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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 07, 2010
Filed:
Mar. 01, 2007
Tomoyuki Takeguchi, Kanagawa, JP;
Tatsuo Kozakaya, Kanagawa, JP;
Masahide Nishiura, Tokyo, JP;
Osamu Yamaguchi, Kanagawa, JP;
Mayumi Yuasa, Kanagawa, JP;
Tomoyuki Takeguchi, Kanagawa, JP;
Tatsuo Kozakaya, Kanagawa, JP;
Masahide Nishiura, Tokyo, JP;
Osamu Yamaguchi, Kanagawa, JP;
Mayumi Yuasa, Kanagawa, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An apparatus for detecting a feature point includes an image input unit that inputs an image of the target object; a three-dimensional shape information holding unit that stores three-dimensional shape information including reference feature points of a model relating to the target object; a correspondence relation acquiring unit that acquires a correspondence relation between the input image and the three-dimensional shape; a seek area acquiring unit that acquires image information of a seek area on the input image corresponding to an area including a point corresponding to the specific feature point in the model on the basis of the correspondence relation; and a feature point detecting unit that detects the position of the specific feature point in the input image from the image information.