Image processing apparatus with a look-up table and a mapping unit, image processing method using a look-up table and a mapping unit, and storage medium in which program using a look-up table and a mapping unit is stored

An image processing apparatus, comprising:

• a storage unit that stores a look-up table having one or more pieces of association information for associating a whole or part of one or more first images with a whole or part of at least one second image, which is an image whose load on a brain has been adjusted compared with that of the first image and which is an image of a same object as the first image;
• an image accepting unit that accepts one or more images;
• a mapping unit that acquires a whole or part of one or more second images associated with a whole or part of the one or more images accepted by the image accepting unit, using association information from among the one or more pieces of association information;
• an image output unit that outputs at least one output image, which is the whole of the at least one second image acquired by the mapping unit or a group of part of the at least one second image acquired by the mapping unit;
• a constraint condition storage unit that stores a constraint condition, which is a condition that has to be satisfied by at least one of the input image, the association information, and the output image, wherein
• the mapping unit acquires the whole or part of at least one second image associated with the whole or part of the one or more images accepted by the image accepting unit, so as to match the constraint condition, using association information from among the one or more pieces of association information.

An image processing apparatus, comprising:

• a storage unit that stores a look-up table having one or more pieces of association information for associating a whole or part of one or more first images with a whole or part of at least one second image, which is an image whose load on a brain has been adjusted compared with that of the first image and which is an image of a same object as the first image;
• an image accepting unit that accepts one or more images;
• a mapping unit that acquires a whole or part of one or more second images associated with a whole or part of the one or more images accepted by the image accepting unit, using association information from among the one or more pieces of association information;
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• an image output unit that outputs at least one output image, which is the whole of the at least one second image acquired by the mapping unit or a group of part of the at least one second image acquired by the mapping unit, wherein
• the look-up table stored in the storage unit is a look-up table acquired by a look-up table acquiring apparatus comprising:
• a first image storage unit that stores at least one first image;
• a second image storage unit that stores at least one second image, which is an image whose load on the brain has been adjusted compared with that of the first image and which is an image of the same object as the at least one first image, in association with each of the at least one first image;
• a first image-related information acquiring unit that acquires at least one piece of first image-related information relating to the whole or part of the at least one first image stored in the first image storage unit, from the whole or part of the at least one first image;
• a second image-related information acquiring unit that acquires at least one piece of second image-related information relating to the whole or part of the at least one second image stored in the second image storage unit, from the whole or part of the at least one second image;
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• a look-up table constructing unit that constructs a look-up table having one or more pieces of association information, which is information having the first image-related information acquired by the first image-related information acquiring unit and the second image-related information associated with the first image-related information and acquired by the second image-related information acquiring unit, and which is information indicating association between the whole or part of the at least one first image and the whole or part of the at least one second image.

An image processing method using a non-transitory computer readable storage medium in which a look-up table having one or more pieces of association information for associating a whole or part of at least one first image with a whole or part of at least one second image, which is an image whose load on a brain has been adjusted compared with that of the first image and which is an image of a same object as the first image, is stored, and realized with an image accepting unit, a mapping unit, and an image output unit, the image processing method comprising:

• an image accepting step of accepting by the image accepting unit one or more images;
• a mapping step of acquiring by the mapping unit a whole or part of at least one second image associated with a whole or part of the one or more images accepted in the image accepting step, using association information from among the one or more pieces of association information;
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• an image output step of outputting by the image output unit at least one output image, which is the whole of the at least one second image acquired in the mapping step or a group of part of the at least one second image acquired in the mapping step, wherein at least two pairs of a type identifier for identifying a type of look-up table and the look-up table associated with the type identifier are stored in the storage medium, and
• the mapping unit comprises:
• a type identifier acquiring part that acquires the type identifier for identifying the type of look-up table that is to be used;
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• an output image acquiring part that acquires, as the whole or part of an output image, the whole or part of a second image associated with the whole or part of an image accepted by the image accepting unit, using association information from among the association information contained in the look-up table associated with the type identifier.

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium in which a program is stored, and in which a look-up table having one or more pieces of association information for associating a whole or part of at least one first image with a whole or part of at least one second image, which is an image whose load on a brain has been adjusted compared with that of the first image and which is an image of a same object as the first image, is stored, the program causing a computer to function as:

• an image accepting unit that accepts one or more images;
• a mapping unit that acquires a whole or part of at least one second image associated with a whole or part of the one or more images accepted by the image accepting unit, using association information from among the one or more pieces of association information;
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• an image output unit that outputs at least one output image, which is the whole of the at least one second image acquired by the mapping unit or a group of part of the at least one second image acquired by the mapping unit, wherein
• at least two pairs of a type identifier for identifying a type of look-up table and the look-up table associated with the type identifier are stored in the storage medium, and
• the mapping unit comprises:
• a type identifier acquiring part that acquires the type identifier for identifying the type of look-up table that is to be used;
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• an output image acquiring part that acquires, as the whole or part of an output image, the whole or part of a second image associated with the whole or part of an image accepted by the image accepting unit, using association information from among the association information contained in the look-up table associated with the type identifier.

An image processing method using a non-transitory computer readable storage medium in which a look-up table having one or more pieces of association information for associating a whole or part of at least one first image with a whole or part of at least one second image, which is an image whose load on a brain has been adjusted compared with that of the first image and which is an image of a same object as the first image, is stored, and realized with an image accepting unit, a mapping unit, and an image output unit, the image processing method comprising:

• an image accepting step of accepting by the image accepting unit one or more images;
• a mapping step of acquiring by the mapping unit a whole or part of at least one second image associated with a whole or part of the one or more images accepted in the image accepting step, using association information from among the one or more pieces of association information;
• an image output step of outputting by the image output unit at least one output image, which is the whole of the at least one second image acquired in the mapping step or a group of part of the at least one second image acquired in the mapping step;
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• a constraint condition storing step of storing at a constraint condition storage unit a constraint condition, which is a condition that has to be satisfied by at least one of the input image, the association information, and the output image, wherein
• the mapping unit acquires the whole or part of at least one second image associated with the whole or part of the one or more images accepted by the image accepting unit, so as to match the constraint condition, using association information from among the one or more pieces of association information.

An image processing method using a non-transitory computer readable storage medium in which a look-up table having one or more pieces of association information for associating a whole or part of at least one first image with a whole or part of at least one second image, which is an image whose load on a brain has been adjusted compared with that of the first image and which is an image of a same object as the first image, is stored, and realized with an image accepting unit, a mapping unit, and an image output unit, the image processing method comprising:

• an image accepting step of accepting by the image accepting unit one or more images;
• a mapping step of acquiring by the mapping unit a whole or part of at least one second image associated with a whole or part of the one or more images accepted in the image accepting step, using association information from among the one or more pieces of association information;
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• an image output step of outputting by the image output unit at least one output image, which is the whole of the at least one second image acquired in the mapping step or a group of part of the at least one second image acquired in the mapping step, wherein
• the look-up table stored in the storage medium is a look-up table acquired by a look-up table acquiring apparatus comprising:
• a first image storage unit that stores at least one first image;
• a second image storage unit that stores at least one second image, which is an image whose load on the brain has been adjusted compared with that of the first image and which is an image of the same object as the at least one first image, in association with each of the at least one first image;
• a first image-related information acquiring unit that acquires at least one piece of first image-related information relating to the whole or part of the at least one first image stored in the first image storage unit, from the whole or part of the at least one first image;
• a second image-related information acquiring unit that acquires at least one piece of second image-related information relating to the whole or part of the at least one second image stored in the second image storage unit, from the whole or part of the at least one second image;
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• a look-up table constructing unit that constructs a look-up table having one or more pieces of association information, which is information having the first image-related information acquired by the first image-related information acquiring unit and the second image-related information associated with the first image-related information and acquired by the second image-related information acquiring unit, and which is information indicating association between the whole or part of the at least one first image and the whole or part of the at least one second image.

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium in which a program is stored, and in which a look-up table having one or more pieces of association information for associating a whole or part of at least one first image with a whole or part of at least one second image, which is an image whose load on a brain has been adjusted compared with that of the first image and which is an image of a same object as the first image, is stored, the program causing a computer to function as:

• an image accepting unit that accepts one or more images;
• a mapping unit that acquires a whole or part of at least one second image associated with a whole or part of the one or more images image accepted by the image accepting unit, using association information from among the one or more pieces of association information;
• an image output unit that outputs at least one output image, which is the whole of the at least one second image acquired by the mapping unit or a group of part of the at least one second image acquired by the mapping unit;
• and
• a constraint condition storage unit that stores a constraint condition, which is a condition that has to be satisfied by at least one of the input image, the association information, and the output image, wherein
• the mapping unit acquires the whole or part of at least one second image associated with the whole or part of the one or more images accepted by the image accepting unit, so as to match the constraint condition, using association information from among the one or more pieces of association information.

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium in which a program is stored, and in which a look-up table having one or more pieces of association information for associating a whole or part of at least one first image with a whole or part of at least one second image, which is an image whose load on a brain has been adjusted compared with that of the first image and which is an image of a same object as the first image, is stored, the program causing a computer to function as:

• an image accepting unit that accepts one or more images;
• a mapping unit that acquires a whole or part of at least one second image associated with a whole or part of the one or more images accepted by the image accepting unit, using association information from among the one or more pieces of association information;
• and
• an image output unit that outputs at least one output image, which is the whole of the at least one second image acquired by the mapping unit or a group of part of the at least one second image acquired by the mapping unit, wherein
• the look-up table stored in the storage medium is a look-up table acquired by a look-up table acquiring apparatus comprising:
• a first image storage unit that stores at least one first image;
• a second image storage unit that stores at least one second image, which is an image whose load on the brain has been adjusted compared with that of the first image and which is an image of the same object as the at least one first image, in association with each of the at least one first image;
• a first image-related information acquiring unit that acquires at least one piece of first image-related information relating to the whole or part of the at least one first image stored in the first image storage unit, from the whole or part of the at least one first image;
• a second image-related information acquiring unit that acquires at least one piece of second image-related information relating to the whole or part of the at least one second image stored in the second image storage unit, from the whole or part of the at least one second image;
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• a look-up table constructing unit that constructs a look-up table having one or more pieces of association information, which is information having the first image-related information acquired by the first image-related information acquiring unit and the second image-related information associated with the first image-related information and acquired by the second image-related information acquiring unit, and which is information indicating association between the whole or part of the at least one first image and the whole or part of the at least one second image.