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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 06, 2017
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Hiroshi Suzuki, Kawasaki, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/228 (2006.01); H04N 5/262 (2006.01); H04N 5/235 (2006.01); H04N 5/243 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/2621 (2013.01); H04N 5/2351 (2013.01); H04N 5/243 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image processing apparatus comprises: an obtainment unit configured to obtain an image; a setting unit configured to set, based on a shading status of a region of a first subject out of a plurality of subjects included in the image, a virtual light source for virtually emitting light on a region of a second subject in the image that is different to the first subject; and a generation unit configured to generate an image having a shading status such that light based on the set virtual light source is emitted onto the region of the second subject.