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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 26, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2014
Toshiba Alpine Automotive Technology Corporation, Iwaki-shi, JP;
Masanori Kosaki, Iwaki, JP;
TOSHIBA ALPINE AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, Iwaki-shi, JP;
Abstract
According to one embodiment, an image processing apparatus and an image processing method includes a processed image generation unit, a provisional detection unit, and a final detection unit. The processed image generation unit generates a processed image for detection processing from an image around a vehicle taken by a camera provided on the vehicle. The provisional detection unit scans a scanning frame of a predetermined size according to a detection target object on the processed image, and detects a plurality of position candidate regions of the detection target object within the processed image by determining a feature value for respective scanning positions using a dictionary of the detection target object. The final detection unit determines an overlapping region of the plurality of position candidate regions, and determines a final detection position of the detection target object within the processed image based on the overlapping region and the plurality of position candidate regions.