Patent ID: 9405961
Filing Date: 2016-08-02
CPC Classification: G06K,G06T

Claim Text:
1. An image processing apparatus comprising: a processor and a memory, cooperating to function as: a storage unit configured to store image data; a readout unit configured to read out the image data stored in said storage unit; a detection unit configured to detect a target object from the image data read out by said readout unit; a reducing unit configured to reduce the image data readout by said readout unit; and a write unit configured to write the image data reduced by said reducing unit in said storage unit, wherein said readout unit repetitively reads out previously reduced image data and simultaneously outputs the previously reduced image data in parallel to said detection unit and said reducing unit, thereby detection of the target object from the previously reduced image data by said detection unit and further reduction of the previously reduced image data by said reducing unit are performed in parallel.