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Image processing apparatus, image processing method and computer-readable recording device

US8798344B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 13, 2011
Grant dateAug 5, 2014
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Expiry dateFeb 22, 2032

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06T2207/30004
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An image processing apparatus includes: a candidate point extraction unit which extracts, from an image, candidate points which are candidates for points constituting a circular region that represents a bubble; and a circular-region detecting unit which detects a circular region in the image on the basis of information belonging to the candidate points.

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