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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 20, 2019
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Takahisa Yamamoto, Kawasaki, JP;
Masao Yamanaka, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00 (2006.01); G06K 9/32 (2006.01); G06K 9/46 (2006.01); H04N 5/232 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/3241 (2013.01); G06K 9/4604 (2013.01); G06K 9/4671 (2013.01); H04N 5/232 (2013.01);
Abstract
A degree-of-saliency map generated from an input image is divided into a plurality of partial areas, and the degree of nonuniformity is calculated from the distribution characteristics of the degrees of saliency of the partial areas. Whether a main subject is present in the input image is judged based on the calculated degree of nonuniformity.