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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2014
Filed:
May. 03, 2012
Masahiro Watanabe, Kawasaki, JP;
Takao Hirahara, Kawasaki, JP;
Toshiaki Hisada, Tokyo, JP;
Seiryo Sugiura, Tokyo, JP;
Takumi Washio, Tokyo, JP;
Jun-ichi Okada, Tokyo, JP;
Masahiro Watanabe, Kawasaki, JP;
Takao Hirahara, Kawasaki, JP;
Toshiaki Hisada, Tokyo, JP;
Seiryo Sugiura, Tokyo, JP;
Takumi Washio, Tokyo, JP;
Jun-ichi Okada, Tokyo, JP;
Fujitsu Limited, Kawasaki, JP;
The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The disclosed method includes: carrying out scale conversion for a first pixel value of each of a plurality of pixels included in an image to generate a second pixel value of the plurality of pixels; applying a reaction-diffusion equation including a diffusion element and a reaction element that is set according to at least the number of types of regions to be extracted, to the second pixel value of each of plural pixels within a certain region of the image a predetermined number of times to generate a third pixel value of each of the plurality of pixels included in the image; and carrying out scale inverse-conversion that is inverse-conversion of the scale conversion, for the third pixel value of each of the plurality of pixels included in the image to generate a fourth pixel value of the plurality of pixels.