Patent ID: 9483714
Filing Date: 2016-11-01
CPC Classification: B25J,G06K,G06T

Claim Text:
1. An image processing apparatus for generating a training image of an object to be used to generate a dictionary to be referred to in image recognition processing of detecting the object from an input image, comprising: a first inputting unit configured to input a luminance image of the object and a range image of the object; a first obtaining unit configured to obtain normal directions of first regions included in the range image based on the range image; a second obtaining unit configured to obtain an observation data distribution representing correspondence between the obtained normal directions of the first regions and luminance values of second regions, corresponding to the first regions, in the luminance image; and a generation unit configured to generate a training image of the object based on the observation data distribution, wherein the first inputting unit, the first obtaining unit, the second obtaining unit, and the generation unit are implemented by using at least one processor.