# US 2014/0152851 A1 · Information Processing Apparatus, Server Device, and Computer Program Product > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0152851 A1 - Document ID: US20140152851A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 14/024,202 - Filed: 2013-09-11 - Published: 2014-06-05 - Earliest claimed: 2012-12-03 - Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba - Applicants: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba - Inventors: Hidetaka Ohira; Kazuhide Sawa; Masayuki Okamoto; Masaru Sakai; Masahiro Sekine; Masashi Nishiyama - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140152851A1 ## CPC - H04N 21/44218: {Detecting physical presence or behaviour of the user, e.g. using sensors to detect if the user is leaving the room or changes his face expression during a TV programme (methods or arrangements for recognising human body or animal bodies or body parts G06V40/10; methods or arrangements for acquiring or recognising human faces, facial parts, facial sketches, facial expressions G06V40/16; methods or arrangements for recognising movements or behaviour G06V40/20; arrangements for identifying users in broadcast systems H04H60/45)} - G06F 3/00: Input arrangements for transferring data to be processed into a form capable of being handled by the computer; Output arrangements for transferring data from processing unit to output unit, e.g. interface arrangements - G06F 16/50: of still image data - G06F 16/5854: {using shape and object relationship} - H04N 21/4223: Cameras (H04N23/00 takes precedence) - H04N 21/4828: {for searching programme descriptors (retrieval of video data G06F16/739)} - H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) ## Abstract According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes an image capturing module, an estimation module, a content obtaining module, and a display module. The image capturing module is configured to capture a subject to be captured. The estimation module is configured to estimate a state of the subject to be captured based on a capturing method for the subject to be captured by the image capturing module. The content obtaining module is configured to obtain the content based on the state of the subject to be captured and relating to the subject to be captured. The display module is configured to display the obtained content. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An information processing apparatus, comprising: an image capturing module configured to capture a subject to be captured; an estimation module configured to estimate a state of the subject to be captured based on a capturing method for the subject to be captured by the image capturing module; a content obtaining module configured to obtain the content based on the state of the subject to be captured and relating to the subject to be captured; and a display module configured to display the obtained content. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The information processing apparatus of claim 1, further comprising: a related information obtaining module configured to obtain related information based on the state of the subject to be captured; and a determination module configured to determine display information based on the subject to be captured and the related information, wherein the display module is configured to display the display information in a manner a user can specify, and the content obtaining module is configured to obtain the content based on the display information specified by the user. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The information processing apparatus of claim 2, wherein the subject to be captured is a display screen. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The information processing apparatus of claim 3, wherein the content obtaining module is configured to obtain different contents depending on whether a part or whole of the display screen is specified to be displayed in the captured image captured by the image capturing module. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The information processing apparatus of claim 4, wherein when a part of the display screen is specified to be displayed in the captured image, the content obtaining module is configured to obtain information related to a person comprised in a part of the display screen as the content. ### Claim 6 (depends on 4) The information processing apparatus of claim 4, wherein when the whole of the display screen is specified to be displayed in the captured image, the content obtaining module is configured to obtain information related to a program displayed on the display screen as the content. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The information processing apparatus of claim 6, wherein the content obtaining module is configured to receive electronic program guide information as information related to the program, and the display module is configured to display an image of a person comprised in the captured image and information related to a character in the electronic program information associated with each other as the content. ### Claim 8 (depends on 3) The information processing apparatus of claim 3, wherein the content obtaining module is configured to obtain different contents depending on the orientation of the display screen as the state of the display screen. ### Claim 9 (depends on 3) The information processing apparatus of claim 3, wherein the content obtaining module is configured to obtain different contents depending on the channel of the program displayed on the display screen as the state of the display screen. ### Claim 10 A server device, comprising: a receiving module configured to receive a captured image captured by an image capturing module of an information processing apparatus coupled to a network; an estimation module configured to estimate a state of a subject to be captured based on a capturing method for the subject to be captured by the image capturing module; a content obtaining module configured to obtain content based on the state of the subject to be captured and relating to the subject to be captured; and a transmission module configured to transmit the obtained content to the information processing apparatus. ### Claim 11 A computer program product having a non-transitory computer readable medium including programmed instructions, wherein the instructions, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform: estimating a state of the subject to be captured based on a capturing method for the subject to be captured by the image capturing module; obtaining content based on the state of the subject to be captured and relating to the subject to be captured; and displaying the obtained content.