Imaging Device, Imaging Method And Storage Medium
AssigneeCasio Computer Co., Ltd.
InventorYoshihiro TAKAYAMA
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
An object is to easily and appropriately identify the orientation of imaging means at the time of image capturing. A control section of an imaging device or an image processing device acquires an image captured by an imaging section and performs image recognition processing of recognizing a photographic subject corresponding to a first orientation such as a horizontal imaging orientation or a vertical imaging orientation in the image so as to judge whether a predetermined photographic subject is present in the image. Then, based on the judgment result, the control section identifies whether the orientation of the imaging device or the imaging section at the time of image capturing is the first orientation or a second orientation.
Claims15
An image processing device which identifies whether an orientation of an imaging section at time of image capturing is a first orientation or a second orientation, comprising:
- a memory;
- and
- a Central Processing Unit (CPU),
- wherein the CPU performs, based on a program stored in the memory, processing including:
- acquiring an image captured by the imaging section;
- performing first image recognition processing of recognizing a photographic subject corresponding to the first orientation in the acquired image so as to judge whether a predetermined photographic subject is present in the image;
- and
- identifying whether the orientation of the imaging section at the time of image capturing is the first orientation or the second orientation based on a judgment result acquired by the first image recognition processing.
An image processing method for identifying whether an orientation of an imaging section at time of image capturing is a first orientation or a second orientation, comprising:
- acquiring an image captured by the imaging section,
- performing first image recognition processing of recognizing a photographic subject corresponding to the first orientation in the acquired image so as to judge whether a predetermined photographic subject is present in the image;
- and
- identifying whether the orientation of the imaging section at the time of image capturing is the first orientation or the second orientation based on a judgment result acquired by the first image recognition processing.
A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon a program that is executable by a computer of an image processing device which identifies whether an orientation of an imaging section at time of image capturing is a first orientation or a second orientation, the program being executable by the computer to actualize functions comprising:
- acquiring an image captured by the imaging section,
- performing first image recognition processing of recognizing a photographic subject corresponding to the first orientation in the acquired image so as to judge whether a predetermined photographic subject is present in the image;
- and
- identifying whether the orientation of the imaging section at the time of image capturing is the first orientation or the second orientation based on a judgment result acquired by the first image recognition processing.
An image processing method for identifying whether an orientation of an imaging section at time of image capturing is a first orientation or a second orientation, comprising:
- acquiring a hemispherical image captured by the imaging section;
- performing first image recognition processing of (i) recognizing a photographic subject in an area which is one of a peripheral area and a center area of the acquired hemispherical image and is associated with the first orientation and (ii) judging whether a predetermined photographic subject is present in the area;
- and
- identifying whether the orientation of the imaging section at the time of image capturing is the first orientation or the second orientation based on a judgment result acquired by the first image recognition processing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.