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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 17, 2014
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Naoto Kimura, Yokohama, JP;
Shota Yamaguchi, Kawasaki, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image processing apparatus includes an acquisition unit to acquire an image. A detection unit detects each object region from the image acquired by the acquisition unit. A luminance distribution calculation unit calculate a plurality of luminance distribution information for respective object regions detected by the detection unit. A representative luminance value calculation unit calculates a plurality of representative luminance values for respective detected object regions. A determination unit determines tone characteristics for respective object regions based on the plurality of luminance distribution information for respective object regions calculated by the luminance distribution calculation unit and a relationship among the representative luminance values for the respective object regions calculated by the representative luminance value calculation unit.