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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 16, 2012
Omron Corporation, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto, JP;
Yoshihisa Minato, Kyoto, JP;
Yukiko Yanagawa, Nara, JP;
OMRON Corporation, Kyoto, JP;
Abstract
A method for displaying a result of area extraction processing of dividing a target image into a foreground area and a background area includes a result acquisition step of acquiring a result of the area extraction processing on the target image, an extraction result image generation step of acquiring an extraction result image representing an estimated foreground area or an estimated background area estimated by the area extraction processing or a boundary between the estimated foreground area and the estimated background area, based on the acquired result, and a display step of generating a composite image by combining the extraction result image with the target image, and displaying the composite image on a display device. The extraction result image generation step includes a color extraction step and a color determination step.