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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 17, 2023
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2018
Pfu Limited, Kahoku, JP;
Kiyoto Kosaka, Kahoku, JP;
Keiji Honda, Kahoku, JP;
PFU LIMITED, Kahoku, JP;
Abstract
Provided are an image processing apparatus, a control method, and a control program for more accurately removing the seal component from the input image including the seal. An image processing apparatus includes an acquisition module to acquire an input image, a detection module to detect a seal area corresponding to a seal in the input image, a calculation module to calculate a seal color ratio for each pixel in the seal area, a background information generating module to generate background information, a seal removal image generating module to generate a seal removal image acquired by removing a seal component from the input image, by synthesizing each pixel in the seal area and the background information corresponding to each pixel, based on the seal color ratio, and an output module to output the seal removal image or information generated using the seal removal image.