Information processing apparatus and method, program, and imaging apparatus

An information processing method comprising:

• performing a character recognition processing with respect to a character string region in an image;
• extracting character string information being information related to a character string from the character string in which a character is recognized by the performing of the character recognition processing;
• generating a display character string of a character font corresponding to character string information which is extracted by the extracting of the character string information;
• and
• displaying the display character string in the vicinity of the character string region in the image.

A program causing a computer to execute processings, the processings comprising:

• performing a character recognition processing with respect to a character string region in an image;
• extracting character string information being information related to a character string from the character string in which a character is recognized by the processing of the character recognition processing;
• generating a display character string of a character font corresponding to character string information which is extracted by the extracting of the character string information;
• and
• performing control so as to display the display character string in the vicinity of the character string region in the image.

An imaging apparatus comprising:

• an imaging portion which images an object;
• a character recognition processing portion which performs a character recognition processing with respect to a character string region in a captured image obtained through the imaging by the imaging portion;
• a character string information extraction portion which extracts character string information being information related to a character string from the character string in which a character is recognized by the character recognition processing portion;
• a display character string generation portion which generates a display character string of a character font corresponding to the character string information which is extracted by the character string information extraction portion;
• and
• a display control portion which performs control so as to display the display character string in the vicinity of the character string region in the captured image.