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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2018
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Shoya Sasaki, Yokohama, JP;
Kenichi Nagae, Yokohama, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An information processing apparatus includes a first image acquisition unit configured to acquire first image data derived from a photoacoustic wave generated by light irradiation, a position acquisition unit configured to acquire position information indicating a position in the first image data having an image value that is within a predetermined range, a neighborhood position acquisition unit configured to acquire neighborhood position information indicating a neighborhood position neighboring the position based on the position information, and a display control unit configured to cause a display unit to display an image based on the first image data, the position information, and the neighborhood position information.