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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 15, 2009
Atsushi Sugita, Yokohama, JP;
Hidehiro Katoh, Yokohama, JP;
Atsushi Sugita, Yokohama, JP;
Hidehiro Katoh, Yokohama, JP;
Victor Company of Japan, Ltd., Kanagawa-Ken, JP;
Abstract
Light from an object is converted by an imaging device into an electric signal carrying an object image. A video signal is generated by a video signal processor based on the electric signal. A human face is detected by a face detector if a human is contained in the image, based on the video signal. An on-screen signal is generated by an on-screen generator for either a first or a second menu window each for use in selection among imaging modes. The first and second windows are used when no face and the face is being detected, respectively. The on-screen signal is supplied to a screen which displays one of the windows. The generator is controlled by a controller based on information, supplied by the detector, indicating whether the face is contained in the image, so that the on-screen signal is generated for the first or the second window.