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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2008
Filed:
Aug. 14, 2002
Tadashi Ohira, Chiba, JP;
Tadashi Ohira, Chiba, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image processing apparatus, comprising a first motion vector detecting unit for searching for a motion vector in a fixed search range on the basis of image data of the input current frame and image data of the previous frame, a second motion vector detecting unit for setting a search range for performing the motion vector search according to the previously detected motion vector and for performing a motion vector search within the set search range on the basis of the image data of the current frame and the image data of the previous frame, and a selecting unit for selecting a process with the first motion vector detecting unit and a process with the second motion vector detecting unit.