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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 17, 2019
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Moemi Urano, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/232 (2006.01); H04N 5/235 (2006.01); G06F 9/30 (2018.01); G06K 9/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/23229 (2013.01); G06F 9/3004 (2013.01); G06K 9/3241 (2013.01); H04N 5/2354 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image processing apparatus classifies areas included in an image in which one scene is captured, based on the distribution of brightness values of the image, accepts selection of an area that is to be processed, from among the classified areas, extends a first output range corresponding to an input range of brightness values of pixels in the selected area, so as to be wider than a second output range that is the output range when the area is not selected, and outputs an image for which an output range of brightness values has been extended to the first output range and that includes at least the selected area.