Image processing apparatus and image processing method
US8488896B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 13, 2009 |
| Grant date | Jul 16, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 14, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T7/194
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An image processing apparatus and an image processing method blurs a background portion of an image. The image processing apparatus includes an image acquiring unit for acquiring original image data; an image processing unit for separating background pixels from foreground pixels in the original image; an image filtering unit for filtering the background pixels; and an image merging unit for merging the foreground pixels with the filtered background pixels in order to generate a new image having a blurred background.
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