Abstract: An image processing method for calculating feature amounts of a facial part in a face on the basis of a plurality of image data obtained in chronological order, comparing the calculated feature amounts with a threshold value, and recognizing the facial part, includes: calculating face orientations on the basis of image data; storing, in a storage, the feature amounts calculated from the image data, the feature amounts being associated with the face orientations; and recognizing a facial part in different image data of the face other than the plurality of the image data on the basis of a feature amount calculated from the different image data, the feature amounts stored in the storage associated with the face orientation in the different image data, and a threshold.

Abstract: An object of this invention is to provide a technique to correctly recognize road markings by a simple processing. This road marking recognition method: obtaining image data of a road, and storing the image data into an image data storage; detecting a first road marking in the image data stored in the image data storage, and storing position data of the first road marking into a storage; detecting a second road marking in the image data stored in the image data storage, and storing position data of the second road marking into a storage; judging based on the position data stored in the storage, whether or not a predefined proper mutual positional relationship between the first and second road markings is established; and evaluating a confidence degree for the detection result of the first and second road markings by using a result of the judging.

Abstract: An image recognition device for generating an output rotation image from input original image data, including a memory section being capable of storing data of a line including pixels of the original image data to be processed, an angle-to-sine/cosine converting section obtaining an X component and a Y component where a pixel interval of the original image data is an oblique side based on a rotating angle, and a coordinate searching section calculating a reference coordinate of the output rotation image for the original image using the X component and the Y component in order of input of the original image data and outputting data of the output rotation image based upon the reference coordinate.

Abstract: An image processing method for calculating feature amounts of a facial part in a face on the basis of a plurality of image data obtained in chronological order, comparing the calculated feature amounts with a threshold value, and recognizing the facial part, includes: calculating face orientations on the basis of image data; storing, in a storage, the feature amounts calculated from the image data, the feature amounts being associated with the face orientations; and recognizing a facial part in different image data of the face other than the plurality of the image data on the basis of a feature amount calculated from the different image data, the feature amounts stored in the storage associated with the face orientation in the different image data, and a threshold.

Abstract: A lamination status inspecting apparatus inspects a lamination status of adjacent sheets, and includes a first illumination unit that irradiates a portion where sheets are adjacent to each other with light from a predetermined direction, a second illumination unit that irradiates with light from a direction opposite to a direction of the first illumination unit, an imaging unit that picks up an image of the portion, and an imaging control unit that controls the imaging unit to pick up a first image of the portion by lighting the first illumination unit, and controls the imaging unit to pick up a second image of the portion by lighting the second illumination unit.

Abstract: An image recognition device for generating an output rotation image from input original image data, including a memory section being capable of storing data of a line including pixels of the original image data to be processed, an angle-to-sine/cosine converting section obtaining an X component and a Y component where a pixel interval of the original image data is an oblique side based on a rotating angle, and a coordinate searching section calculating a reference coordinate of the output rotation image for the original image using the X component and the Y component in order of input of the original image data and outputting data of the output rotation image based upon the reference coordinate.

Abstract: A lamination status inspecting apparatus inspects a lamination status of adjacent sheets, and includes a first illumination unit that irradiates a portion where sheets are adjacent to each other with light from a predetermined direction, a second illumination unit that irradiates with light from a direction opposite to a direction of the first illumination unit, an imaging unit that picks up an image of the portion, and an imaging control unit that controls the imaging unit to pick up a first image of the portion by lighting the first illumination unit, and controls the imaging unit to pick up a second image of the portion by lighting the second illumination unit.

Abstract: An object of this invention is to provide a technique to correctly recognize road markings by a simple processing. This road marking recognition method: obtaining image data of a road, and storing the image data into an image data storage; detecting a first road marking in the image data stored in the image data storage, and storing position data of the first road marking into a storage; detecting a second road marking in the image data stored in the image data storage, and storing position data of the second road marking into a storage; judging based on the position data stored in the storage, whether or not a predefined proper mutual positional relationship between the first and second road markings is established; and evaluating a confidence degree for the detection result of the first and second road markings by using a result of the judging.