Patent ID: 9639936
Date: 2017-05-02
CPC Classifications: G06F,G06T

Claim:
1. An image processing apparatus, comprising: a storage unit that is capable of storing 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 that is different from the first image; a constraint condition storage unit that is capable of storing a constraint condition, which is a condition that has to be satisfied by an output image, and wherein the constraint condition specifies one or more feature values of the output image, the feature values including brightness, a pixel value and an activity of the output image; 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 at least one image 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; and an image output unit that outputs an output image configured by the whole or part of the at least one second image acquired by the mapping unit, wherein the mapping unit comprises: