Abstract: A biometrics authentication system having a small and simple configuration and being capable of implementing both of biometrics authentication and position detection is provided. A biometrics authentication system includes a light source emitting light to an object, a microlens array section condensing light from the object, a light-sensing device obtaining light detection data of the object on the basis of the light condensed by the microlens array section, a position detection section detecting the position of the object on the basis of the light detection data obtained in the light-sensing device, and an authentication section, in the case where the object is a living body, performing authentication of the living body on the basis of the light detection data obtained in the light-sensing device.

Abstract: There is provided an image processing apparatus, an image processing method, and a program that make it possible to appropriately obtain parallax information. An image processing section performs, according to an imaging target distance, detected upon imaging of an imaging target, to the imaging target reflected in each of viewpoint images captured from a plurality of viewpoints, an image process using the viewpoint images to obtain parallax information in regard to the viewpoint images. The present technology can be applied to such a case that, for example, an image process using multi-viewpoint images is performed to obtain parallax information in regard to the viewpoint images.

Abstract: There is provided an image processing apparatus including a display configured to display a captured image and a representative icon, wherein the representative icon indicates a range of a focus area of the displayed image and the range encompasses a center of focus point located at an initial position within the displayed image, and a processor configured to adjust the range of the focus area of the displayed image according to a size of the representative icon.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an image processing apparatus and method, and specifically relates to an image processing apparatus and method which can improve convenience of a service using a multi-viewpoint image. An image processing apparatus includes a virtual captured image generation unit which generates, by using multi-viewpoint image data, depth data showing a distance to a photographic subject in the multi-viewpoint image, and profile information including a parameter which reproduces an optical effect by a virtual optical system, a virtual captured image obtained by capturing the photographic subject of the multi-viewpoint image by using the virtual optical system. The present disclosure can be applied, for example, to the image processing apparatus.

Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, a program, and an interchangeable lens each capable of appropriately correcting shading of an image having a plurality of viewpoints. A communication unit receives shading information associated with shading of each of a plurality of ommatidium images that are included in a captured image acquired by one image sensor and correspond to images formed by lights respectively concentrated by a plurality of ommatidium lenses that are a plurality of lenses so disposed as not to overlap with each other in an optical axis direction and are included in an interchangeable lens when the interchangeable lens is fitted to a camera body including the image sensor. A correction unit corrects shading of each of the plurality of ommatidium images that are included in the captured image acquired by the image sensor and respectively correspond to the plurality of ommatidium lenses on the basis of the shading information.

Abstract: The present technique relates to an image processing apparatus and an image processing method capable of obtaining an obstacle-removed image in which an obstacle does not appear using disparity information. A removal section generates after-removal photographic images at a plurality of viewpoints by removing part of subjects from respective photographic images at the plurality of viewpoints using disparity information associated with the photographic images at the plurality of viewpoints. An image generation section generates an obstacle-removed image at a predetermined viewpoint by registering the after-removal photographic images at the plurality of viewpoints using the disparity information. The present technique is applicable to a case, for example, of generating an obstacle-removed image in which an obstacle does not appear using photographic images at a plurality of viewpoints.

Abstract: The present technology relates to an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program as well as an interchangeable lens that make it possible to easily obtain an image of a plurality of visual points. A communication section receives, when an interchangeable lens including monocular lenses that are plural lenses arranged so as not to overlap with each other in an optical axis direction is mounted on a camera main body that includes an image sensor, known reference positions that are positions on a captured image on which a predetermined imaging target imaged by the image sensor appears, the positions corresponding to predetermined rays of light on monocular images corresponding to figures formed from rays of light focused by the monocular lenses. A reference position calculation section determines unknown reference positions on the basis of the known reference positions. The present technology can be applied to a camera system for capturing an image.

Abstract: There is provided an image processing apparatus including a display configured to display a captured image and a representative icon, wherein the representative icon indicates a range of a focus area of the displayed image and the range encompasses a center of focus point located at an initial position within the displayed image, and a processor configured to adjust the range of the focus area of the displayed image according to a size of the representative icon.

Abstract: There is provided an image processing apparatus including, a display configured to display a captured image and a representative icon, wherein the representative icon indicates a range of a focus area of the displayed image and the range encompasses a center of focus point located at an initial position within the displayed image, and a processor configured to adjust the range of the focus area of the displayed image according to a size of the representative icon.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus including circuitry configured to initiate a setting of an object for display within a background image in accordance with a modeling condition associated with a position at which the object is set, based on depth data and base-line length information associated with the background image and modeling data of the object.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an image processing apparatus and a method capable of generating high-definition viewpoint interpolation images at high speed. A space reconstruction unit reconstructs a space in which viewpoint images are photographed according to each viewpoint image and each disparity (pixel shift amount) map and supplying reconstruction data of the space to an interpolation position setting unit. The interpolation position setting unit sets an interpolation position in the reconstructed space while changing (an inclination of) a beam and supplies interpolation target coordinates indicating the set interpolation position to a data search unit. The data search unit generates an interpolation image at any viewpoint by sampling RGB values at interpolation target coordinates supplied from the interpolation position setting unit and outputs the generated interpolation image to a subsequent stage.

Abstract: There is provided an image processing apparatus and an image processing method that make it possible to appropriately perform an image process of images of a plurality of visual points. A saturated pixel restoration section restores a pixel value of each saturated pixel whose pixel value is saturated from among pixels of images of a plurality of visual points picked up in a predetermined exposure time period, and a processing section performs an image process of the images of the plurality of visual points with regard to which the pixel value of each saturated pixel is restored. The present technology can be applied to an image process of images of a plurality of visual points such as a light field technology for reconstructing, for example, images picked up using various optical lenses from images of a plurality of visual points or a like technology.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an image processing apparatus and method, and specifically relates to an image processing apparatus and method which can improve convenience of a service using a multi-viewpoint image. An image processing apparatus includes a virtual captured image generation unit which generates, by using multi-viewpoint image data, depth data showing a distance to a photographic subject in the multi-viewpoint image, and profile information including a parameter which reproduces an optical effect by a virtual optical system, a virtual captured image obtained by capturing the photographic subject of the multi-viewpoint image by using the virtual optical system. The present disclosure can be applied, for example, to the image processing apparatus.

Abstract: The present technology relates to an image processing apparatus and an image processing method to accurately reproduce a blur degree of an optical lens with a small data amount. A light condensing process for condensing rays to be incident to a virtual lens having a synthetic aperture configured from a plurality of image pickup sections that pick up images of a plurality of visual points from a real space point in a real space on a virtual sensor through an emulation lens of an emulation target is performed. The light condensing process is performed using lens information that is generated for a real space point corresponding to a plurality of information points that are a plurality of positions of part of a plane of the virtual sensor and defines rays that pass the emulation lens.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an image processing apparatus and method, and specifically relates to an image processing apparatus and method which can improve convenience of a service using a multi-viewpoint image. An image processing apparatus includes a virtual captured image generation unit which generates, by using multi-viewpoint image data, depth data showing a distance to a photographic subject in the multi-viewpoint image, and profile information including a parameter which reproduces an optical effect by a virtual optical system, a virtual captured image obtained by capturing the photographic subject of the multi-viewpoint image by using the virtual optical system. The present disclosure can be applied, for example, to the image processing apparatus.

Abstract: The present technology relates to an image processing device, an image processing method, and a program that enable refocusing accompanied by desired blurring. A light collection processing unit performs a light collection process to generate a processing result image focused at a predetermined distance, by shifting the pixels of images of a plurality of viewpoints in accordance with a shift amount and integrating the pixel values. In the light collection process, the pixels are shifted in accordance with a corrected shift amount obtained by correcting the shift amount with correction coefficients for the respective viewpoints. The present technology can be applied in a case where a refocused image is obtained from images of a plurality of viewpoints, for example.

Abstract: The present technology relates to an image processing device, an image processing method, and a program that enable refocusing accompanied by desired optical effects. A light collection processing unit performs a light collection process to generate a processing result image focused at a predetermined distance, using images of a plurality of viewpoints. The light collection process is performed with the images of the plurality of viewpoints having pixel values adjusted with adjustment coefficients for the respective viewpoints. The present technology can be applied in a case where a refocused image is obtained from images of a plurality of viewpoints, for example.

Abstract: The present technology relates to an image processing apparatus, an image processing method, and a program which can realize a wide variety of refocusing. A light condensing processing unit sets a shift amount for shifting pixels of images of a plurality of viewpoints, shifts the pixels of the images of the plurality of viewpoints according to the shift amount to be added to perform light condensing processing of generating a processing result image focused on a plurality of focusing points with different distances in a depth direction. The shift amount is set for each of pixels of the processing result image. The present technology can be applied to, for example, a case where an image refocused is obtained from the images of the plurality of viewpoints, and the like.

Abstract: There is provided an image processing apparatus and an image processing method that make it possible to accurately reproduce a blur degree of an optical lens. A ray reproduction section reproduces rays to be incident to a virtual lens, which has a synthetic aperture configured from a plurality of image pickup sections that pick up images at a plurality of visual points, from a real space point in a real space. A light condensing processing section performs a light condensing process in which positioning of a position at which the rays are condensed on a virtual sensor through an emulation lens of an emulation target is performed depending upon an image plane shift position that is a position on the virtual sensor, which is reached by a principal ray emitted from the real space point through the emulation lens, and the ray is condensed on the virtual sensor.

Abstract: The present technology relates to an information processing apparatus and an image processing method that make it possible to accurately reproduce a blur degree of an optical lens. A ray generation section generates rays to be incident to a virtual lens having a synthetic aperture configured from a plurality of image pickup sections that pick up images of a plurality of visual points from a real space point in a real space. A luminance allocation section allocates a luminance to rays remaining as a result of a collision decision for deciding whether or not the rays collide with an object before the rays are incident to the virtual lens. The present technology can be applied to a light field technology for reconstructing, for example, images picked up using various optical lenses from images of a plurality of visual points.