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Date of Patent:
Jun. 19, 2012

Filed:

Apr. 06, 2007
Applicants:

Atsushi Irie, Nara, JP;

Erina Takikawa, Nara, JP;

Yoshihisa Minato, Kyoto, JP;

Naoki Maeda, Nara, JP;

Nireko Matsubara, Kyoto, JP;

Inventors:

Atsushi Irie, Nara, JP;

Erina Takikawa, Nara, JP;

Yoshihisa Minato, Kyoto, JP;

Naoki Maeda, Nara, JP;

Nireko Matsubara, Kyoto, JP;

Assignee:

Omron Corporation, Kyoto, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/46 (2006.01); G06F 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

Apparatus and method for extracting from a moving image a scene in which an intended person appears by simple operations are provided. A moving image editing apparatus identifies a person as an extraction target based on an instruction of a user, tracks a face of the extraction target to thereby select a scene in which the extraction target appears in a moving image, and extracts a partial moving image containing the selected scene from the moving image.


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