Abstract: An image recognition system for detecting and tracking at least an image portion associated with a predefined object from a moving picture is configured to be able to perform: an object detection processing step of detecting the object; a tracking point specification processing step of specifying a predetermined point as a tracking point; a tracking target recognition processing step of recognizing an actual tracking target based on the tracking point; a tracking processing step of tracking the tracking target; and a determination processing step of determining the type of the tracking target's behavior. The tracking point specification processing step and the determination processing step are implemented by software, while the object detection processing step, the tracking target recognition processing step, and the tracking processing step are implemented by hardware.

Abstract: An image recognition system for detecting and tracking at least an image portion associated with a predefined object from a moving picture is configured to be able to perform: an object detection processing step of detecting the object; a tracking point specification processing step of specifying a predetermined point as a tracking point; a tracking target recognition processing step of recognizing an actual tracking target based on the tracking point; a tracking processing step of tracking the tracking target; and a determination processing step of determining the type of the tracking target's behavior. The tracking point specification processing step and the determination processing step are implemented by software, while the object detection processing step, the tracking target recognition processing step, and the tracking processing step are implemented by hardware.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus (10) capable of reducing the bandwidth and capacity required for a frame memory and preventing image quality degradation includes: a selecting unit (14) that selectively switches between first and second processing modes, a frame memory (12); a storing unit (11) that (i) down-samples an input image by deleting predetermined frequency information included in the input image and stores the input image as a down-sampled image in the frame memory (12) when the switching unit switches to the first processing mode, and (ii) stores the input image without down-sampling in the frame memory (12) when the switching unit switches to the second processing mode; and a reading unit (13) that (i) reads out the down-sampled image from the frame memory (12) and up-samples the down-sampled image when the switching unit switches to the first processing mode, and (ii) reads out the input image without down-sampling from the frame memory (12) when the switching unit switches to the second processing