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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 11, 2007
Takuya Kotani, Kawasaki, JP;
Takuya Kotani, Kawasaki, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image processing apparatus includes an information extraction unit which extracts foreign substance information which is information of a position and size of a foreign substance in an image sensing plane of an image capture unit and is recorded in association with captured image data and lens information of a lens used when acquiring the captured image data, which is recorded in association with the captured image data, a conversion unit which converts the foreign substance information extracted by the information extraction unit into second foreign substance information form on the basis of the lens information extracted by the information extraction unit, and an interpolation unit which interpolates a pixel corresponding to the foreign substance in the captured image data on the basis of the second foreign substance information form.