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US 2001/0019631 A1Published application
Image processing apparatus and method, and storage medium
OwnerHidefumi Ohsawa, Osamu Itokawainventors
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Abstract
This invention provides an image processing apparatus and method characterized by inputting successive image data, detecting a change in the image data, generating initial contour information for extracting an object present in the image data in accordance with the detection result, and extracting object image data corresponding to the object on the basis of the generated initial contour information.
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An image processing apparatus, comprising:
- a) input means for inputting successive image data;
- b) detection means for detecting a change in the image data;
- c) generation means for generating initial contour information for extracting an object present in the image data in accordance with an output from said detection means;
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- d) extraction means for extracting object image data corresponding to the object on the basis of the initial contour information generated by said generation means.
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An image processing method comprising the steps of:
- a) inputting successive image data;
- b) detecting a change in the image data;
- c) generating initial contour information for extracting an object present in the image data in accordance with a detection result of the detection step;
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- d) extracting object image data corresponding to the object on the basis of the generated initial contour information.
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A storage medium which stores program codes of the image processing steps, wherein the storage medium stores:
- a) a code of the input step of inputting successive image data;
- b) a code of the detection step of detecting a change in the image data;
- c) a code of the generation step of generating initial contour information for extracting an object present in the image data in accordance with a detection result of the detection step;
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- d) a code of the extraction step of extracting object image data corresponding to the object on the basis of the initial contour information generated in the generation step.
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