Abstract: An authentication device includes an acquisition unit that acquires first image data generated at a first timing and indicating a first face of a living creature to be authenticated, age information indicating an age of the living creature at the first timing, second image data generated at a second timing later than the first timing and indicating a second face of the living creature, and aging information indicating a time period from the first timing to the second timing, and a controller that compares the first image data with the second image data. The controller calculates a similarity between the first face and the second face based on the first image data and the second image data, corrects the similarity based on the age information and the aging information, and determines, based on the corrected similarity, whether the living creature in the first image data is identical to the living creature in the second image data.

Abstract: An imaging control device determining a group of parameters related to a shooting operation of a camera, comprising a communication circuit inputting imaging data generated by the camera and a control circuit selecting a group of parameters set in the camera from candidate groups of parameters based on the imaging data, wherein the control circuit acquires, via the communication circuit, each imaging data generated by the camera to which each candidate group of parameters is set, extracts a plurality of face images each including a human face, from the imaging data for each candidate group, calculates an evaluation value on image quality corresponding to a degree of match of automatic face recognition based on the plurality of face images for each candidate group, and selects any one group of parameters from the candidate group of parameters based on evaluation values on image quality.

Abstract: An authentication device includes an acquisition unit that acquires first image data generated at a first timing and indicating a first face of a living creature to be authenticated, age information indicating an age of the living creature at the first timing, second image data generated at a second timing later than the first timing and indicating a second face of the living creature, and aging information indicating a time period from the first timing to the second timing, and a controller that compares the first image data with the second image data. The controller calculates a similarity between the first face and the second face based on the first image data and the second image data, corrects the similarity based on the age information and the aging information, and determines, based on the corrected similarity, whether the living creature in the first image data is identical to the living creature in the second image data.

Abstract: A stereoscopic image inspection device configured to determine that a stereoscopic image or part of the stereoscopic image is horizontally reversed is provided. A depth obtaining unit obtains depth information of the stereoscopic image. An occlusion detection unit detects an occlusion area of the stereoscopic image. A determination unit evaluates image continuity between the occlusion area and adjacent areas adjacent to the occlusion area, and identifies a first area to which the occlusion area belongs among the adjacent areas based on the evaluated image continuity, and determines whether or not the stereoscopic image has a depth contradiction based on a depth position of the first area included in the depth information.

Abstract: A still-image extracting method is disclosed. Frames of an object are extracted as still images from a moving image stream chronologically continuously captured by a camera. The camera moves relative to the object. First frames are extracted from the moving image stream. Image capture times of the extracted first frames are obtained. Image capture positions of the camera at the image capture times of the first frames are identified based on the first frames. Image capture times of the frames captured at image capture positions spaced at equal intervals are estimated based on both the image capture positions, identified by the first frames, of the camera and the obtained image capture times. Second frames at the estimated image capture times are extracted as frames captured and obtained at image capture positions spaced apart at equal intervals from the moving image stream.

Abstract: A label-information processing device for a multi-viewpoint image, which contains images by image signals of a subject photographed from multi-viewpoints, assigns label-information to a remarkable-portion common to the images. The device includes: a display unit for displaying a specific image by a specific image signal which depicts the remarkable-portion; and a controller for assigning the label-information to the remarkable-portion depicted in the specific image.

Abstract: A label-information processing device for a multi-viewpoint image, which contains images by image signals of a subject photographed from multi-viewpoints, assigns label-information to a remarkable-portion common to the images. The device includes: a display unit for displaying a specific image by a specific image signal which depicts the remarkable-portion; and a controller for assigning the label-information to the remarkable-portion depicted in the specific image.

Abstract: A camera limits an EDOF range using F-DOF through user interactions without causing any discomfort, and includes: a user input unit for accepting input of a focal length; a range determination unit for determining a moving range of an in-focus position, based on the focal length; and an imaging unit for capturing an image in such a manner that the in-focus position moves in the moving range during a exposure time.

Abstract: A still-image extracting method is disclosed. Frames of an object are extracted as still images from a moving image stream chronologically continuously captured by a camera. The camera moves relative to the object. First frames are extracted from the moving image stream. Image capture times of the extracted first frames are obtained. Image capture positions of the camera at the image capture times of the first frames are identified based on the first frames. Image capture times of the frames captured at image capture positions spaced at equal intervals are estimated based on both the image capture positions, identified by the first frames, of the camera and the obtained image capture times. Second frames at the estimated image capture times are extracted as frames captured and obtained at image capture positions spaced apart at equal intervals from the moving image stream.

Abstract: A displacement map generation section generates, for a stereoscopic image, a displacement map indicating a displacement of a second viewpoint image relative to a first viewpoint image. A first new image generation section performs rotation processing in accordance with a given rotation angle on the first viewpoint image to generate a new first viewpoint image. A displacement map correction section performs correction processing on the displacement map on the basis of the rotation angle to generate a corrected displacement map. A second new image generation section generates a new second viewpoint image from the new first viewpoint image on the basis of the corrected displacement map.

Abstract: An image capturing device includes: a pre-capturing module which captures an imaging target at each of different focus positions in a predetermined focus range and outputs, as a capturing result, a plurality of pre-captured images lower in resolution than the output image; an object sharpness evaluating module which computes a sharpness level of each of the pre-captured images captured by the pre-capturing module; a focus varying range determining module which determines a focus position varying range within the predetermined focus range based on sharpness levels computed by the object sharpness evaluating module, such that a signal-to-noise ratio of the output image is greater than or equal to a predetermined threshold; and an image capturing module which captures the imaging target while varying the focus position according to the focus position varying range determined by the focus varying range determining module, and outputs the output image as a capturing result.

Abstract: An obtaining unit obtains, for a stereoscopic image signal, depth information indicating a depth value in each position in an image plane. A processing determination unit determines contents of smoothing processing in accordance with a predetermined condition. A smoothing unit smoothes the depth information in the image plane in accordance with the contents of the smoothing processing determined by the processing determination unit. An image generation unit generates, based on the depth information which has been smoothed, a new stereoscopic image from the stereoscopic image signal.

Abstract: A displacement map generation section generates, for a stereoscopic image, a displacement map indicating a displacement of a second viewpoint image relative to a first viewpoint image. A first new image generation section performs rotation processing in accordance with a given rotation angle on the first viewpoint image to generate a new first viewpoint image. A displacement map correction section performs correction processing on the displacement map on the basis of the rotation angle to generate a corrected displacement map. A second new image generation section generates a new second viewpoint image from the new first viewpoint image on the basis of the corrected displacement map.

Abstract: A video processing device allows a viewer to suitably see an image in reproducing a compression coded stereoscopic image signal. A decoder decodes the compression coded signal of a stereoscopic image received as an input stream. A determiner evaluates a degree of a difference between a first viewpoint image and a second viewpoint image of the decoded stereoscopic image signal, and determines a display mode of the stereoscopic image signal based on the evaluation result. A picture generator generates an output image according to the determined display mode.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a storage unit storing a first transform parameter corresponding to a first picture and information about an initial region; a transform parameter calculation unit calculating a second transform parameter according to an image-capture environment for a second picture; and a first picture transform unit transforming at least one of the first and second pictures using the first and second transform parameters. Additionally, a tracking processing unit tracks the images of the target by searching for a region having an amount of characteristics that is close to an amount of characteristics of the initial region; a second picture transform unit transforms the second picture using a third transform parameter having less variation between pictures successively captured than the second transform parameter; and an output unit outputs a search result and a picture obtained through the transformation by the second picture transform unit.

Abstract: A stereoscopic image inspection device configured to determine that a stereoscopic image or part of the stereoscopic image is horizontally reversed is provided. A depth obtaining unit obtains depth information of the stereoscopic image. An occlusion detection unit detects an occlusion area of the stereoscopic image. A determination unit evaluates image continuity between the occlusion area and adjacent areas adjacent to the occlusion area, and identifies a first area to which the occlusion area belongs among the adjacent areas based on the evaluated image continuity, and determines whether or not the stereoscopic image has a depth contradiction based on a depth position of the first area included in the depth information.

Abstract: A tracking object selection apparatus which selects a tracking object. The tracking object selection apparatus includes a synthesis unit which synthesizes an input image and an image so that the image is disposed at a predetermined position, a display unit, and a selection unit which selects, as the tracking object in a predetermined process, a detected object when an operation is performed on the image displayed at the predetermined position.

Abstract: A camera limits an EDOF range using F-DOF through user interactions without causing any discomfort, and includes: a user input unit for accepting input of a focal length; a range determination unit for determining a moving range of an in-focus position, based on the focal length; and an imaging unit for capturing an image in such a manner that the in-focus position moves in the moving range during a exposure time.

Abstract: An image capturing device includes: a pre-capturing module which captures an imaging target at each of different focus positions in a predetermined focus range and outputs, as a capturing result, a plurality of pre-captured images lower in resolution than the output image; an object sharpness evaluating module which computes a sharpness level of each of the pre-captured images captured by the pre-capturing module; a focus varying range determining module which determines a focus position varying range within the predetermined focus range based on sharpness levels computed by the object sharpness evaluating module, such that a signal-to-noise ratio of the output image is greater than or equal to a predetermined threshold; and an image capturing module which captures the imaging target while varying the focus position according to the focus position varying range determined by the focus varying range determining module, and outputs the output image as a capturing result.

Abstract: A tracking processing unit (137) performs a search in a frame using a color feature amount of an object and determines a target area estimated to include the image of the object based on the first evaluation value indicating a degree of matching between a search result and the object. An update detection circuit (139) performs a search in the frame using a shape feature amount of the object, calculates a second evaluation value, and determines an update area for updating a first feature amount based on the second evaluation value indicating a degree of matching between the search result and the object. An update determination circuit (140) determines whether or not to update the first feature amount. A tracking result drawing circuit (144) draws an outer frame of the target area when determined not to update, and draws that of the update area when determined to update.