Patent ID: 9531969
Filing Date: 2016-12-27
CPC Classification: G06T,H04N

Claim Text:
1. An image processing apparatus comprising: at least one processor and memory coupled to each other and cooperating to act as: an extraction unit configured to extract a target area from an image, a setting unit configured to set a pixel from the target area as a pixel-of-interest, a reference value calculation unit configured to calculate a reference value based on pixel values of a plurality of pixels included in the target area, a comparison unit configured to perform processing of comparing each of pixel values of a plurality of pixels in a predetermined layout with respect to the pixel-of-interest with the reference value, using a conditional expression including the each of the pixel values of the plurality of pixels in the predetermined layout with respect to the pixel-of-interest and the reference value, and an information determination unit configured to determine information of the pixel-of-interest based on a plurality of comparison results obtained by the comparison unit repeatedly performing the comparison processing on the plurality of pixels in the predetermined layout with respect to the pixel-of-interest while changing a pixel to be processed each time the comparison processing is performed, and a values corresponding to the plurality of comparison results.