Patent ID: 7139438
Filing Date: 2006-11-21
Classification: G06K,H04N

Abstract:
1. An image processing apparatus for extracting a to-be-extracted target image portion included in an image targeted for processing, comprising: judging means for judging whether or not a specific image part belonging to the target image portion is included in the image targeted for processing, and for creating a potential target image portion including the specific image part when the specific image part is judged to be included in the image targeted for processing; and confirming means for determining whether or not a potential target image portion including the specific image part is equal to the target image portion wherein the judging means judges whether or not the specific image part is included in the image targeted for processing by comparing a number of pixels of a single specific color within part of the image targeted for processing with a number of pixels of a single specific color within the specific image part, and wherein the confirming means determines whether or not a potential target image portion is equal to the target image portion by, after the potential target image portion included in the image targeted for processing and the target image portion are respectively divided into a plurality of regions, comparing a number of pixels of a single specific color within each region of the potential target image portion with a number of pixels of a single specific color within each region of the target image portion.