Invisible information embedding apparatus, invisible information detecting apparatus, invisible information embedding method, invisible information detecting method, and storage medium

An invisible information detecting apparatus for detecting invisible information in an obtained image, the invisible information detecting apparatus comprising:

• an invisible information extracting unit configured to extract the invisible information from the image;
• an invisible information analysis unit configured to analyze the invisible information extracted by the invisible information extracting unit to obtain supplemental information of an object in the image;
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• a display information generating unit configured to generate display information to be displayed on a screen based on the supplemental information obtained by the invisible information analysis unit.

An invisible information embedding method for embedding invisible information at a position in an obtained image, the invisible information embedding method comprising:

• an image analysis step of obtaining object information and positional information of an object included in the image;
• an embedding target image determining step of determining whether the image is an embedding target based on the object information obtained in the image analysis step;
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• an image synthesizing step of combining the image with the invisible information based on the determination result in the embedding target image determining step.

An invisible information detecting method for detecting invisible information in an obtained image, the invisible information detecting method comprising:

• an invisible information extracting step of extracting the invisible information from the image;
• an invisible information analysis step of analyzing the invisible information extracted in the invisible information extracting step to obtain supplemental information of an object in the image;
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• a display information generating step of generating display information to be displayed on a screen based on the supplemental information obtained in the invisible information analysis step.