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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 18, 2011
Applicant:
Satoshi Yashiro, Yokohama, JP;
Inventor:
Satoshi Yashiro, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/36 (2006.01); G06K 9/44 (2006.01); G06K 9/32 (2006.01); G06K 9/48 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/44 (2013.01); G06K 2009/485 (2013.01); G06K 9/3241 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image processing apparatus includes an input unit configured to input an image, a determining unit configured to determine a foreground area and a background area in the image input by the input unit, an expansion unit configured to expand the foreground area determined by the determining unit, a calculating unit configured to calculate a feature amount of the foreground area expanded by the expansion unit, and a detecting unit configured to detect an object from the image using the feature amount.