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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 10, 2021
Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Shinya Wada, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroyuki Segawa, Tokyo, JP;
Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A captured image obtainment unit in an image processing apparatus obtains multiple sets of polarized images that have been captured while causing image capturing states to differ. For each polarized image, a polarization degree obtainment unit obtains a degree of polarization for an image of a target object. An image selection unit in a material information estimation unit, on the basis of the degree of polarization or additional information, selects an input image and a type thereof. An algorithm switching unit, on the basis of the degree of polarization or additional information, switches an algorithm used in material information estimation. An estimation unit uses the input image to estimate material information using the algorithm that was switched to. An output data generation unit generates an image using the material information and outputs the image to a display apparatus.