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Date of Patent:
Jun. 14, 2022

Filed:

Dec. 11, 2020
Applicant:

Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;

Inventors:

Chiaki Mikawa, Kanagawa, JP;

Tomoya Asanuma, Kanagawa, JP;

Yuuya Miyake, Kanagawa, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/232 (2006.01); G06K 7/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/23296 (2013.01); H04N 5/23206 (2013.01); H04N 5/23218 (2018.08); H04N 5/23229 (2013.01); G06K 7/1447 (2013.01);
Abstract

An image processing apparatus that is capable of communicating with an image capturing apparatus, acquires a first image generated by performing an image capture process at a first zoom magnification, sets a division condition for dividing a detection range included in the first image, divides the detection range into a plurality of divided areas in accordance with the division condition, controls the image capturing apparatus to change an image capture direction on the basis of each position of the respective divided areas of the detection range and performs an image capture process at a second zoom magnification greater than the first zoom magnification so as to sequentially generate second images, acquires each of the second images, and performs a data reading process for each of the second images.


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