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Image capturing apparatus, image processing apparatus and method, and program therefor

US8917332B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 22, 2008
Grant dateDec 23, 2014
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Expiry dateJun 10, 2031

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N23/651
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An image processing apparatus includes an input unit configured to receive an input image to be processed; a brightness-information extracting unit configured to extract, from the image, brightness information indicating brightness of the whole image; a luminance-value-distribution-information extracting unit configured to extract, from the image, luminance-value-distribution information indicating a distribution of luminance values in the image; and a scene determining unit configured to determine a scene of an object included in the image on the basis of the extracted brightness information and the extracted luminance-value-distribution information.

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