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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 26, 2016
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Kyohei Kikuta, Tokyo, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image processing apparatus according to the present disclosure includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire a position for identifying a region in which a plurality of images are combined in an overlap region, the plurality of images being obtained in a partially-overlapping manner, a detection unit configured to detect an edge in vicinity of the position for identifying the region in the plurality of images, and a combining unit configured to combine the plurality of images to generate an output image by blending pixel values of pixels constituting the plurality of images, in vicinity of the position for identifying the region, wherein the combining unit sets a parameter for controlling the region in which the plurality of images are combined, according to a correlation between the position for identifying the region and the edge.