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Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2011

Filed:

May. 08, 2007
Applicants:

Kenichiro Ayaki, Asaka, JP;

Tomoyuki Mizuta, Asaka, JP;

Inventors:

Kenichiro Ayaki, Asaka, JP;

Tomoyuki Mizuta, Asaka, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00 (2006.01); H04N 5/74 (2006.01); H05G 1/64 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

An aspect of the present invention provides a method for displaying a face detection frame in an image-taking device, which obtains an image signal representing a subject continuously at a predetermined cycle, displays a live video preview on a display device based on the obtained image signal and detects a face of the subject included in the live preview based on the obtained image signal, and superimposes a face detection frame surrounding the detected face of the subject on the live preview for display on the display device, wherein the movement of the image-taking device from the time of obtaining the image used for the face detection is detected, and wherein the display position of the face detection frame is corrected according to the detected movement of the image-taking device on the basis of the display position of the face detection frame relative to the image used for the face detection.


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