Image processing apparatus and method of processing image

Abstract

An image processing apparatus includes a first detecting unit configured to detect an object in an image; a determining unit configured to determine a moving direction of the object detected by the first detecting unit; and a second detecting unit configured to perform detection processing of detecting whether the object detected by the first detecting unit is a specific object on the basis of the moving direction of the object determined by the first determining unit.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A control apparatus for controlling a detection processing for detecting a specific object in a moving image captured by an image sensing unit, comprising:
 a memory;   at least one processor coupled to the memory which executes the following:   detecting a plurality of moving objects in the moving image;   determining a moving direction of the detected moving object in the moving image; and   setting a higher priority to a detected moving object of which a moving direction is from a upper side to a lower side of the moving image compared to other detected moving objects from the detected plurality of moving objects, the higher priority being for performing a processing to detect whether the detected moving object of which a moving direction is from a upper side to a lower side of the moving image is specific objects.   
     
     
         2 . The control apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein an evaluation value for each detected moving objects is provided and the evaluation value increases if the moving direction of the detected object is similar to the moving direction from the upper side to the lower side of the moving image. 
     
     
         3 . The control apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the specific object corresponds to a human body or a human face. 
     
     
         4 . A method for controlling a detection processing for detecting a specific object in a moving image captured by an image sensing unit, comprising:
 detecting a plurality of moving objects in the moving image;   determining a moving direction of the detected moving object in the moving image; and   setting a higher priority to a detected moving object of which a moving direction is from a upper side to a lower side of the moving image compared to other detected moving objects from the detected plurality of moving objects, the higher priority being for performing a processing to detect whether the detected moving object of which a moving direction is from a upper side to a lower side of the moving image is specific objects.   
     
     
         5 . The method according to  claim 4 , wherein an evaluation value for each detected moving objects is provided and the evaluation value increases if the moving direction of the detected object is similar to the moving direction from the upper side to the lower side of the moving image. 
     
     
         6 . The method according to  claim 4 , wherein the specific object corresponds to a human body or a human face. 
     
     
         7 . A computer-readable recording medium holding a program for instructing a computer to perform the steps of:
 detecting a plurality of moving objects in the moving image;   determining a moving direction of the detected moving object in the moving image; and   setting a higher priority to a detected moving object of which a moving direction is from a upper side to a lower side of the moving image compared to other detected moving objects from the detected plurality of moving objects, the higher priority being for performing a processing to detect whether the detected moving object of which a moving direction is from a upper side to a lower side of the moving image is specific objects.   
     
     
         8 . The computer-readable recording medium holding a program according to  claim 7 , wherein an evaluation value for each detected moving objects is provided and the evaluation value increases if the moving direction of the detected object is similar to the moving direction from the upper side to the lower side of the moving image. 
     
     
         9 . The computer-readable recording medium according to  claim 7 , wherein the specific object corresponds to a human body or a human face.