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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 12, 2017
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Fumihito Wachi, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 13/122 (2018.01); H04N 13/207 (2018.01); H04N 13/302 (2018.01); G06T 7/593 (2017.01); G06K 9/46 (2006.01); G06T 3/40 (2006.01); G06T 5/00 (2006.01); G06T 5/50 (2006.01); H04N 5/357 (2011.01); H04N 13/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 13/122 (2018.05); G06K 9/4604 (2013.01); G06T 3/40 (2013.01); G06T 5/005 (2013.01); G06T 5/50 (2013.01); G06T 7/593 (2017.01); H04N 5/3572 (2013.01); H04N 13/0217 (2013.01); H04N 13/207 (2018.05); H04N 13/302 (2018.05); G06T 2207/10012 (2013.01); G06T 2207/20104 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image processing apparatus includes an image acquiring unit configured to acquire an input image generated by image capturing, a specifying unit configured to specify a first area in which unnecessary light contained in the input image is detected, a processing unit configured to perform, for the input image, a reducing process configured to reduce the first area specified by the specifying unit, and a providing unit configured to display the first area on a display unit, specified by the specifying unit in the input image, so that the first area can be recognized in the input image.