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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 30, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2019
Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited, Tokyo, JP;
Koji Kashu, Niihama, JP;
SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image processing device and method for reducing the risk of a failure to detect a foreign object provided. The image processing device is configured for processing an image based on an X ray having propagated through an inspection target having a foreign object. The image processing device includes a storage section configured to store respective first pixel values of a plurality of pixels that form the image; a pixel value computing section configured to calculate respective second pixel values of the plurality of pixels on a basis of the first pixel values; and a pixel value integrating section configured to integrate respective second pixel values of a group of pixels belonging in a continuous region. The method includes steps of storing the respective first pixel values, calculating the respective second pixel values, and integrating respective second pixel values of a group of pixels belonging in a continuous region.