Method of detecting predetermined object from image and apparatus therefor

摘要

In an object detecting method, an imaging condition of an image pickup unit is determined, a detecting method is selected based on the determined imaging condition, and at least one predetermined object is detected from an image picked up through the image pickup unit according to the selected detecting method.

主权项

1. An object detecting method comprising the steps of:
determining a position of an image pickup unit relative to a predetermined object to be picked up by the image pickup unit; selecting an identification dictionary corresponding to the determined position relative to the predetermined object for identifying a pattern of the predetermined object picked up from the determined position of the image pickup unit relative to the predetermined object, from among a plurality of identification dictionaries each of which corresponds to a respective one of a plurality of positions relative to the predetermined object for identifying a pattern of the predetermined object picked up from the respective one of the plurality of positions relative to the predetermined object; picking up an image of the predetermined object by the image pickup unit from the determined position; and detecting at least one pattern of the predetermined object from the image picked up from the determined position using the selected identification dictionary.