IP Library Granted Patent US 12682110
Granted Patent B2
US 12682110 · App. 18/888,590 · Granted Jul 14, 2026

Image display apparatus, image capturing apparatus, control method, and storage medium

Inventors: Hiroto Oka (Kanagawa, JP); Zhengnan Xia (Kanagawa, JP); Yuuya Miyake (Kanagawa, JP); Naofumi Murata (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
G06F21/6245G06V40/10H04N23/633
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12682110
App. No.
18/888,590
Granted
Jul 14, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

There is provided an image display apparatus. An acceptance unit accepts authentication information from a user. A selection unit selects an image. A first determination unit determines whether the image includes a specific area of a person. A control unit, in a case where it has been determined that the image includes the specific area, controls display of the image in accordance with the authentication information.

Claims (66)

1 . An image display apparatus comprising at least one processor and/or at least one circuit which functions as:

an acceptance unit configured to accept authentication information from a user,

a selection unit configured to select an image;

a first determination unit configured to determine whether the image includes a specific area of a person;

a second determination unit configured to determine whether the user has display authorization with respect to the specific area based on the authentication information; and

a control unit configured to, in a case where it has been determined that the image includes the specific area, control display of the image in accordance with the authentication information,

wherein

the control unit performs control to display the image in a case where it has been determined that the user has the display authorization, and

in a case where it has been determined that the image includes the specific area, when a display size of the image is smaller than a predetermined size, the control unit performs control to display the image regardless of whether the user has the display authorization.

2 . The image display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the first determination unit determines whether the image includes the specific area based on whether an area indicated by area information associated with the image is the specific area.

3 . The image display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the first determination unit transmits person identification information for identifying the person to an external apparatus, receives area information associated with the person from the external apparatus, and determines whether the image includes the specific area based on whether an area indicated by the area information is the specific area.

4 . The image display apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein

in a case where the area information indicates a plurality of areas, the first determination unit determines that the image includes the specific area if at least one of the plurality of areas is the specific area.

5 . The image display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the first determination unit infers an area included in the image using artificial intelligence, and determines whether the image includes the specific area based on whether the inferred area is the specific area.

6 . The image display apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein

in a case where the inference of the area included in the image has failed, the first determination unit determines that the image includes the specific area.

7 . The image display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the specific area includes at least one of an area that allows the person to be identified as a specific individual, and an area concerning a dignity of the person.

8 . The image display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the specific area varies in accordance with an attribute of the person.

9 . The image display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the second determination unit determines whether the user has the display authorization by transmitting the authentication information to an external apparatus and receiving a result of determination about whether the user has the display authorization from the external apparatus, the determination being made based on the authentication information.

10 . The image display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the second determination unit determines that the user has the display authorization in a case where user authentication based on the authentication information has succeeded.

11 . The image display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the authentication information includes user identification information for identifying the user, and

the second determination unit determines whether the user has the display authorization with respect to the specific area based on the authentication information and person identification information for identifying the person.

12 . The image display apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein

the second determination unit determines whether the user has the display authorization by transmitting the authentication information and the person identification information to an external apparatus and receiving a result of determination about whether the user has the display authorization from the external apparatus, the determination being made based on the authentication information and the person identification information.

13 . The image display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

the second determination unit determines whether the user has the display authorization with respect to the specific area based on the authentication information and photographer identification information for identifying a photographer of the image.

14 . The image display apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein

the second determination unit determines whether the user has the display authorization by transmitting the authentication information and the photographer identification information to an external apparatus and receiving a result of determination about whether the user has the display authorization from the external apparatus, the determination being made based on the authentication information and the photographer identification information.

15 . The image display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

in a case where it has been determined that the image includes the specific area, when it has been determined that the user does not have the display authorization, the control unit performs control to present a display indicating that the display authorization is absent.

16 . The image display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

in a case where it has been determined that the image does not include the specific area, the control unit performs control to display the image regardless of whether the user has the display authorization.

17 . The image display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein

after the image has been selected, the acceptance unit encourages the user to provide the authentication information, and

in a case where a second image different from the image has been selected after it has been determined that the user has the display authorization with respect to the specific area, the acceptance unit refrains from encouraging the user to provide the authentication information.

18 . The image display apparatus according to claim 17 , wherein

in a case where a predetermined condition has been satisfied after it has been determined that the user has the display authorization with respect to the specific area, the acceptance unit encourages the user to provide the authentication information after the second image has been selected.

19 . An image capturing apparatus, comprising:

the image display apparatus according to claim 1 ; and

an image sensor configured to generate the image.

20 . A control method executed by an image display apparatus, comprising:

accepting authentication information from a user;

selecting an image;

determining whether the image includes a specific area of a person;

determining whether the user has display authorization with respect to the specific area based on the authentication information; and

in a case where it has been determined that the image includes the specific area, controlling display of the image in accordance with the authentication information,

wherein

the controlling is performed to display the image in a case where it has been determined that the user has the display authorization, and

in a case where it has been determined that the image includes the specific area, when a display size of the image is smaller than a predetermined size, the controlling is performed to display the image regardless of whether the user has the display authorization.

21 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium which stores a program for causing a computer to execute a control method comprising:

accepting authentication information from a user;

selecting an image;

determining whether the image includes a specific area of a person;

determining whether the user has display authorization with respect to the specific area based on the authentication information; and

in a case where it has been determined that the image includes the specific area, controlling display of the image in accordance with the authentication information,

wherein

the controlling is performed to display the image in a case where it has been determined that the user has the display authorization, and

in a case where it has been determined that the image includes the specific area, when a display size of the image is smaller than a predetermined size, the controlling is performed to display the image regardless of whether the user has the display authorization.