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Patent No.:

US 8320672 B1

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Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2012

Filed:

Dec. 04, 2006
Applicants:

Frank Nielsen, Tokyo, JP;

Yuichi Hasegawa, Kanagawa, JP;

Inventors:

Frank Nielsen, Tokyo, JP;

Yuichi Hasegawa, Kanagawa, JP;

Assignee:

Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/34 (2006.01); G06K 9/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

An image processing apparatus automatically determining a composition of an image includes area dividing means for dividing an input image into areas; target area determining means for determining a target area having higher visibility from the divided image; unnecessary area determining means for determining an unnecessary area having lower visibility from the divided image; and composition determining means for determining from the input image a composition that includes the target area and does not include the unnecessary area.


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Nielsen, Frank. (2012). Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and computer program (U.S. Patent No. 8320672). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/8320672

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