Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and computer-readable recording device
US9165370B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 15, 2012 |
| Grant date | Oct 20, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 1, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2207/20081
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An image processing apparatus includes a probability value calculator that calculates, based on color feature data of a pixel included in an image, respective probabilities that the pixel belongs to a specific area and a non-specific area; a weighted edge intensity calculator that calculates a weighted edge intensity between neighboring pixels based on pixel values and color feature data of the pixel included in the image and a neighboring pixel of the pixel; an energy function creator that uses the probabilities and the weighted edge intensity to create an energy function expressed by a result of an area determination of the pixel; and an area divider that divides the image into the plurality of areas based on the energy function.
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