IP Library Granted Patent US 9,152,229
Granted Patent B2
US 9,152,229 · App. 12/433,308 · Granted Oct 6, 2015

Display processing device, display processing method, display processing program, and mobile terminal device

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Patent No.
US 9,152,229
App. No.
12/433,308
Granted
Oct 6, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display processing device includes a face image detecting unit detecting the user's face image based on imaging data output from a camera unit provided on a cabinet, a position/angle change detecting unit detecting a change in the position of the user's face image and a change in the face angle, and a display control unit that displays a predetermined image on a display unit, moves the position of the display image in accordance with a change in the position of the detected user's face image, the change occurring in the X-axis direction and the Y-axis direction, performs enlargement/reduction processing based on a position change in the Z-axis direction, performs rotating processing in accordance with a change in the face angle so that an image viewed from the face angle is obtained, and displays the obtained image on the display unit.

Claims (38)

1. A display processing device comprising:

first camera circuitry provided on a first face of a housing of the display processing device;

second camera circuitry provided on a second face of the housing of the display processing device opposite to the first face; and

processing circuitry configured to:

detect an image of a face that is largest in size among a plurality of faces, based on imaging data output by the first camera circuitry, wherein one of the plurality of faces corresponds to a user who holds the display processing device;

detect a change in a size of the detected image of the face based on the imaging data output by the first camera circuitry;

control the second camera circuitry to perform a zoom-up operation when a result of the detecting of the change in the size of the detected image of the face indicates that the size of the detected image of the face has increased;

control the second camera circuitry to perform a zoom-down operation when a result of the detecting of the change in the size of the detected image of the face indicates that the size of the detected image of the face has decreased; and

display an image based on imaging data output by the second camera circuitry on a display, and not display the image based on the imaging data output by the first camera circuitry on the display during the zoom-up and zoom-down operations, wherein

the zoom-up operation and the zoom-down operation are performed when the display processing device is fully supported by the user.

2. The display processing device according to claim 1 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to:

display the image based on the imaging data output by the second camera circuitry on the display, and not display the image based on the imaging data output by the first camera circuitry on the display coincident with the detection of the change in the size of the detected image of the face based on the imaging data output by the first camera circuitry.

3. The display processing device according to claim 1 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to:

display the image based on the imaging data output by the second camera circuitry on the display, and not display the image based on the imaging data output by the first camera circuitry on the display while the first camera circuitry and the second camera circuitry output their respective imaging data.

4. A display processing method comprising:

detecting an image of a face that is largest in size among a plurality of faces, based on imaging data output by first camera circuitry provided on a first face of a housing of a display processing device, wherein one of the plurality of faces corresponds to a user who holds the display processing device;

detecting a change in a size of the detected image of the face based on the imaging data output by the first camera circuitry;

controlling second camera circuitry provided on a second face of the housing of the display processing device opposite to the first face to perform a zoom-up operation when a result of the detecting of the change in the size of the detected image of the face indicates that the size of the detected image of the face has increased;

controlling the second camera circuitry to perform a zoom-down operation when a result of the detecting of the change in the size of the detected image of the face indicates that the size of the detected image of the face has decreased; and

displaying an image based on imaging data output by the second camera circuitry on a display, and not displaying the image based on the imaging data output by the first camera circuitry on the display during the zoom-up and zoom-down operations, wherein

the zoom-up operation and the zoom-down operation are performed when the display processing device is fully supported by the user.

5. A non-transitory computer-readable medium including display processing program, which when executed by a display processing device, causes the display processing device to perform a method, the method comprising:

detecting an image of a face that is largest in size among a plurality of faces, based on imaging data output by first camera circuitry provided on a first face of a housing of a display processing device, wherein one of the plurality of faces corresponds to a user who holds the display processing device;

detecting a change in a size of the detected image of the face based on the imaging data output by the first camera circuitry;

controlling second camera circuitry provided on a second face of the housing of the display processing device opposite to the first face to perform a zoom-up operation when a result of the detecting of the change in the size of the detected image of the face indicates that the size of the detected image of the face has increased;

controlling the second camera circuitry to perform a zoom-down operation when a result of the detecting of the change in the size of the detected image of the face indicates that the size of the detected image of the face has decreased; and

displaying an image based on imaging data output by the second camera circuitry on a display, and not displaying the image based on the imaging data output by the first camera circuitry on the display during the zoom-up and zoom-down operations, wherein

the zoom-up operation and the zoom-down operation are performed when the display processing device is fully supported by the user.

6. A mobile terminal device comprising:

first camera circuitry provided on a first face of a housing of the mobile terminal device;

second camera circuitry provided on a second face of the housing of the mobile terminal device opposite to the first face; and

processing circuitry configured to:

detect an image of a face that is largest in size among a plurality of faces, based on imaging data output by the first camera circuitry, wherein one of the plurality of faces corresponds to a user who holds the mobile terminal device;

detect a change in a size of the detected image of the face based on imaging data output by the first camera circuitry;

control the second camera circuitry to perform a zoom-up operation when a result of the detecting of the change in the size of the detected image of the face indicates that the size of the detected image of the face has increased;

control the second camera circuitry to perform a zoom-down operation when a result of the detecting of the change in the size of the detected image of the face indicates that the size of the detected image of the face has decreased; and

display an image based on imaging data output by the second camera circuitry on a display, and not display the image based on the imaging data output by the first camera circuitry on the display during the zoom-up and zoom-down operations, wherein

the zoom-up operation and the zoom-down operation are performed when the mobile terminal device is fully supported by the user.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 25, 2019
From: SONY MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
To: SONY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 048691/0134 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 22, 2017
From: SONY MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS AB
To: SONY MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS INC.
Reel/Frame 043951/0529 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 21, 2017
From: SONY CORPORATION
To: SONY MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS INC.
Reel/Frame 043943/0631 →