Abstract:
PURPOSE: To improve the degree of freedom of retrieval by inputting movement intended by a user as a retrieving condition in retrieving an animation image. CONSTITUTION: A movement information data base 21 is constructed, based upon a motion vector string extracted from a moving image. A user inputs a vector string to be a retrieving condition by moving a device such as a mouse capable of changing a spatial position (step 23). Then matching is executed and a scene including the inputted movement is retrieved (step 25). Thereby it is unnecessary for the user to describe movement to be the retrieving condition by language or a conditional-expression.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To efficiently designate and display the scene of a video picture that a user desires through the use of the track of an object displayed apart from the video picture. SOLUTION: In the method/device, the track of an object used for designating the prescribed scene of a video picture and displaying the scene is used for accessing a video content, for example. In the method, the object being the video content is selected (S1). The movement of the selected object is displayed as the track on a prescribed projection face (S2) and a position on the displayed track is instructed (S3). Thus, access to the desired scene in the video content is executed (S4).
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To embed electronic watermarks different for each access in digital contents without increasing the load of a content server as much as possible. SOLUTION: This content server is provided with an electronic watermark embedded content storing part 13 in which a plurality of digital contents embedded with different electronic watermarks are stored and a finger print executing part 14 for reading the plurality of digital contents from the electronic watermark embedded content storing part 13, and for switching and compounding the digital contents for each specific part to add the very beginning information to the digital contents by using a bit string formed by the electronic watermark embedded in every portion of the digital contents. COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO
Abstract:
PURPOSE: To carry out naturally finished hair style simulation within a short period of time. CONSTITUTION: A user's face image is picked up by an image sensing device, face information is abstracted therefrom, a hair image matching the face image is selected, and a size, a leaning and a position of the selected hair area of the face image or the face area of the face image are revised. In the portion of the hair area that cannot be lapped with the face area, the characteristic points of the profile of the hair area portion are moved on the profile line of the face area, the characteristic points being moved on the profile line of the face area are linked to adjacent points of the same kind to produce face profile vectors. The characteristic points of the profile of the face area are linked to adjacent points of the same kind to produce hair profile vectors. The points in the hair area of the hair image corresponding to one point of the hair image to be drawn are counted with reference to the variations of the face profile vectors due to hair profile vectors so as to generate the deformed hair image to be drawn by using the pixel value of the points as the pixel value of the said one point.