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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 02, 2004
Applicants:
Shogo Hamasaki, Hirakata, JP;
Atsushi Saso, Yokohama, JP;
Noriko Sugimoto, Takarazuka, JP;
Soichiro Fujioka, Sakai, JP;
Inventors:
Shogo Hamasaki, Hirakata, JP;
Atsushi Saso, Yokohama, JP;
Noriko Sugimoto, Takarazuka, JP;
Soichiro Fujioka, Sakai, JP;
Assignee:
Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/62 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An image information-inputting unit inputs image information including position information indicating a position where an image was captured. A reference distance-calculating unit calculates a reference distance from a predetermined reference position utilizing the image information. An image information-classifying unit classifies the image information based on the reference distance.