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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 11, 2023
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Kyohei Kikuta, Tokyo, JP;
Satoshi Ikeda, Tokyo, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image processing apparatus includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire image data obtained by capturing an image of an object to which light is emitted from a plurality of lighting units, a setting unit configured to set a first area with a low reliability for deriving normal information regarding the object in an image represented by the acquired image data, a first derivation unit configured to derive a weight for deriving the normal information regarding the object so that the weight continuously changes between the first area and a second area different from the first area, and a second derivation unit configured to derive the normal information regarding the object based on the derived weight.