Patent ID: 8320680
Filing Date: 2012-11-27
Classification: G06K

Abstract:
1. An image processing apparatus comprising: an input unit configured to input, from an external apparatus, image data and image-capturing-condition information obtained by an image capturing operation; a determining unit configured to determine an angle or a size of a template used in detecting a specific area from the image data, based on the image-capturing-condition information input via the input unit; and a detection unit configured to detect a specific area from the image data by comparing the image data with the template having the angle or the size determined by the determining unit, wherein the external apparatus and the image processing apparatus are both configured to detect the specific area, analyze the image data, wherein the image processing apparatus receives the image-capturing-condition information as a result of a first detection process that has already been performed by the external process, and wherein the image processing apparatus performs a second detection process based on the image-capturing-condition information derived from the first detection process.