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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2012
Applicants:
Masao Yamanaka, Tokyo, JP;
Masakazu Matsugu, Yokohama, JP;
Inventors:
Masao Yamanaka, Tokyo, JP;
Masakazu Matsugu, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/46 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/46 (2013.01);
Abstract
An information processing apparatus comprising a setting unit configured to set a plurality of local regions on an image; an extraction unit configured to extract feature amounts from the respective local regions; a calculation unit configured to calculate dissimilarities between the local regions based on probability densities for the respective feature amounts; and an integration unit configured to integrate the plurality of local regions as region groups based on the dissimilarities.