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US 8,896,535 B2Granted
Image processing apparatus and method, and program therefor
AssigneeSony Corporation
InventorsShingo Tsurumi, Shouichi Doi
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Abstract
An image processing apparatus includes an extracting unit for extracting a feature point from a captured image; a recognizing unit for recognizing a position of the feature point; a display unit for displaying, based on the position of the feature point, a feature-point pointer indicating the feature point and a mirrored image of the captured image in a translucent manner; and an issuing unit for issuing, based on the position of the feature point, a command corresponding to the position of the feature point or a motion of the feature point.
Claims20
An image processing apparatus comprising:
- circuitry configured to
- extract a feature point from a captured image,
- recognize a position of the feature point,
- concurrently display, based on the position of the feature point, a feature-point pointer indicating the feature point, a plurality of user interfaces arranged as a ring surrounding the feature-point pointer, a mirrored image, and a content image associated with a program channel,
- issue, based on the position of the feature point, a command corresponding to the position of the feature point or a motion of the feature point relative to at least one of the user interfaces surrounding the feature-point pointer, and
- cause a change in the content image in response to the command,
- wherein the mirrored image corresponds with a translucent, horizontally flipped version of the captured image, and
- the plurality of user interfaces are removed from display in response to a dragging of the feature-point pointer outside of the ring.
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An image processing method comprising:
- extracting a feature point from a captured image;
- recognizing a position of the feature point;
- concurrently displaying, based on the position of the feature point, a feature-point pointer indicating the feature point, a plurality of user interfaces arranged as a ring surrounding the feature-point pointer, a mirrored image, and a content image associated with a program channel;
- issuing, based on the position of the feature point, a command corresponding to the position of the feature point or a motion of the feature point relative to at least one of the user interfaces surrounding the feature-point pointer;
- and
- causing a change in the content image in response to the command,
- wherein the mirrored image corresponds with a translucent, horizontally flipped version of the captured image, and
- the plurality of user interfaces are removed from display in response to a dragging of the feature-point pointer outside of the ring.
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A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising program code, the program code being operable, when executed by a computer system, to cause the computer system to perform steps comprising:
- extracting a feature point from a captured image;
- recognizing a position of the feature point;
- concurrently displaying, based on the position of the feature point, a feature-point pointer indicating the feature point, a plurality of user interfaces arranged as a ring surrounding the feature-point pointer, a mirrored image, and a content image associated with a program channel;
- issuing, based on the position of the feature point, a command corresponding to the position of the feature point or a motion of the feature point relative to at least one of the user interfaces surrounding the feature-point pointer;
- and
- causing a change in the content image in response to the command,
- wherein the mirrored image corresponds with a translucent, horizontally flipped version of the captured image, and
- the plurality of user interfaces are removed from display in response to a dragging of the feature-point pointer outside of the ring.
5 more elements
An image processing apparatus comprising:
- extracting means for extracting a feature point from a captured image;
- recognizing means for recognizing a position of the feature point;
- display means for concurrently displaying, based on the position of the feature point, a feature-point pointer indicating the feature point, a plurality of user interfaces arranged as a ring surrounding the feature-point pointer, a mirrored image, and a content image associated with a program channel;
- issuing means for issuing, based on the position of the feature point, a command corresponding to the position of the feature point or a motion of the feature point relative to at least one of the user interfaces surrounding the feature-point pointer;
- and
- means for causing a change in the content image in response to the command,
- wherein the mirrored image corresponds with a translucent, horizontally flipped version of the captured image, and
- the plurality of user interfaces are removed from display in response to a dragging of the feature-point pointer outside of the ring.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.