Image processing apparatus and image processing method
US10121252B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 4, 2016 |
| Grant date | Nov 6, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 4, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2207/20021
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Plural block images are generated by dividing an input image into blocks each of which has a predetermined size. Clustering of pixels contained in the plural block images is performed based on a representative point associated with each of those block images to apply region segmentation to those block images. The representative point is a part of plural representative points disposed in the input image. The clustering in a target block image of the region segmentation is performed by referring to a representative point in the target block image, a representative point of a processed block image, and a representative point of an unprocessed block image. The processed and unprocessed block images are adjacent to the target block image.
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