Patent ID: 8063938
Filing Date: 2011-11-22
Classification: G06K,H04N

Abstract:
1. A photographed image process changeover apparatus of a video telephone function equipped in a portable terminal, the photographed image process changeover apparatus comprising: an image cutout unit configured to perform an image cutout process which recognizes a photography target in a photographed image obtained by a camera comprised by the portable terminal, cuts out a prescribed zone including the recognized photography target, and transmits the cutout zone to a correspondent party communicating by means of the video telephone function; a handheld state detection unit configured to detect that the portable terminal is held in hand at the time of a communication by means of the video telephone function; and a changeover unit configured to stop an image cutout process to be performed by the image cutout unit if the portable terminal is held in hand and to carry out the image cutout process to be performed by the image cutout unit if the portable terminal is not held in hand, wherein said changeover unit comprises a judgment mode consisting of three modes, that is, a handheld mode, a semi-handheld mode and a stationary mode, wherein a mode is shifted to the handheld mode and an image cutout process to be performed by said image cutout unit is stopped if said portable terminal is detected as being held in hand during the stationary mode, a mode is shifted to the semi-handheld mode if the portable terminal is detected as not being held in hand during the handheld mode, and a mode is shifted to the stationary mode and an image cutout process to be performed by the image cutout unit is carried out if the portable terminal is detected as not being held in hand for only a predefined time period during the semi-handheld mode.