Image processing apparatus, image processing system and recording medium for programs therefor

A computer-readable recording medium which stores a program comprising:

• a function of detecting a person from an image;
• a function of storing feature information for use as a database;
• a function of extracting features from a person detected by said detecting function and from said database;
• a function of processing the feature amount extracted by said extracting function in the stored feature information;
• and
• a function of generating an output image based on the processed features.

A computer-readable recording medium which stores a program comprising:

• a function of detecting a person from an image;
• a function of storing feature information for use as a database;
• a function of switching a plurality of databases recorded for storing feature information;
• a function of extracting features from a person detected by said detecting function and from said database;
• a function of processing the feature amount extracted by said extracting function in the stored feature information;
• and
• a function of generating an output image based on the processed features.

A computer-readable recording medium which stores a program comprising:

• a function of detecting a person from an image;
• a function of storing feature information for use as a database;
• a function of switching the database for storing feature information to utilize part or entirety of the database;
• a function of extracting features from a person detected by said detecting function and from said database;
• a function of processing the feature amount extracted by said extracting function in the stored feature information;
• and
• a function of generating an output image based on the processed features.

A computer-readable recording medium which stores a program comprising:

• a function of detecting a person from an image;
• a function of storing feature information for use as a database;
• a function of extracting features from a person detected by said detecting function and from said database;
• a function of switching a transform function for processing a feature amount;
• a function of processing the feature amount extracted by said extracting function in the stored feature information using the transform function;
• and
• a function of generating an output image based on the processed features.

An image processing system for processing an image captured by an imager device to output the processed image, said system being configured to:

• detect a person from an image;
• extract features from a person detected by said detecting function and from a database for storing feature information;
• process the extracted feature amount in the stored feature information;
• and
• generate an output image based on the processed features.

An image processing system for processing an image captured by an imager device to output the processed image, said system being configured to:

• detect a person from an image;
• select one or a plurality of databases for utilization from among a plurality of databases for storing feature information;
• extract features from a person detected by said detecting function and from the database for storing feature information;
• process the extracted feature amount in the stored feature information;
• and
• generate an output image based on the processed features.

An image processing system for processing an image captured by an imager device to output the processed image, said system being configured to:

• detect a person from an image;
• select a data range to be utilized in a database for storing feature information;
• extract features from a person detected by said detecting function and from the database;
• process the extracted feature amount in the stored feature information;
• and
• generate an output image based on the processed features.

An image processing system for processing an image captured by an imager device to output the processed image, said system being configured to:

• detect a person from an image;
• extract features from a person detected by said detecting function and from a database for storing features;
• switch a transform function for processing a feature amount;
• process the extracted feature amount in the stored feature information using the transform function;
• and
• generate an output image based on the processed features.