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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 28, 2017
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/55 (2014.01); G06T 5/00 (2006.01); G06T 7/90 (2017.01); G06T 5/50 (2006.01); G01N 21/47 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 5/002 (2013.01); G01N 21/55 (2013.01); G06T 5/50 (2013.01); G06T 7/90 (2017.01); G01N 21/4738 (2013.01); G06T 2207/20224 (2013.01);
Abstract
One or more image processing apparatuses, imaging apparatuses, image processing methods, image processing programs, and recording mediums are provided herein. At least one image processing apparatus includes a hue obtaining unit configured to perform a noise reduction process on an input image or a first hue of the input image so as to obtain a second hue having reduced noise, an extraction unit configured to extract a plurality of pixels from the input image based on the second hue having the reduced noise, and an estimation unit configured to estimate diffuse reflection components based on the plurality of extracted pixels.