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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 01, 2015
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image processing apparatus includes an extraction unit, a setting unit, a reference value calculation unit, a comparison unit, and an information determination unit. The extraction unit extracts a target area from an image. The setting unit sets a pixel from the target area as a pixel-of-interest. The reference value calculation unit calculates a reference value based on a pixel value of at least one or more pixels included in the target area. The comparison unit repeatedly performs processing of comparing a pixel value of at least one or more pixels among a plurality of pixels in a predetermined layout with respect to the pixel-of-interest with the reference value. The information determination unit determines information of the pixel-of-interest based on a comparison result of the comparison unit and a value corresponding to the comparison result.