IP Library Granted Patent US 8,189,920
Granted Patent B2
US 8,189,920 · App. 11/966,330 · Granted May 29, 2012

Image processing system, image processing method, and image processing program

Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba; Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
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Patent No.
US 8,189,920
App. No.
11/966,330
Granted
May 29, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

A technique that can contribute to a reduction in an operation burden in managing a processing result of semantic determination processing applied to objects included in an image is provided. An object included in an image of image data is extracted. A semantic of the object in a layout of the image data is determined. When it is determined that plural objects have an identical semantic, a display unit is caused to notify information concerning the plural objects, which are determined as having the semantic, in association with information concerning the semantic.

Claims (56)

1. An image processing system comprising:

an image-data acquiring unit configured to acquire image data;

an object extracting unit configured to extract an object included in an image of the image data acquired by the image-data acquiring unit;

a semantic determining unit configured to determine, on the basis of predetermined determination rules, a semantic of the object extracted by the object extracting unit in a layout of the image data; and

a notifying unit configured to cause a display unit to notify, when it is determined by the semantic determining unit that plural objects have an identical semantic, information concerning the plural objects, which are determined as having the semantic, in association with information concerning the semantic.

2. An image processing system according to claim 1 , wherein the notifying unit causes the display unit to display, when it is determined by the semantic determining unit that plural objects have an identical semantic, information concerning the plural objects, which are determined as having the semantic, as a list in association with information concerning the semantic.

3. An image processing system according to claim 2 , further comprising:

a candidate selecting unit configured to select, on the basis of an operation input of a user, any one of the objects, which the display unit is caused to display as a list by the notifying unit; and

a semantic setting unit configured to set the object selected by the candidate selecting unit as an object having a semantic determined for the object by the semantic determining unit.

4. An image processing system according to claim 3 , further comprising a history-information acquiring unit configured to acquire information concerning a history of selection of objects by the candidate selecting unit, wherein

the semantic setting unit sets, when it is determined by the semantic determining unit that plural objects have an identical semantic, on the basis of the history information acquired by the history-information acquiring unit, an object most frequently selected in the past among the objects, which the display unit is caused to display as a list by the notifying unit, as an object having a semantic determined for the objects by the semantic determining unit.

5. An image processing system according to claim 4 , further comprising an identification-information acquiring unit configured to acquire identification information for identifying a user who performs the selection of an object by the candidate selecting unit, wherein

the history-information acquiring unit acquires information concerning a history of selection of objects in the candidate selecting unit by the user corresponding to the identification information acquired by the identification-information acquiring unit.

6. An image processing system according to claim 4 , further comprising an image-type determining unit configured to determine a type of the image data acquired by the image-data acquiring unit, wherein

the history-information acquiring unit acquires information concerning a history of selection of objects in the candidate selecting unit for the image data of the type determined by the image-type determining unit.

7. An image processing system according to claim 4 , further comprising:

a character-attribute determining unit configured to determine, when the object extracted by the object-extracting unit is a character, an attribute of the character; and

an input-candidate display unit configured to cause the display unit to display the character, an attribute of which is determined by the character-attribute determining unit, as an input character candidate in predetermined processing in which a character of the attribute determined for the character should be used as an input.

8. An image processing system according to claim 1 , further comprising a reliability determining unit configured to determine reliability of semantic determination processing in the semantic determining unit, wherein

the notifying unit causes the display unit to display, when it is determined by the semantic determining unit that plural objects have an identical semantic, the plural objects, which are determined as having the semantic, as a list in association with the semantic in order from an object having highest reliability determined by the reliability determining unit.

9. An image processing method comprising:

acquiring image data;

extracting an object included in an image of the acquired image data;

determining, on the basis of predetermined determination rules, a semantic of the extracted object in a layout of the image data; and

causing a display unit to notify, when it is determined that plural objects have an identical semantic, information concerning the plural objects, which are determined as having the semantic, in association with information concerning the semantic.

10. An image processing method according to claim 9 , further comprising causing the display unit to display, when it is determined that plural objects have an identical semantic, information concerning the plural objects, which is determined as having the semantic, as a list in association with information concerning the semantic.

11. An image processing method according to claim 10 , further comprising:

selecting, on the basis of an operation input of a user, any one of the objects, which the display unit is caused to display as a list; and

setting the selected object as an object having a semantic determined for the object.

12. An image processing method according to claim 11 , further comprising:

acquiring information concerning a history of selection of objects based on an operation input of the user; and

setting, when it is determined that plural objects have an identical semantic, on the basis of the acquired history information, an object most frequently selected in the past among the objects, which the display unit is caused to displayed as a list, as an object having a semantic determined for the objects.

13. An image processing method according to claim 12 , further comprising:

acquiring identification information for identifying a user who performs the selection of an object; and

acquiring information concerning a history of selection of objects by the user corresponding to the acquired identification information.

14. An image processing method according to claim 12 , further comprising:

determining a type of the acquired image data; and

acquiring information concerning a history of selection of objects for the determined image data of the type.

15. An image processing method according to claim 12 , further comprising:

determining, when the extracted object is a character, an attribute of the character; and

causing the display unit to display the character, an attribute of which is determined, as an input character candidate in predetermined processing in which a character having the attribute determined for the character should be used as an input.

16. An image processing method according to claim 9 , further comprising:

determining reliability of processing for determining the semantic; and

causing the display unit to display, when it is determined that plural objects have an identical semantic, the plural objects, which are determined as having the semantic, as a list in association with the semantic in order from an object having highest reliability determined.

17. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing an image processing program that causes a computer to execute processing for:

acquiring image data;

extracting an object included in an image of the acquired image data;

determining, on the basis of predetermined determination rules, a semantic of the extracted object in a layout of the image data; and

causing a display unit to notify, when it is determined that plural objects have an identical semantic, information concerning the plural objects, which are determined as having the semantic, in association with information concerning the semantic.

18. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing an image processing program according to claim 17 , further causing the computer to execute processing for causing the display unit to display, when it is determined that plural objects have an identical semantic, information concerning the plural objects, which are determined as having the semantic, as a list in association with information concerning the semantic.

19. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing an image processing program according to claim 18 , further causing the computer to execute processing for:

selecting, on the basis of an operation input of a user, any one of the objects, which the display unit is caused to display as a list; and

setting the selected object as an object having a semantic determined for the object.

20. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing an image processing program according to claim 17 , further causing the computer to execute processing for:

determining reliability of processing for determining the semantic; and

causing the display unit to display, when it is determined that plural objects have an identical semantic, the plural objects, which are determined as having the semantic, as a list in association with the semantic in order from an object having highest reliability determined.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 11, 2008
From: TOMIZAWA, HAJIME; FUJIWARA, AKIHIKO
To: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA; TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 020354/0902 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2007-257287 · Oct 1, 2007 · national
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 60885286 · Jan 17, 2007
Related Publication 20080170786A1 · Jul 17, 2008