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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 2003
Filed:
Aug. 21, 1998
Makiko Konoshima, Kawasaki, JP;
Morito Shiohara, Kawasaki, JP;
Atsuko Tada, Kawasaki, JP;
Takashi Itoh, Kawasaki, JP;
Fujitsu Limited, Kawasaki, JP;
Abstract
A region extraction apparatus for extracting a desired region from a moving image, includes a region specifying unit for specifying contour points of a region which is to be extracted, a template creating unit for creating a template of the region which is to be extracted based on the contour points of the region specified by the region specifying unit, a template matching unit for matching the template created by the template creating unit and the moving image, and a template correcting unit for correcting the template depending on a matching result obtained by the template matching unit.