Abstract: It is an object to provide an image of a desired composition in case the user is unsatisfied with the composition of an image already captured. An image capturing apparatus for capturing an image is provided, wherein the apparatus includes an image capturing designation range acquiring unit for acquiring an image capturing designation range designated by a user; an image capturing unit for capturing an image of a range wider than the image capturing designation range; a storing unit for storing information indicative of the image capturing designation range corresponding to the captured image; and an image displaying unit for displaying at least an image within the image capturing designation range out of the captured image by making the user recognize the image capturing designation range.

Abstract: It is an object to provide an image of a desired composition in case the user is unsatisfied with the composition of an image already captured. An image capturing apparatus for capturing an image is provided, wherein the apparatus includes an image capturing designation range acquiring unit for acquiring an image capturing designation range designated by a user; an image capturing unit for capturing an image of a range wider than the image capturing designation range; a storing unit for storing information indicative of the image capturing designation range corresponding to the captured image; and an image displaying unit for displaying at least an image within the image capturing designation range out of the captured image by making the user recognize the image capturing designation range.

Abstract: The present invention provides a video in which a subject image looks clear while reducing the amount of transmitted data. An image capturing system includes: an image capturing section that successively captures a plurality of images under a plurality of image capturing conditions different from each other; and an output section that outputs a moving image for successively displaying the plurality of captured images. The image capturing section may successively capture the plurality of images by means of exposure in different exposure time lengths from each other. The image capturing section may successively capture the plurality of images also by means of exposure in different aperture openings from each other.

Abstract: The present invention provides a video in which a subject image looks clear while reducing the amount of transmitted data. An image capturing apparatus includes: an image capturing section that successively captures a plurality of images under a plurality of image capturing conditions different from each other; an image generating section that generates an output image by overlapping the plurality of captured images captured under the plurality of image capturing conditions; and an output section that outputs the output image generated by the image generating section. The image capturing section may successively capture the plurality of images by means of exposure in different exposure time lengths from each other. The image capturing section may successively capture the plurality of images also by means of exposure in different aperture openings from each other.

Abstract: Voting of coordinates of each pixel in a photographic image onto a Hough space corresponding to annuluses is performed, the Hough space being defined by a coordinate system having an X coordinate axis for a circle center point, a Y coordinate axis for a circle center point, and an r coordinate axis for a radial direction. A vote value of each voting position having coordinates (X, Y, r) on the Hough space is acquired as a first integrated vote value from a calculation of a number of votes given to each voting position. A position represented by (X, Y) coordinate values of a voting position associated with the largest first integrated vote value is detected as the position of the center point of the circular pattern.

Abstract: There is provided an output apparatus which is capable of outputting a moving image in such a manner as to enable an observer to easily judge whether a quick movement made by a suspicious individual is an abnormal behavior. The output apparatus includes a moving image obtaining section that obtains a moving image, an output section that outputs the moving image obtained by the moving image obtaining section, a condition storing section that stores thereon a condition to be satisfied by an object which is required to be extracted from a moving image, and an output control section that, when an object satisfying the condition is extracted from the moving image obtained by the moving image obtaining section, controls the moving image obtained by the moving image obtaining section in terms of a play back state in which the moving image is to be played back, and causes the output section to output the controlled moving image.

Abstract: In order to appropriately detect abnormalities for the purpose of surveillance with it being possible to prevent an unnecessary increase in data amount of the monitoring images, a monitoring system includes an image capturing section that captures a moving image of a monitored area, a variation reduced image generating section that generates a variation reduced image by reducing a temporal variation in an image, based on a plurality of moving-image making-up images included in the moving image captured by the image capturing section, a condition storing section that stores thereon a condition which is required to be satisfied by a variation reduced image which is generated by using a plurality of moving-image making-up images included in a moving image which is judged to show an abnormality, a satisfaction judging section that judges whether the variation reduced image generated by the variation reduced image generating section satisfies the condition, an output moving image generating section that, when the

Abstract: To easily produce and/or invalidate a portrait medium without a special photographing admitting organization. A photo booth is provided with a digital camera for taking the face, a means for outputting certification information representing that the portrait data is of a real image, means for recording information representing a valid period of the portrait data and a recording portion which records the portrait data and the certification information not to be falsified.

Abstract: The image processing device comprises: a photo image input unit which inputs a photographed image including a character; an extraction unit which extracts a facial image which is an image of a facial portion in the photographed image; a template image input unit which inputs a template image having a synthetic area, the synthetic area being a blank area on which the facial image is disposed; a template information input unit which inputs template information prescribing a position for disposing a prescribed component of the facial image on the synthetic area; a decision unit which decides facial configuration information according to an area including the extracted facial image, the facial configuration information being information related to a prescribed component of the facial image; and a synthesizing unit which synthesizes the facial image with the template image by disposing the facial image onto the synthetic area according to the facial configuration information and the template information.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus which processes an input image to detect a specified object of interest that is recorded in the input image is provided. The apparatus has a detection unit and a position determining unit. The detection unit has a plurality of identifying subunits each of which identifies an object from the input image under a different condition. The detection unit detects a region of the identified object. The position determining unit calculates the position coordinates of the object of interest in the input image from the region of the identified object. The detection unit performs the identification and the detection repeatedly and the detection unit performs the identification and the detection by using a detected region of an identified object in the previous identification. The detection unit detects the specified object of interest using the repeatedly detected regions.

Abstract: Provided is an image capturing apparatus capable of outputting an image in a form displayable by a display apparatus, while making use of a space resolution and a temporal resolution of a captured image. A monitoring system includes an image capturing section that captures an image; an output image generating section that generates an output image from the image captured by the image capturing section; a matching determining section that determines whether an object that matches a predetermined condition exists in the image captured by the image capturing section; and an output section that outputs, by embedding in the output image, an image of a subject indicated by the object having a data amount larger than a data amount of an image of the object in the output image.

Abstract: To prevent switching of users when obtaining facial images and biometric data of the hands of users, and to prevent obtainment of falsified biometric data from the hands of users. A facial image obtaining means obtains a facial image of a user. A biometric data obtaining means obtains biometric data of the hand of the user. A surveillance image obtaining means obtains a surveillance image of the hand and the face of the user, which is photographed simultaneously with the obtainment of the biometric data. The surveillance image is stored for a predetermined period of time.

Abstract: It is an object to provide an image of a desired composition in case the user is unsatisfied with the composition of an image already captured. An image capturing apparatus for capturing an image is provided, wherein the apparatus includes an image capturing designation range acquiring unit for acquiring an image capturing designation range designated by a user; an image capturing unit for capturing an image of a range wider than the image capturing designation range; a storing unit for storing information indicative of the image capturing designation range corresponding to the captured image; and an image displaying unit for displaying at least an image within the image capturing designation range out of the captured image by making the user recognize the image capturing designation range.

Abstract: The image processing device comprises: a photo image input unit which inputs a photographed image including a character; an extraction unit which extracts a facial image which is an image of a facial portion in the photographed image; a template image input unit which inputs a template image having a synthetic area, the synthetic area being a blank area on which the facial image is disposed; a template information input unit which inputs template information prescribing a position for disposing a prescribed component of the facial image on the synthetic area; a decision unit which decides facial configuration information according to an area including the extracted facial image, the facial configuration information being information related to a prescribed component of the facial image; and a synthesizing unit which synthesizes the facial image with the template image by disposing the facial image onto the synthetic area according to the facial configuration information and the template information.

Abstract: Correction processing is performed on a region that requires correction processing, in a photographed image obtained by taking a photograph of a subject, and a corrected image is obtained. The degree of effect is calculated in the corrected image. Then, judgment is made, based on the magnitude of the degree of effect, as to whether it is required to check the effect of correction processing performed on the photographed image. If it is judged that it is required to check the effect of correction processing, at least one of the photographed image and the corrected image is displayed to check the effect. Then, the corrected image is printed.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus performs image processing on a photographic image to obtain a first corrected image. The image processing apparatus displays the obtained first corrected image to check the first corrected image. The image processing apparatus sends a correction condition of image processing, which has been performed to obtain the first corrected image displayed to be checked, to an image output apparatus. The image output apparatus obtains a second corrected image by performing image processing on the photographic image based on the correction condition. The image output apparatus outputs the obtained second corrected image.

Abstract: Trimming processes are efficiently performed on images. A characteristic extracting portion administers facial detection processes on the first ten photographs included in image group A, which have been obtained at photography point A. Facial areas and orientations of faces within the first ten photographs are extracted as characteristics of image group A. An eye detecting portion performs facial detection from within each photograph included in image group A, by determining the orientation of faces to be detected and areas from within which faces are to be detected, based on the characteristics of image group A obtained by the characteristic extracting portion. Then, the eye detecting portion detects eyes from within the detected faces.

Abstract: Detection of inadequately trimmed images can be carried out promptly and accurately among a large amount of trimmed images obtained through automatic trimming. The trimmed images generated through the automatic trimming are reproduced three times at an image display rate of 30 images per second. Order of reproduction is changed randomly in each time of reproduction. When an operator carries out input for indicating finding of an inadequately trimmed image in each time of reproduction, 10 images arranged 6 to 15 images backward in a display sequence from the image being displayed at the time of input are marked as an image group including the inadequately trimmed image, in response to the input. Only the trimmed images marked in all the rounds of reproduction are extracted as candidates for the inadequately trimmed image.

Abstract: Values L1a, L1b, and L1c are obtained by performing operations according to the following equations, using the distance D1 between both pupils in a facial photograph image. A facial frame is determined by using the values L1a, L1b, and L1c as the lateral width of the facial frame with its middle in the lateral direction at the middle position between both eyes, the distance from the middle position to the upper side of the facial frame, and the distance from the middle position to the lower side of the facial frame, respectively. A trimming area is set by using the facial frame. L1a=D×3.250 L1b=D×1.905 L1c=D×2.

Abstract: Voting of coordinates of each pixel in a photographic image onto a Hough space corresponding to annuluses is performed, the Hough space being defined by a coordinate system having an X coordinate axis for a circle center point, a Y coordinate axis for a circle center point, and an r coordinate axis for a radial direction. A vote value of each voting position having coordinates (X, Y, r) on the Hough space is acquired as a first integrated vote value from a calculation of a number of votes given to each voting position. A position represented by (X, Y) coordinate values of a voting position associated with the largest first integrated vote value is detected as the position of the center point of the circular pattern.