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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 13, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 20, 2018
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Genki Watanabe, Tokyo, JP;
RICOH COMPANY, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image processing apparatus includes a first generator configured to generate a first distance image corresponding to a first distance from an imager, by using an image captured by the imager; a second generator configured to generate a second distance image corresponding to a second distance that is further away from the imager than the first distance, by using an image captured by the imager; a reducer configured to reduce the first distance image; a first detector configured to detect a body positioned within the first distance, based on the first distance image reduced by the reducer; and a second detector configured to detect a body positioned within the second distance, based on the second distance image.