IP Library Patent Application 14439953
Patent Application
App. No. 14/439,953

IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE

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App. No.
14/439,953
Abstract

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide an image processing apparatus and method, and an electronic device, wherein the apparatus includes: an image acquiring unit configured to acquire an image shot in real-time; a detecting unit configured to detect an object needing a fuzzy processing and/or a part thereof in the image shot in real-time; and a processing unit configured to perform a fuzzy processing of the detected object and/or a part thereof. The object needing a fuzzy processing and/or a part thereof is automatically detected in the shooting process to perform corresponding fuzzy processing, rather than recording the shot image in advance, reproducing the recorded image and searching therein, and finally performing a fuzzy processing. Thus the present disclosure can increase the efficiency of the fuzzy processing, improve the accuracy and integrity of the processing result, and reduce the risk of secrete divulgation caused by omission or error processing.

Claims (58)

1 . An image processing apparatus, comprising:

an image acquiring unit configured to acquire an image shot in real-time;

a detecting unit configured to detect an object needing a fuzzy processing and/or a part thereof in the image shot in real-time; and

a processing unit configured to perform a fuzzy processing of the detected object and/or a part thereof.

2 . The apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a recording unit configured to record an image gone through the fuzzy processing.

3 . The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the detecting unit detects according to pre-acquired feature information of the object needing a fuzzy processing and/or a part thereof.

4 . The apparatus according to claim 3 , further comprising:

a feature information acquiring unit configured to pre-acquire the feature information;

a feature information storage unit configured to store the acquired feature information.

5 . The apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein the feature information acquiring unit comprises:

a shooting unit configured to shoot the object needing a fuzzy processing and/or a part thereof to acquire the feature information; and/or

a selecting unit configured to select information related to the object needing a fuzzy processing and/or a part thereof from a database to acquire the feature information; and/or

a searching unit configured to search in a network for information related to the object needing a fuzzy processing and/or a part thereof to acquire the feature information; and/or

a determining unit configured to predetermine a common attribute of the object needing a fuzzy processing and/or a part thereof to acquire the feature information.

6 . The apparatus according to of claim 3 , wherein the feature information comprises one or more of image, name, type, color, shape and size of the object and/or a part thereof.

7 . The apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a level setting unit configured to set a level of a fuzzy processing to be performed by the processing unit.

8 . The apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein,

the level setting unit sets the level of a fuzzy processing to be performed according to the actual demand, feature information of the object and/or a part thereof, a user right, an application or a usage occasion.

9 . An electronic device, comprising the apparatus according to claim 1 .

10 . An image processing method, comprising:

acquiring an image shot in real-time;

detecting an object needing a fuzzy processing and/or a part thereof in the image shot in real-time; and

performing a fuzzy processing of the detected object and/or a part thereof.

11 . The method according to claim 10 , further comprising:

recording an image gone through the fuzzy processing.

12 . The method according to claim 10 , wherein detecting the object needing a fuzzy processing and/or a part thereof in the image shot in real-time comprises:

detecting according to pre-acquired feature information of the object needing a fuzzy processing and/or a part thereof.

13 . The method according to claim 12 , further comprising:

pre-acquiring the feature information; and

storing the acquired feature information.

14 . The method according to claim 13 , wherein pre-acquiring the feature information comprises:

shooting the object needing a fuzzy processing and/or a part thereof to acquire the feature information; and/or

selecting information related to the object needing a fuzzy processing and/or a part thereof from a database to acquire the feature information; and/or

searching in a network for information related to the object needing a fuzzy processing and/or a part thereof to acquire the feature information; and/or

predetermining a common attribute of the object needing a fuzzy processing and/or a part thereof to acquire the feature information.

15 . The method according to claim 12 , wherein the feature information comprises one or more of image, name, type, color, shape and size of the object and/or a part thereof.

16 . The method according to claim 10 , further comprising:

setting a level of the fuzzy processing to be performed.

17 . The method according to claim 16 , wherein setting a level of the fuzzy processing to be performed comprises:

setting the level of the fuzzy processing to be performed according to the actual demand, feature information of the object and/or a part thereof, a user right, an application or a usage occasion.

18 . (canceled)

19 . (canceled)

20 . An image processing apparatus, comprising:

an image acquiring unit configured to acquire an image shot in real-time;

a detecting unit configured to detect an object needing a fuzzy processing and/or a part thereof in the image shot in real-time;

a processing unit configured to perform a fuzzy processing of the detected object and/or a part thereof; and

a recording unit configured to record an image gone through the fuzzy processing;

wherein the detecting unit detects according to pre-acquired feature information of the object needing a fuzzy processing and/or a part thereof; and

further comprising:

a feature information acquiring unit configured to pre-acquire the feature information;

a feature information storage unit configured to store the acquired feature information; and

wherein the feature information acquiring unit comprises:

a shooting unit configured to shoot the object needing a fuzzy processing and/or a part thereof to acquire the feature information; and/or

a selecting unit configured to select information related to the object needing a fuzzy processing and/or a part thereof from a database to acquire the feature information; and/or

a searching unit configured to search in a network for information related to the object needing a fuzzy processing and/or a part thereof to acquire the feature information; and/or

a determining unit configured to predetermine a common attribute of the object needing a fuzzy processing and/or a part thereof to acquire the feature information.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 27, 2016
From: SONY CORPORATION
To: SONY MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS INC.
Reel/Frame 038542/0224 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 1, 2015
From: XU, GANG; HE, FUTAO; TAN, YUEJIE; YANG, QING
To: SONY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 035548/0586 →