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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 28, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Keigo Ihara, Chiba, JP;
Junichi Rekimoto, Tokyo, JP;
Takahiko Sueyoshi, Tokyo, JP;
Toru Konishi, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00 ; G06K 9/03 ; G06K 9/34 ; G03B 7/08 ; G06F 1/500 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00 ; G06K 9/03 ; G06K 9/34 ; G03B 7/08 ; G06F 1/500 ;
Abstract
An image processing apparatus including: an image acquiring element for acquiring a target image; an identification information recognizing element for recognizing identification information corresponding to a specific image pattern from the target image acquired by the image acquiring element; and an activating element for activating selectively from among a plurality of previously stored processes a specific process corresponding to the identification information recognized by the identification information recognizing element so as to start execution of the specific process.