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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 28, 2016
Olympus Corporation, Hachioji-shi, Tokyo, JP;
National University Corporation Chiba University, Chiba-shi, Chiba, JP;
OLYMPUS CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION CHIBA UNIVERSITY, Chiba-Shi, Chiba, JP;
Abstract
Provided is an image processing apparatus including a transformation unit that is configured to deform images so that corresponding points in a plurality of images obtained from several viewpoints with respect to the same subject are matched; a separating unit that is configured to separate specular-reflection components from the plurality of images transformed by the transformation unit and create an image from which the specular-reflection component is removed; and an image reconstructing unit that is configured to combine at least one of the specular-reflection components of the plurality of images, separated by the separating unit, and the image from which the specular-reflection component is removed.