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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 14, 2015
Casio Computer Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Kanako Nakano, Tokyo, JP;
Jun Muraki, Tokyo, JP;
Shohei Sakamoto, Tokyo, JP;
Hideaki Matsuda, Tokyo, JP;
CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A detection apparatus for detecting a subject in a digital image, including: an input and output interface to which a word for identifying the subject is input; and a processor configured to: receive the word for identifying the subject from the input and output interface; determine an attribute that is specified by the word for identifying the subject, the attribute being at least one of name, color, shape, size, and position; select a method of detection in accordance with the determined attribute; apply the selected method of detection to the digital image to detect the subject in the digital image; and output a result of the detection of the subject so as to cause a prescribed action to be performed with respect to the detected subject in the digital image.