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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 28, 2013
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Yohei Yamanaka, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00 (2006.01); G06K 9/40 (2006.01); G06T 5/00 (2006.01); G06T 5/50 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 5/007 (2013.01); G06T 5/004 (2013.01); G06T 5/003 (2013.01); G06T 5/50 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10144 (2013.01); G06T 2207/20208 (2013.01); G06T 2207/20221 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed is an image processing apparatus for converting an original image. Processing of blurring an input original image is performed to generate a blurred image. A difference image that is the difference between the original image and an adjusted image obtained by adjusting the density of the blurred image is generated. The difference image and the original image are composited based on the density of the difference image and the density of the original image. This allows to easily obtain a painting-like effect even in, for example, a low-contrast portion of an image.