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Image processing apparatus

US8913154B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 21, 2011
Grant dateDec 16, 2014
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Expiry dateSep 7, 2031

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03B2215/0542
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An image processing apparatus comprises an estimation unit which estimates, from color distribution information of an image obtained by capturing an object, a depth of water at which the captured object is positioned, and a white balance control unit which performs white balance control along an axis different from a black body radiation axis in accordance with the depth of water estimated by the estimation unit.

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