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Image processing device, imaging device, and image processing program

US8355056B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 20, 2010
Grant dateJan 15, 2013
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Expiry dateSep 17, 2030

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N23/80
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An image processing device includes: an input unit that inputs an image obtained by imaging; a resize processing unit that performs one of enlargement and reduction processing for the image input by the input unit as a category decision target image, so as to obtain a first image equivalent of a predetermined camera-to-subject distance; a feature amount calculation unit that calculates a first feature amount that indicates a feature of the first image resized by the resize processing unit; and a decision unit that makes a category decision on the category decision target image based upon the first feature amount, the category decision being to make a decision as to which of a plurality of categories the category target image corresponds to.

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