Image processing apparatus and image processing method
US7508996B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 17, 2004 |
| Grant date | Mar 24, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 28, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T11/00
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An image processing apparatus includes: image inputting portions for inputting a plurality of images; attribute inputting portions for inputting attribute information for the plurality of images; and an image combining processor for combining the plurality of images in accordance with an image combining ratio to generate a combined image. The image processing apparatus further includes: an attribute-information combining-ratio determining section for determining an attribute-information combining ratio for the plurality of images in accordance with the image combining ratio; an attribute-information combining processor for combining the attribute information for the plurality of images in accordance with the attribute-information combining ratio to generate combined attribute information; and an image processor for processing the combined image by switching image-processing in accordance with the combined attribute information.
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