The guiding method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
after the outputting, acquiring an instruction that includes a user-determined second condition of the second image that matches the reference condition; and
storing data of the second image into a memory.

6. The guiding method according to claim 5 , wherein the instruction is user-specified and provided by another computer.

7. The guiding method according to claim 1 , wherein the guide information includes direction information to adjust the first condition to match the reference condition.

8. The guiding method according to claim 1 , wherein the outputting includes displaying the guide information as a guide image of the reference object captured in the reference image.

9. A guiding method comprising:
obtaining a first image at a first operational condition of an imaging device;
comparing, with a computer an appearance of a reference object in the first image to an appearance of the reference object in a reference image captured under a reference condition; and
for a subsequent image to be captured, outputting guide information that indicates how to adjust the first operational condition to replicate the reference condition, wherein
the first operational condition and the reference condition include positional information with the reference object and angle information with respect to the reference object; and
the guide information indicates a first difference between positional information of the first operational condition and another positional information of the reference condition, and a second difference between angle information of the first operational condition and another angle information of the reference condition.

10. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing a downloaded application, the downloaded application having a method executed by a processor, the method comprising:
obtaining data of a first image;
detecting reference image data corresponding to a reference object in the data of the first image;
calculating a first condition based on an appearance of the reference object in the first image, the first condition indicating an operational condition of an imaging apparatus when the first image was captured; and
for a second image to be captured, outputting guide information that indicates how to adjust the first condition to match a reference condition, the reference condition corresponds to an appearance of the reference object in a reference image captured under the reference condition, wherein
the first condition and the reference condition include positional information with the reference object and angle information with respect to the reference object; and
the guide information indicates a first difference between positional information of the first condition and another positional information of the reference condition, and a second difference between angle information of the first condition and another angle information of the reference condition.

11. An information processing apparatus comprising:
circuitry configured to:
obtain data of a first image,
detect reference image data corresponding to a reference object in the data of the first image,
calculate a first condition based on an appearance of the reference object in the first image, the first condition indicating an operational condition of an imaging apparatus when the first image was captured, and
for a second image to be captured, output guide information that indicates how to adjust the first condition to match a reference condition, the reference condition corresponds to an appearance of the reference object in a reference image captured under the reference condition, wherein

the first condition and the reference condition include positional information with the reference object and angle information with respect to the reference object; and
the guide information indicates a first difference between positional information of the first condition and another positional information of the reference condition, and a second difference between angle information of the first condition and another angle information of the reference condition.

Assignees

• Fujitsu Ltd

Inventors

• Ueno Ayumi
• Komatsu Ryouta

Classifications

• G06T11/00 Primary

  Two-dimensional [2D] image generation · CPC title

• G06T7/001

  using an image reference approach · CPC title

• G06F18/22

  Matching criteria, e.g. proximity measures · CPC title

• G06T2207/30108

  Industrial image inspection · CPC title

• G06T2207/10004

  Still image; Photographic image · CPC title