"Image Processing Apparatus And Method, And Program"

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a depth image obtaining unit configured to obtain a depth image including information on distances from an image-capturing position to a subject in a two-dimensional image to be captured; a local tip portion detection unit configured to detect a portion of the subject at a depth and a position close from the image-capturing position as a local tip portion; a projecting portion detection unit configured to detect, in a case where, when each of the blocks is set as a block of interest, the local tip portion of the block of interest in an area formed of the plurality of blocks adjacent to the block of interest, becomes a local tip portion closest from the image-capturing position, the local tip portion as a projecting portion; and a tracking unit configured to continuously track the position of the projecting portion.

Patent Information

Application #

Filing Date

18 November 2011

Publication Number

03/2013

Publication Type

INA

Invention Field

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

Status

Email

Parent Application

Applicants

SONY CORPORATION

1-7-1 KONAN, MINATO-KU, TOKYO, JAPAN

Inventors

1. YOSHIHIRO MYOKAN

C/O SONY CORPORATION, 1-7-1 KONAN, MINATO-KU, JAPAN

Specification

NA

Documents

Application Documents

#	Name	Date
1	3286-del-2011-Form-3-(24-04-2012).pdf	2012-04-24
2	3286-del-2011-Correspondence-Others-(24-04-2012).pdf	2012-04-24
3	3286-del-2011-GPA.pdf	2012-06-02
4	3286-del-2011-Form-5.pdf	2012-06-02
5	3286-del-2011-Form-3.pdf	2012-06-02
6	3286-del-2011-Form-2.pdf	2012-06-02
7	3286-del-2011-Form-1.pdf	2012-06-02
8	3286-del-2011-Drawings.pdf	2012-06-02
9	3286-del-2011-Description (Complete).pdf	2012-06-02
10	3286-del-2011-Correspondence Others.pdf	2012-06-02
11	3286-del-2011-Claims.pdf	2012-06-02
12	3286-del-2011-Abstract.pdf	2012-06-02
13	3286-del-2011-Form-3-(20-02-2013).pdf	2013-02-20
14	3286-del-2011-Correspondence Others-(20-02-2013).pdf	2013-02-20