Image processing device and method, recording medium, and program

An image processing method including:

• a first angle detecting step for detecting an angle corresponding to the reference axis of continuity of image data in image data made up of a plurality of pixels acquired by real world light signals being cast upon a plurality of detecting elements each having spatio-temporal integration effects, of which a part of continuity of said real world light signals have been lost, using matching processing;
• a second angle detecting step for detecting said angle using statistical processing based on said image data within a predetermined region corresponding to the angle detected in said first angle detecting step;
• and
• an actual world estimating step for estimating said light signals by estimating said lost continuity of said real world light signals based on said angle detected in said second angle detecting step.

A recording medium recording a program that can be read by a computer which executes processing including:

• a first angle detecting step for detecting an angle corresponding to the reference axis of continuity of image data in image data made up of a plurality of pixels acquired by real world light signals being cast upon a plurality of detecting elements each having spatio-temporal integration effects, of which a part of continuity of said real world light signals have been lost, using matching processing;
• a second angle detecting step for detecting said angle using statistical processing based on said image data within a predetermined region corresponding to the angle detected in said first angle detecting step;
• and
• an actual world estimating step for estimating said light signals by estimating said lost continuity of said real world light signals based on said angle detected in said second angle detecting step.

A program that causes a computer to execute processing including:

• a first angle detecting step for detecting an angle corresponding to the reference axis of continuity of image data in image data made up of a plurality of pixels acquired by real world light signals being cast upon a plurality of detecting elements each having spatio-temporal integration effects, of which a part of continuity of said real world light signals have been lost, using matching processing;
• a second angle detecting step for detecting said angle using statistical processing based on said image data within a predetermined region corresponding to the angle detected in said first angle detecting step;
• and
• an actual world estimating step for estimating said light signals by estimating said lost continuity of said real world light signals based on said angle detected in said second angle detecting step.