Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and computer readable medium

An image processing method for processing a moving image including a plurality of moving-image-component images, comprising:

• detecting a characteristic region in one or more of the plurality of moving-image-component images;
• and
• identifying a position of the characteristic region in a non-selected image with reference to a position of the characteristic region in a selected image, the selected image being selected from the plurality of moving-image-component images of the moving image, the non-selected image being a different one of the plurality of moving-image-component images than the selected image.

A computer readable medium storing thereon a program for use with an image processing apparatus for processing a moving image including a plurality of moving-image-component images, the program causing the image processing apparatus to function as:

• a characteristic region detecting section that detects a characteristic region in one or more of the plurality of moving-image-component images;
• and
• a characteristic region identifying section that identifies a position of the characteristic region in a non-selected image with reference to a position of the characteristic region in a selected image, the selected image being selected from the plurality of moving-image-component images of the moving image, the non-selected image being a different one of the plurality of moving-image-component images than the selected image.