Image processing apparatus and image processing method for hiding a specific object in a captured image
US11100655B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 29, 2019 |
| Grant date | Aug 24, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 10, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N23/611
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An image processing apparatus includes a detection unit configured to detect a first region in which a foreground object is present with respect to a plurality of captured images, a retention unit configured to retain a first background image, a generation unit configured to generate a second background image based on portions of each of the plurality of captured images which are not detected as a first region, and an output unit configured to select one of the first background image and the second background image based on a property of the second background image, and configured to output, based on the selected background image and the first region, an image in which the foreground object is obscured.
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