IP Library Granted Patent US 8,249,312
Granted Patent B2
US 8,249,312 · App. 12/199,668 · Granted Aug 21, 2012

Image processing device and image processing method

Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
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Patent No.
US 8,249,312
App. No.
12/199,668
Granted
Aug 21, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

An image processing device includes a size setting unit and a deformation processing unit. The size setting unit sets the size of a specific subject in the width direction and in the depth direction in a target image generated through imaging. The deformation processing unit deforms an image within an area, which includes an image of the specific subject in the target image, to a deformation degree corresponding to the set size.

Claims (23)

1. An image processing device comprising:

a size setting unit that sets a size of a specific subject in a width direction and in a depth direction in a target image generated through imaging; and

a deformation processing unit that deforms an image within an area, which includes an image of the specific subject in the target image, to a deformation degree corresponding to the set size.

2. The image processing device according to claim 1 , wherein the deformation processing unit performs image deformation such that an image is deformed at least in the width direction of the specific subject.

3. The image processing device according to claim 1 , wherein when the size of the specific subject in at least one of the width direction and the depth direction is constant, the deformation processing unit performs image deformation such that the deformation degree is increased as the ratio of the size in the depth direction to the size in the width direction increases.

4. The image processing device according to claim 3 , further comprising:

a distance setting unit that sets a subject distance from an image pickup apparatus to the specific subject when the target image is generated, wherein

the deformation processing unit performs image deformation such that, when the size of the specific subject in the width direction and in the depth direction is constant, the deformation degree is increased as the set subject distance decreases.

5. The image processing device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a subject detection unit that detects the image of the specific subject in the target image.

6. The image processing device according to claim 1 , wherein the specific subject has a substantially elliptical horizontal cross section.

7. The image processing device according to claim 1 , wherein the specific subject is a head of a person.

8. An image processing method comprising:

setting a size of a specific subject in a width direction and in a depth direction in a target image generated through imaging; and

deforming an image within an area, which includes an image of the specific subject in the target image, to a deformation degree corresponding to the set size.

9. A non-transitory computer readable recording medium containing a computer program for image processing, executable on a computer, the computer program comprising instructions for:

setting a size of a specific subject in a width direction and in a depth direction in a target image generated through imaging; and

deforming an image within an area, which includes an image of the specific subject in the target image, to a deformation degree corresponding to the set size.

10. An image processing device comprising:

a processor; and

an internal memory storing instructions for causing the processor to:

set a size of a specific subject in a width direction and in a depth direction in a target image generated through imaging; and

deform an image within an area, which includes an image of the specific subject in the target image, to a deformation degree corresponding to the set size.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 11, 2019
From: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
To: 138 EAST LCD ADVANCEMENTS LIMITED
Reel/Frame 050710/0121 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 27, 2008
From: HAYAISHI, IKUO
To: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 021452/0313 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2007-219712 · Aug 27, 2007 · national
Continuity (1)
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