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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 16, 2008
Applicants:
Shingo Tsurumi, Saitama, JP;
Shouichi Doi, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventors:
Shingo Tsurumi, Saitama, JP;
Shouichi Doi, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G09G 5/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An image processing apparatus includes an extracting unit configured to extract a feature point from a captured image; a recognizing unit configured to recognize a position of the feature point; a display control unit configured to perform control, based on the position of the feature point, to display a feature-point pointer indicating the feature point; and an issuing unit configured to issue, based on the position of the feature point, a command corresponding to the position of the feature point or a motion of the feature point.