Abstract: In a driving operation assisting technique, the burden on a user is reduced. The user is allowed to specify, on an image representing the surrounding conditions around a vehicle, the end position of the vehicle at the end of a predetermined driving operation by using, for example, a pointer. A driving operation assisting system obtains the start position of the driving operation based on a prescribed movement pattern representing the movement of the vehicle in the driving operation, and superimposes the end position on the display image.

Abstract: The stereoscopic CG image generating apparatus and a stereoscopic TV apparatus, has a projection transformation section which, based on three-dimensional structural information describing a three-dimensional shape of an object, generates a plurality of two-dimensional projection models as viewed from a plurality of viewpoints, a distance information extraction section which generates a camera-to-object distance information used for calculations in the projection transformation section, and a camera parameter determining section which, based on the output of the distance information extraction section, the screen size of a stereoscopic image display device for displaying finally generated two-dimensional projection models, and a viewer's viewing distance, determines camera parameters so that stereoscopic CG images will be brought within the viewer's binocular fusional range.

Abstract: Simple calibration of a camera mounted on a mobile object is implemented. With a joint means, a target apparatus for calibration is physically fixed to the mobile object having a camera mounted thereon. The positional relation between the vehicle and the target apparatus is finely adjusted while visually confirming a target point on the vehicle through a scope means.

Abstract: The stereoscopic CG image generating apparatus and a stereoscopic TV apparatus, has a projection transformation section which, based on three-dimensional structural information describing a three-dimensional shape of an object, generates a plurality of two-dimensional projection models as viewed from a plurality of viewpoints, a distance information extraction section which generates a camera-to-object distance information used for calculations in the projection transformation section, and a camera parameter determining section which, based on the output of the distance information extraction section, the screen size of a stereoscopic image display device for displaying finally generated two-dimensional projection models, and a viewer's viewing distance, determines camera parameters so that stereoscopic CG images will be brought within the viewer's binocular fusional range.

Abstract: The present invention inputs a face image through an image input section, extracts feature points of face components such as an eye, nose, mouth from the input face image, and divides the face image into many patches according to predetermined rules to describe the face image as a set of patches. Then the present invention extracts a feature amount for each patch to describe the face image as a set of feature amounts to identify a person.

Abstract: The stereoscopic CG image generating apparatus and a stereoscopic TV apparatus, has a projection transformation section which, based on three-dimensional structural information describing a three-dimensional shape of an object, generates a plurality of two-dimensional projection models as viewed from a plurality of viewpoints, a distance information extraction section which generates a camera-to-object distance information used for calculations in the projection transformation section, and a camera parameter determining section which, based on the output of the distance information extraction section, the screen size of a stereoscopic image display device for displaying finally generated two-dimensional projection models, and a viewer's viewing distance, determines camera parameters so that stereoscopic CG images will be brought within the viewer's binocular fusional range.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus has a three-dimensional joint position storing circuit for storing a three-dimensional coordinate position for each of available joints of an object at each frame for a standard action; a geometric data storing circuit for storing geometric data for at least a portion of the object based on unique coordinate systems for each of the available joints; a unique coordinate system determining circuit for determining the unique coordinate system for each of the available joints based on the stored three-dimensional coordinate positions; a three-dimensional joint angle computing circuit for computing a three-dimensional joint angle for at least one of the available joints based on a desired mode of action modification and the determined unique coordinate systems; a joint angle displacing circuit for displacing the three-dimensional joint angle for at least one of the available joints; a unique coordinate system generating circuit for generating the unique coordinate system for at least

Abstract: An image processing apparatus has a hair region selecting part 11 for selecting hair and shade of the hair in a front face image 13, as a removal region 15, on the basis of each pixel value of the front face image 13 which is a front image of a face, and a face surface model 14 showing structural information relative to a surface of the face in the front face image 13, and a removal region changing part 12 for changing each pixel value in whole or part of the removal region 15, on the basis of the structural information in the face surface model 14, and at least one pixel value in the front image.

Abstract: The invention relates to a picture synthesizing apparatus for cutting out the background from a picture depending on the move of the viewing point, and presents a picture synthesizing apparatus capable of synthesizing a picture by hidden surface processing, processing of reflection motion by contact, or the like, which is mutual interference of background and foreground, wherein a background picture corresponding to the viewing field is cut out by a background cut-out unit from a background picture in a wide range stored in a background picture store, the shape and position information of moving object of foreground is generated in a moving foreground object generating unit, the interference of depth information corresponding to background picture from a background depth store and foreground object information is calculated in a background and foreground synthesizing unit, and a picture is synthesized by hidden surface processing or processing of change of moving direction of foreground object by reflection,

Abstract: The stereoscopic CG image generating apparatus and a stereoscopic TV apparatus, has a projection transformation section which, based on three-dimensional structural information describing a three-dimensional shape of an object, generates a plurality of two-dimensional projection models as viewed from a plurality of viewpoints, a distance information extraction section which generates a camera-to-object distance information used for calculations in the projection transformation section, and a camera parameter determining section which, based on the output of the distance information extraction section, the screen size of a stereoscopic image display device for displaying finally generated two-dimensional projection models, and a viewer's viewing distance, determines camera parameters so that stereoscopic CG images will be brought within the viewer's binocular fusional range.

Abstract: The present invention inputs a face image through an image input section, extracts feature points of face components such as an eye, nose, mouth from the input face image, and divides the face image into many patches according to predetermined rules to describe the face image as a set of patches. Then the present invention extracts a feature amount for each patch to describe the face image as a set of feature amounts to identify a person.

Abstract: A facial image picture data is processed by an edge extraction part, which performs edge extraction on the inputted image picture. The processed data is then converted by a binary level conversion part for each preestimated point of facial elements. An image picture arithmetic processing part performs time-to-time arithmetic computation of correlation values between the data of the binary-leveled edged-image picture and the data having been previously stored in the shape data-base part, and issues an output including extracted data of feature points of the facial image picture.

Abstract: The object shape expression apparatus includes a surface data producing unit which produces three dimensional coordinate data of the object surface by impinging a slit light on the object. A surface orientation calculation means calculates tilted angle of normal lines extended from said object surface defined by said three dimensional coordinate data. An area dividing unit divides the three dimensional data into a plurality of sets such that the surface orientation included in each sets are within a predetermined range. Each of thus obtained sets of three dimensional coordinate data represents a single unit of areas conforming the object surface. A plane patch generator generates flat or curved plane patches for each of area to form a three dimensional model data representing the object. Since the object surface is divided into areas based on the surface orientation thereof, the portion changing its configuration greater is expressed by more areas.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus and method for the same, comprising a database part, a processing-method-determining part, and an information-processing-part. The processing-method-determining part extracts from the data base part attribute characteristics corresponding to the individual media signals which correspond to the reference signals. The processing-method-determining part selects one processing method from among methods by combining the attribute characteristics. The informations processing part, based on the selected processing method, extends or reduces the reproduction time of the media signals to be combined, or discontinues an individual media signal, wherein a multimedia representation consisting of different media signals is produced with reproducing times that satisfactorily coincide.

Abstract: A character and fortune telling apparatus for hobby use comprises an input unit for generating a two-dimensional image based on a person's face, a feature extraction unit for extracting the coordinates and distances expressing the shapes and positions of the features of the face, from the two-dimensional image, and an output unit for producing personal information about a person from the extracted features, and for outputting the information on an appropriate output device.

Abstract: In an apparatus for identification of individuals, a facial image of an individual to be identified is inputted into a visual image input unit and characteristic points of the inputted facial image are extracted by a characteristics extracting unit. Characteristic points of expressionless facial images of individuals to be identified are stored in a data base. The difference between the characteristic points from the data base of individuals and the characteristic points from the inputted facial image is detected by a difference detecting unit. Further, the apparatus is equipped with a database of expression muscles wherein expression muscle movement vectors to form facial expressions are described. The apparatus is also equipped with an information processing unit whereby the difference information obtained from the difference detecting unit and the information as described in the data base of expression muscles are processed.