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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 26, 2016
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Takahiro Matsushita, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00 (2006.01); G01B 11/22 (2006.01); H04N 5/262 (2006.01); H04N 5/222 (2006.01); G01B 11/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 11/22 (2013.01); G01B 11/026 (2013.01); G06K 9/00201 (2013.01); G06K 9/00362 (2013.01); H04N 5/2226 (2013.01); H04N 5/2621 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image processing apparatus and an image processing method that allow a user to easily use distance information of a subject of a captured image for image processing are disclosed. The disclosed image processing apparatus generates, from the captured image, a plurality of images, which respectively corresponds to ranges of individual subject distances, based on the distance information of the subject. Furthermore, the image processing apparatus selectably displays the generated plurality of images, and applies image processing to the selected image.