Image processing apparatus, image processing method, program for image processing method, and recording medium which records program for image processing method
US7873221B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 14, 2006 |
| Grant date | Jan 18, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 5, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06V30/2504
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An image processing apparatus includes: an image acquisition section which acquires an original image; a resolution conversion section which converts the resolution of the original image acquired by the image acquisition section and generates a plurality of reduced images having different resolutions; a detection section which processes by template matching the plurality of reduced images generated by the resolution conversion section and detects an area occupied by a picked-up image of a particular object corresponding to the template, from the reduced images; and a detection result processing section which detects the area occupied by the picked-up image of the particular object on the original image, by processing a detection result obtained by the detection section, the detection section detecting the area occupied by the picked-up image of the particular object by processing the plurality of reduced images in an order in which resolution sequentially varies on a step-by-step basis.
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