Image analysis – Image transformation or preprocessing – Image storage or retrieval
Reexamination Certificate
2007-08-28
2011-11-29
Mariam, Daniel (Department: 2624)
Image analysis
Image transformation or preprocessing
Image storage or retrieval
C382S236000
Reexamination Certificate
active
08068701
ABSTRACT:
Disclosed herein is an image-processing apparatus which may include an image holding section configured to store an input image; an image division section configured to divide the input image stored in the image holding section into a plurality of image portions having the same size and the same shape; a characteristic-quantity computation section configured to compute a characteristic quantity of each of the image portions generated by the image division section; and a difference computation section configured to carry out a difference computation process of computing a difference between the characteristic quantity computed by the characteristic-quantity computation section as the characteristic quantity of each individual one of the image portions generated by the image division section and a value determined in advance as well as a determination process of producing a result of determination as to whether or not the individual image portion is a portion of a background of the input image on the basis of the difference.
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Tsunashima Nobuhiro
Ujisato Takanobu
Lerner David Littenberg Krumholz & Mentlik LLP
Mariam Daniel
Sony Corporation
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