Television – Camera – system and detail – Combined image signal generator and general image signal...
Reexamination Certificate
2007-07-09
2011-10-18
Vu, Ngoc-Yen (Department: 2622)
Television
Camera, system and detail
Combined image signal generator and general image signal...
C348S207990, C382S118000, C382S164000
Reexamination Certificate
active
08040389
ABSTRACT:
Chrominance image information is generated based upon input image information. A determination target area to undergo determination of a target object within a determination target image constituted with the chrominance image information is set. An average chrominance value for each of the determination target area and a plurality of peripheral areas set around the determination target area is calculated based upon the chrominance image information corresponding to each area. Color information expressed by the average chrominance value calculated for the determination target area is evaluated to determine whether or not the color information matches a characteristic color defined in advance in correspondence to the target object. A difference between the average chrominance value in the determination target area and the average chrominance values in the peripheral areas is evaluated to determine whether or not the determination target area is an image area separate from the peripheral areas. A decision is made as to whether or not the determination target area contains the target object based upon results of an evaluation indicating whether or not the average chrominance value in the determination target area matches the characteristic color and the result of an evaluation indicating whether or not the determination target area is an image area separate from the peripheral areas.
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Nikon Corporation
Oliff & Berridg,e PLC
Vu Ngoc-Yen
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