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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2011
Shinichi Nakajima, Tokyo, JP;
Ikuya Saito, Kawasaki, JP;
Shinichi Nakajima, Tokyo, JP;
Ikuya Saito, Kawasaki, JP;
Nikon Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image processing apparatus for region segmentation of an obtained image is provided. The image processing apparatus may include a detecting unit detecting, among plural fundamental regions set to an image, a fundamental region satisfying a predetermined condition as an appropriate region. The image processing apparatus may further include a specifying unit specifying adjacent states of fundamental regions excluding the appropriate region among the plural fundamental regions. The image processing apparatus may also include a region segmentation unit performing region segmentation on each component included in the image based on the adjacent states of the fundamental regions excluding the appropriate region specified by the specifying unit.