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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 14, 2015
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Tomokazu Yanai, Yokohama, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image processing apparatus includes a first acquisition unit configured to acquire a captured image captured by an imaging system, a second acquisition unit configured to acquire first image information about a sharpness reduction that occurs in the captured image and is caused by the imaging system, a specifying unit configured to specify a restoration process on the captured image and, a third acquisition unit configured to acquire second image information about a sharpness reduction caused by an image forming system for forming an image on a recording medium, a setting unit configured to, based on the first image information and the second image information, set image restoration information, and a correction unit configured to correct the captured image by a restoration process using the image restoration information, wherein the setting unit sets the image restoration information according to a result of the specifying unit specifying the restoration process.