Image processing apparatus and image processing method for recognizing an object with color

An image processing method comprising:

• detecting a first object region based on a shape of a first object and based on preset color information, the first object region specifying a region in an image;
• extracting color information of the first object region and setting reference color data;
• detecting candidates for a second object region based on a shape of a second object of an object of recognition, different from the first object;
• and
• outputting one of the candidates for the second object region detected by the second object region detection as an object of recognition, the selected one of the detected candidates comprising the reference color data set by the color information extraction.

A computer-readable medium comprising a computer program executable by a computer, the computer program causes the computer to:

• detect a first object region based on a shape of a first object and based on preset color information, the first object region specifying a region in an image;
• extract color information of an image of the first object region and setting reference color data;
• detect candidates for a second object region based on a shape of a second object of an object of recognition, which differs from the first object;
• and
• output one of the candidates for the second object region detected by the second object region detection as an object of recognition, the one of the detected candidates having the reference color data set by the color information detection.