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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 1992
Filed:
Feb. 06, 1991
Shigesumi Kuwashima, Tokyo, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Ouyo Keisoku Kenkyusho, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The concept of windows has been widely used in the technical field of image processing. Since the conventional method was necessary to define the shape of the windows so that one window does not include more than one subject, the algorithm of image processing including determination of the windows became inevitably complicated to require complex hardware. Further, the prior method was difficult to process the images at high speed. According to the present invention, there is provided an image processing method which enables efficient processing by giving priority order to windows and processing images in accordance with the predetermined priority order.