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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 19, 2017
Fujitsu Ten Limited, Kobe-shi, Hyogo, JP;
Yasushi Tani, Kobe, JP;
Takashi Kono, Kobe, JP;
Junji Hashimoto, Kobe, JP;
Tomohide Kasame, Kobe, JP;
Teruhiko Kamibayashi, Kobe, JP;
Hiroki Murasumi, Kobe, JP;
FUJITSU TEN LIMITED, Kobe, JP;
Abstract
An image processing apparatus includes a detector, an estimator and a determiner. The detector detects a candidate region of a captured image captured by a camera, the candidate region serving as a candidate for a water drop region affected by a water drop on the lens of the camera, based on an edge strength of each pixel in the captured image. The estimator estimates, based on the candidate region, a circle that includes the candidate region. The determiner determines whether or not the candidate region is part of the water drop region based on the edge strength of some of the pixels in the circle.