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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 26, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 26, 2016
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Rio Yamasaki, Tokyo, JP;
Hiromasa Doi, Kanagawa, JP;
Takaaki Nakagawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Hideo Okamoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazuhiro Kondo, Kanagawa, JP;
SONY CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The present technology relates to an image processing apparatus and method that allow to more accurately identify image processing target areas in an image. An image processing apparatus of the present technology includes a determination unit that determines, on the basis of reliability information indicating reliability of depth information, whether to make a determination on the basis of the depth information, the determination being as to whether an area is a target area for predetermined image processing, and the depth information indicating a depth of an image. The present technology can be applied to, for example, an imaging apparatus that captures a subject, a server that processes a captured image, etc.