Image processing apparatus, image processing method, program and electronic apparatus

An image processing method in an image processing apparatus which includes an irradiating section, a first generating section which is installed with an image sensor at least having a first light receiving element which receives a light having a first wavelength and a second light receiving element which receives a light having a second wavelength which is different from the first wavelength, a second generating section, and a detecting section, and detects a skin area indicating human skin from an image, comprising:

• irradiating an object with the light of the first wavelength and the light of the second wavelength, by the irradiation section;
• generating a first mosaic image on the basis of reflected light from the object when the object is irradiated with the lights of the first and second wavelengths, which are incident to the image sensor, by the first generating section;
• generating a first image obtained by a first interpolation process based on a pixel value of a pixel corresponding to the first light receiving element and a second image obtained by a second interpolation process based on a pixel value of a pixel corresponding to the second light receiving element, in respective pixels which form the first mosaic image, by the second generating section;
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• detecting the skin area on the basis of the first and second images by the detecting section.

An electronic apparatus which detects a skin area indicating human skin from an image, comprising:

• an irradiating section which irradiates an object with a light having a first wavelength and a light of a second wavelength which is different from the first wavelength;
• a first generating section which is installed with an image sensor at least having a first light receiving element which receives the light having the first wavelength and a second light receiving element which receives the light having the second wavelength, and generates a first mosaic image on the basis of a reflected light from the object when the object is irradiated with the lights of the first and second wavelengths, which are incident to the image sensor;
• a second generating section which generates a first image obtained by a first interpolation process based on a pixel value of a pixel corresponding to the first light receiving element and a second image obtained by a second interpolation process based on a pixel value of a pixel corresponding to the second light receiving element, in respective pixels which form the first mosaic image;
• a detecting section which detects the skin area on the basis of the first and second images;
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• an executing section which executes a process according to the detected skin area.

An image processing apparatus which detects a skin area of human skin from an image, comprising:

• an irradiating section which irradiates an object with a light having a first wavelength and a light of a second wavelength which is different from the first wavelength;
• an image capturing section which image-captures the object, and generates a first image based on the light of the first wavelength and a second image based on the light of the second wavelength;
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• a detecting section which detects the skin area on the basis of the generated first and second images,
• wherein the irradiating section changes the luminance of the light of the first wavelength and the luminance of the light of the second wavelength according to a predetermined frequency to irradiate the object, and
• wherein the image capturing section extracts a component, corresponding to the predetermined frequency, of an electric signal obtained by photoelectrically converting an optical image of the object, to generate the first and second images.

A program for controlling an image processing apparatus which includes an irradiating section which irradiates an object with a light having a first wavelength and a light of a second wavelength which is different from the first wavelength;

• an image capturing section which image-captures the object, and generates a first image based on the light of the first wavelength and a second image based on the light of the second wavelength;
• and a detecting section which detects a skin area on the basis of the generated first and second images, and detects the skin area of human skin from an image,
• the program allowing a computer of the image processing apparatus to execute processes comprising:
• changing the luminance of the light of the first wavelength and the luminance of the light of the second wavelength according to a predetermined frequency to irradiate the object, by controlling the irradiating section, and
• extracting a component, corresponding to the predetermined frequency, of an electric signal obtained by photoelectrically converting an optical image of the object, to generate the first and second images, by controlling the image capturing section.

An electronic apparatus which detects a skin area indicating human skin from an image, comprising:

• an irradiating section which irradiates an object with a light having a first wavelength and a light of a second wavelength which is different from the first wavelength;
• an image capturing section which image-captures the object, and generates a first image based on the light of the first wavelength and a second image based on the light of the second wavelength;
• a detecting section which detects the skin area on the basis of the generated first and second images, and
• an executing section which executes a process according to the detected skin area,
• wherein the irradiating section changes the luminance of the light of the first wavelength and the luminance of the light of the second wavelength according to a predetermined frequency to irradiate the object, and
• wherein the image capturing section extracts a component, corresponding to the predetermined frequency, of the electric signal obtained by photoelectrically converting the optical image of the object, to generate the first and second images.