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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 18, 2020
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Kentaro Watanabe, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06V 40/16 (2022.01); H04N 23/80 (2023.01); H04N 5/232 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06V 40/171 (2022.01); H04N 23/80 (2023.01);
Abstract
An image processing apparatus comprises a first detection circuits that detect a predetermined partial area from image data separately using a first method and a second method; and second detection circuits that detect a predetermined feature area from data of the detected partial areas. The apparatus selects, as a final detection result of the feature area, one of a detection result of the feature area for the partial area detected using the first method and a detection result of the feature area for the partial area detected using the second method, wherein the partial areas are related to an identical subject.