Image pickup apparatus, information processing system, mat, and image generation method

An information processing system including an image pickup apparatus that outputs data of a picked up image obtained by image pickup of a real object and an information processing apparatus that recognizes the real object using the picked up image, wherein

• the image pickup apparatus includes a computer having a microprocessor coupled to a storage medium containing a computer program, which when executed by the microprocessor, causes the computer to implement the following functional units:
• an output image production unit configured to produce data of a picked up image to be outputted from data of a non-processed image picked up using an image pickup element,
• an adjustment processing unit configured to evaluate the picked up image and adjust at least one of an image pickup condition in the image pickup element and a processing condition in the output image production unit, and
• a data sending out unit configured to output the data of the picked up image to the information processing apparatus, and
• the adjustment processing unit adjusts the image pickup condition and the processing condition based on color information of a picture of a calibration chart that is provided in a space of a recognition target and is configured from a plurality of color regions having luminances different from each other, and
• the information processing apparatus
• recognizes a block by comparison between color information of the picture of the real object in the picked up image and color information of real objects registered already with each other and performs a process set for the block.

An image production method, by an image pickup apparatus, of producing data of a picked up image to be used for recognition of a real object, comprising:

• producing data of a picked up image to be outputted from data of a non-processed image picked up using an image pickup element;
• evaluating the picked up image and adjusting at least one of an image pickup condition in the image pickup element and a processing condition in the producing;
• and
• outputting the data of the picked up image to an apparatus that recognizes the real object, wherein
• the adjusting adjusts the image pickup condition and the processing condition based on color information of a picture of a calibration chart that is provided in a space of a recognition target and is configured from a plurality of color regions having luminances different from each other.

A non-transitory, computer readable storage medium containing a computer program, which when executed by a computer, causes the computer to carry out actions to implement a function for producing data of a picked up image to be used for recognition of a real object, the computer program causing the computer to carry out the actions of:

• producing data of a picked up image to be outputted from data of a non-processed image picked up using an image pickup element;
• evaluating the picked up image and adjusting at least one of an image pickup condition in the image pickup element and a processing condition in the production function;
• and
• outputting the data of the picked up image to an apparatus that recognizes the real object, wherein
• the adjusting adjusts the image pickup condition and the processing condition based on color information of a picture of a calibration chart that is provided in a space of a recognition target and is configured from a plurality of color regions having luminances different from each other.