Patent ID: 6771277
Filing Date: 2004-08-03
Classification: A63F,G06F,G06T,H04N

Abstract:
An image processor comprising:image capturing means for capturing a mirrored moving image in a time series, said mirrored moving image at least partially including a moving target; detecting means for detecting said target and a movement component thereof by detecting image features between a mirrored moving image at an actual time point and an immediately preceding mirrored moving image; image generating means for generating an object image representing a predetermined object in such a way as to change according to said movement component of the target detected by said detecting means; controlling means for combining said object image generated by the image generating means with said captured mirrored moving image and for displaying said combined image on a predetermined display device; and means for comparing a combined image obtained by combining said object image generated by said image generating means and said mirrored moving image at the actual time point with a template image, which is an image including only a part of said target included in said immediately preceding mirrored moving image, for detecting a part of said combined image whose image features most resemble said template image, and for making preparations for executing required processing based on the object image when the image of said part of said combined image includes said object image.