US 12,608,905 B2 · Image processing device and method, and image processing system

Abstract

An image processing device includes: an image reception unit for receiving an input image; an image generation unit for generating an image for extracting a feature from the input image; a feature extraction unit for extracting a feature from the generation image generated by the image generation unit; an identification unit for identifying an object in the image using the feature output from the feature extraction unit; an output unit for outputting an identification result output from the identification unit; and a feature map generation unit for instructing the image generation unit generating a new generation image based on the feature output from the feature extraction unit, and generating a feature map indicating a feature extraction condition for the new generation image and output the generated feature map to the feature extraction unit. With this configuration, a target object in the image is identified quickly and accurately.

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An image processing device for identifying an object in an image, comprising:

an image reception unit configured to receive an input image;
an image generation unit configured to generate an image for extracting a feature from the input image;
a feature extraction unit configured to extract a feature from the generation image generated by the image generation unit;
an identification unit configured to identify an object in the image using the feature output from the feature extraction unit;
an output unit configured to output an identification result output from the identification unit;
and
a feature map generation unit configured to instruct the image generation unit to generate a new generation image as necessary based on the feature output from the feature extraction unit, and to generate a feature map that designates a region from which the feature is to be extracted with respect to the new generation image and that designates, for each region, a type of the feature to be extracted and output the generated feature map to the feature extraction unit.

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An image processing method for identifying an object in an image, the method comprising:

an image reception step of receiving an input image;
an image generation step of generating an image for extracting a feature from the input image;
a feature extraction step of extracting a feature from the generation image generated in the image generation step;
an identification step of detecting or identifying an object in the image using the feature extracted in the feature extraction step;
an output step of outputting an identification result outputted in the identification step;
and
a feature map generation step of generating, in the image generation step, a new generation image as necessary based on the feature output in the feature extraction step, and generating a feature map that designates a region from which the feature is to be extracted with respect to the new generation image in the feature extraction step and that designates, for each region, a type of the feature to be extracted.

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Image processing device and method, and image processing system

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Image processing device and method, and image processing system

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Abstract

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