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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 07, 2010
Applicant:
Hiroyuki Abe, Yokohama, JP;
Inventor:
Hiroyuki Abe, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Nikon Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/36 (2006.01); G06K 9/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A subject position determination method includes: generating a plurality of binarized images of a target image based upon color information or brightness information of the target image; calculating an evaluation value used to determine a subject position in the target image for each of the plurality of binarized images; and determining a subject position in the target image based upon the evaluation value.