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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 10, 2017
Filed:
May. 18, 2015
Olympus Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Nobuyuki Watanabe, Yokohama-shi, JP;
Naoyuki Miyashita, Tokyo, JP;
Hideaki Furukawa, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroshi Matsuzaki, Tokyo, JP;
Takahiro Yano, Tokyo, JP;
OLYMPUS CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image processing apparatus receives an image signal and generates a display image having an image range associated with a display area of a display unit from an image based on the image signal. The image processing apparatus includes a position-of-interest-calculating-unit, a frame-out-accuracy-calculation-unit, an alteration-variable-decision-unit and an image-alteration-unit. The position-of-interest-calculating-unit calculates a position of interest as a position of an object of interest in the image. The frame-out-accuracy-calculation-unit calculates a frame-out accuracy representing an accuracy that the position of interest deviates from the image range based on the position of interest and the image range. The alteration-variable-decision-unit decides a processing variable of alteration processing performed with respect to the image in conformity with the frame-out accuracy. The image-alteration-unit performs the alteration processing with respect to the image in conformity with the decided processing variable to generate a signal of the display image.