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Granted Patent B2
US 9,390,488 · App. 14/518,850 · Granted Jul 12, 2016

Guiding method and information processing apparatus

Inventors: Ayumi Ueno (Yokohama, JP); Ryouta Komatsu (Yokohama, JP)
Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITED
G06T7/0004G06K9/6202G06T7/0044G06T11/00G06T2207/10004G06T2207/30108G06T2207/30204G06T2207/30244
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Patent No.
US 9,390,488
App. No.
14/518,850
Granted
Jul 12, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

A guiding method includes obtaining data of a first image, detecting with a computer reference image data corresponding to a reference object in the data of the first image, calculating with the computer a first condition based on an appearance of the reference object in the first image, the first condition indicating an operational condition of an imaging apparatus when first image was captured, and for a second image to be captured, outputting guide information that indicates how to adjust the first condition to match a reference condition, the reference condition corresponds to an appearance of the reference object in a reference image captured under the reference condition.

Claims (42)

1. A guiding method comprising:

obtaining data of a first image;

detecting, with a computer, reference image data corresponding to a reference object in the data of the first image;

calculating, with the computer, a first condition based on an appearance of the reference object in the first image, the first condition indicating an operational condition of an imaging apparatus when the first image was captured; and

for a second image to be captured, outputting guide information that indicates how to adjust the first condition to match a reference condition, the reference condition corresponds to an appearance of the reference object in a reference image captured under the reference condition, wherein

the first condition and the reference condition include positional information with the reference object and angle information with respect to the reference object; and

the guide information indicates a first difference between positional information of the first condition and another positional information of the reference condition, and a second difference between angle information of the first condition and another angle information of the reference condition.

2. The guiding method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

storing data of the second image into a memory in associated with time information.

3. The guiding method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

storing data of the second image into a memory in associated with identification information of the reference object.

4. The guiding method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

after the outputting, acquiring data of the second image;

determining whether a second condition associated with the second image matches the reference condition; and

storing the data of the second image into a memory when the second condition of the second image is determined to match the reference condition.

5. The guiding method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

after the outputting, acquiring an instruction that includes a user-determined second condition of the second image that matches the reference condition; and

storing data of the second image into a memory.

6. The guiding method according to claim 5 , wherein the instruction is user-specified and provided by another computer.

7. The guiding method according to claim 1 , wherein the guide information includes direction information to adjust the first condition to match the reference condition.

8. The guiding method according to claim 1 , wherein the outputting includes displaying the guide information as a guide image of the reference object captured in the reference image.

9. A guiding method comprising:

obtaining a first image at a first operational condition of an imaging device;

comparing, with a computer an appearance of a reference object in the first image to an appearance of the reference object in a reference image captured under a reference condition; and

for a subsequent image to be captured, outputting guide information that indicates how to adjust the first operational condition to replicate the reference condition, wherein

the first operational condition and the reference condition include positional information with the reference object and angle information with respect to the reference object; and

the guide information indicates a first difference between positional information of the first operational condition and another positional information of the reference condition, and a second difference between angle information of the first operational condition and another angle information of the reference condition.

10. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing a downloaded application, the downloaded application having a method executed by a processor, the method comprising:

obtaining data of a first image;

detecting reference image data corresponding to a reference object in the data of the first image;

calculating a first condition based on an appearance of the reference object in the first image, the first condition indicating an operational condition of an imaging apparatus when the first image was captured; and

for a second image to be captured, outputting guide information that indicates how to adjust the first condition to match a reference condition, the reference condition corresponds to an appearance of the reference object in a reference image captured under the reference condition, wherein

the first condition and the reference condition include positional information with the reference object and angle information with respect to the reference object; and

the guide information indicates a first difference between positional information of the first condition and another positional information of the reference condition, and a second difference between angle information of the first condition and another angle information of the reference condition.

11. An information processing apparatus comprising:

circuitry configured to:

obtain data of a first image,

detect reference image data corresponding to a reference object in the data of the first image,

calculate a first condition based on an appearance of the reference object in the first image, the first condition indicating an operational condition of an imaging apparatus when the first image was captured, and

for a second image to be captured, output guide information that indicates how to adjust the first condition to match a reference condition, the reference condition corresponds to an appearance of the reference object in a reference image captured under the reference condition, wherein

the first condition and the reference condition include positional information with the reference object and angle information with respect to the reference object; and

the guide information indicates a first difference between positional information of the first condition and another positional information of the reference condition, and a second difference between angle information of the first condition and another angle information of the reference condition.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 20, 2014
From: UENO, AYUMI; KOMATSU, RYOUTA
To: FUJITSU LIMITED
Reel/Frame 033986/0207 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2013-221644 · Oct 24, 2013 · national
Continuity (1)
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