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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 09, 2010
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2006
Applicant:
Toru Matama, Asaka, JP;
Inventor:
Toru Matama, Asaka, JP;
Assignee:
Fujifilm Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/40 (2006.01); G06K 9/42 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The image processing method according to the present invention comprises the steps of: performing morphology processing for removing a catch light in a pupil in an original image including a face image, calculating a difference between the original image and an image subjected to the morphology processing extracting a catch light region which includes the catch light based on the calculated difference, specifying a catch light region in the original image based on the extracted catch light region, and emphasizing the specified catch light region against the original image.