Image processing apparatus, analysis system, and method for processing images

An analysis system comprising:

• an imaging device including an imaging unit to take an image of a subject;
• a detection device attached to the subject, the detection device including a sensor to measure a motion of the subject;
• a memory on which a program is stored;
• and
• a processor which, under control of the program stored in the memory, executes processes comprising:
• selecting a subject motion mode from among a plurality of predetermined subject motion modes;
• acquiring, from the imaging device, a taken image of the subject, the taken image of the subject being acquired at a predetermined imaging rate determined based on the selected subject motion mode;
• acquiring, from the detection device, a measurement result of a motion of the subject measured with the sensor, the acquired measurement result being acquired at a predetermined sampling rate determined based on the selected subject motion mode;
• creating a solid polygon image indicating the motion of the subject based on the acquired measurement result, wherein at least one aspect of the solid polygon image faces toward at least one of a front-back direction, a right-left direction, and a vertical direction of the subject;
• and
• controlling a display to display the acquired taken image of the subject together with the created solid polygon image,
• wherein the plurality of predetermined subject motion modes include (i) a first mode in which imaging of the subject is started based on an acquisition start timing of the acquired measurement result and (ii) a second mode in which, when the start of a predetermined motion is detected from the acquired measurement result while in the first mode, recording of an image of the subject is started.

A method for processing an image, the method being executed by an image processing apparatus, and the method comprising:

• selecting a subject motion mode from among a plurality of predetermined subject motion modes;
• acquiring a taken image of a subject at a predetermined imaging rate determined based on the selected subject motion mode;
• acquiring a measurement result of a motion of the subject measured with a sensor at a predetermined sampling rate determined based on the selected subject motion mode;
• creating a solid polygon image indicating the motion of the subject based on the acquired measurement result, wherein at least one aspect of the solid polygon image faces toward at least one of a front-back direction, a right-left direction, and a vertical direction of the subject;
• and
• controlling a display to display the acquired taken image of the subject together with the created solid polygon image,
• wherein the plurality of predetermined subject motion modes include (i) a first mode in which imaging of the subject is started based on an acquisition start timing of the acquired measurement result and (ii) a second mode in which, when the start of a predetermined motion is detected from the acquired measurement result while in the first mode, recording of an image of the subject is started.

A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium having a program recorded thereon, the program being executable by a processor to control the processor to execute processes comprising:

• selecting a subject motion mode from among a plurality of predetermined subject motion modes;
• acquiring a taken image of a subject at a predetermined imaging rate determined based on the selected subject motion mode;
• acquiring a measurement result of a motion of the subject measured with a sensor at a predetermined sampling rate determined based on the selected subject motion mode;
• creating a solid polygon image indicating the motion of the subject based on the acquired measurement result, wherein at least one aspect of the solid polygon image faces toward at least one of a front-back direction, a right-left direction, and a vertical direction of the subject;
• and
• controlling a display to display the acquired taken image of the subject together with the created solid polygon image,
• wherein the plurality of predetermined subject motion modes include (i) a first mode in which imaging of the subject is started based on an acquisition start timing of the acquired measurement result and (ii) a second mode in which, when the start of a predetermined motion is detected from the acquired measurement result while in the first mode, recording of an image of the subject is started.