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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 12, 2010
Naotsugu Sagawa, Tokyo, JP;
Naotsugu Sagawa, Tokyo, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image recognition apparatus includes: a storage unit configured to store a dictionary used to recognize a predetermined pattern; a recognition unit configured to detect in image data using the dictionary, as recognition results, a plurality of partial regions having a likelihood of being the predetermined pattern greater than a predetermined threshold; a display unit configured to display the image data, and also display information indicating the partial regions that were detected by the recognition unit; a determination unit configured to determine, based on an instruction by a user, a negative region from among the plurality of partial regions that were detected by the recognition unit; a generation unit configured to generate a learning image based on the determined negative region; and an update unit configured to update the dictionary based on the learning image that was generated by the generation unit.