Patent ID: 6650778
Filing Date: 2003-11-18
Classification: G06K,G06T,Y10S

Abstract:
An image processing method comprising:an image input step of inputting an image; a feature quantity extraction step of extracting a feature quantity distribution of the input image by said image input step; a template model input step of inputting a template model including a plurality of representative points and curved lines or segments interconnecting said representative points as a figure element; a matching step of performing matching processing between said template model and said feature quantity distribution; a shift condition set step of setting a shift condition of said each representative point on the basis of a matching result of said matching step; a representative point update step of shifting said each representative point in accordance with said shift condition; a template update step of generating an update template including the representative points after shift and curved lines or segments interconnecting said representative points as a figure element; and an image extraction step of extracting image data in an area within said update template from said input image.