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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 31, 1999
Filed:
Dec. 29, 1995
Hiromi Shibata, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Kunihiro Takahashi, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd., Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Abstract
An image analyzing apparatus includes a display for displaying an image and an image analyzer including a profile data producing section for producing profile data corresponding to a profile of density in a region specified by a figure formed at a desired position in the image displayed on the display, a noise level data producing section for producing noise level data indicating a level of noise contained in the profile, and a peak recognizing section for smoothing the profile data in accordance with the noise level data and producing peak data regarding peaks contained in the profile based on the smoothed profile data. The display is constituted so as to be able to display the profile. According to the thus constituted image analyzing apparatus, it is possible to automatically and properly recognize peaks in a profile irrespective of noise contained in the image.