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Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and non-transitory storage medium

US12332936B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 28, 2023
Grant dateJun 17, 2025
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Expiry dateApr 28, 2043

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06V2201/07
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

To reduce a decrease in search accuracy in a technique for comparing feature values acquired by collecting a local feature value by patch unit, the present invention provides an image processing apparatus 10 including: an image processing unit 11 that detects an object region occupied by an object in an image; a patch size decision unit 12 that decides a patch size, based on a size of the object region; a patch unit feature value-computation unit 13 that sets a plurality of patches having the patch size described above in the object region, and computes a patch unit feature value acquired by collecting a local feature value in a patch for each patch; and a search unit 14 that searches for an image similar to a query image from among a plurality of reference images by using the patch unit feature value.

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