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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 16, 2009
Applicants:
Kenichi Ono, Tokyo, JP;
Takahiro Tomita, Tokyo, JP;
Tomoki Okuzono, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An information processing apparatus is provided which includes a display unit that displays predetermined information, an imaging unit that is installed on a right side or left side of a central portion of an upper frame of an outer frame enclosing the display unit to obtain a pickup image of a user, and a control unit that detects a face area of the user from the pickup image obtained by the imaging unit to cut out the face area containing the detected face area.