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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 01, 2008
Satoshi Numata, Kanagawa, JP;
Tohru Kurata, Saitama, JP;
Kimitaka Wada, Kanagawa, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Described herein is an image processing apparatus for calculating a motion vector between two screen images including a target screen image and a reference screen image, including: a base face motion vector calculation section; a high-accuracy base face motion vector calculation section; a reduction face motion vector calculation section; a high-accuracy reduction face motion vector calculation section; first and second base face search range determination sections; and a selection section configured to select a calculation section to be used from among the base face motion vector calculation section, high-accuracy base face motion vector calculation section, reduction face motion vector calculation section and high-accuracy reduction face motion vector calculation section and select whether the first or second base face search range determination section should be used and then select, where use of any of the determination sections is determined, a determination section to be used from between the determination sections.