Patent ID: 8509539
Filing Date: 2013-08-13
Classification: G06K

Abstract:
1. An image processing apparatus comprising: an analysis processing unit that extracts a frequency of appearance of a feature of a subject in each area that constitutes an input image, based on a plurality of frequency components into which the input image is converted, and classifies the areas of the input image into a plurality of feature areas according to the frequency of appearance of the feature of the subject, and creates dictionary data including information on the plurality of feature areas classified including information on a feature area that indicates an area of the input image where the frequency of appearance of the feature of the subject is higher than in other areas of the input image based on the extracted frequency of appearance; and a subject determination unit that compares, when a detection target image for the subject to be detected from is acquired, each of the feature areas of the dictionary data with an area of the detection target image corresponding to the feature area, to determine whether the detection target image includes the subject.