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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 07, 2007
Applicants:
Junpei Ito, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroki Kato, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventors:
Junpei Ito, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroki Kato, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Sony Computer Entertainment Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/228 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
To enable a prompt switching operation by a user. An image processing device connected to an image capturing section has a process execution section for executing any of a plurality of processes, obtains area specification data for specifying an area where the user is shown in the image, based on a difference between the images sequentially captured by the image capturing section images, and switches a process to be carried out by the process execution section, depending on the position of an edge of the area specified by the area specification data obtained.