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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 05, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 11, 2020
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Shuhei Ogawa, Kanagawa, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An apparatus that estimates a position of each object in image data in which a plurality of objects is imaged, the apparatus includes a first acquisition unit configured to acquire position information indicating positions of joints of the plurality of objects in the image data, a second acquisition unit configured to acquire a score map in which a feature for identifying each object is converted into a numerical value, the score map being output by a pre-trained model in response to input of the image data, and an identification unit configured to identify positions of joints belonging to each of the plurality of objects, based on the position information and the score map.