Patent ID: 7231059
Filing Date: 2007-06-12
Classification: G06T,H04N

Abstract:
1. An image processing apparatus comprising: input means for inputting image information; determination means for sequentially repeating determination of whether a mark indicative of a specific image is contained in an input image whenever precision of sampling of the image information is raised in stages or whenever a number of quantization bits of the image information is increased in stages; setting means for setting an allowable time period necessary for the determination to be made by the determination means; and control means for terminating determination processing performed by the determination means in a case where it can be determined whether the mark indicative of a specific image is contained in the input image within the allowable time period set by the setting means, and for determining that the mark indicative of a specific image is not contained in the input image and terminating the determination processing performed by the determination means even during the determination processing performed by the determination means in a case where it cannot be determined that the mark indicative of a specific image is contained in the input image within the allowable time period set by the setting means.