Patent ID: 6389155
Filing Date: 2002-05-14
Classification: G06K,G06T,H04N

Abstract:
An image processing apparatus, comprising:an input image storing section for storing an original image to be processed; a designating section for enabling a user to approximately designate an arbitrary image region contained in the original image or an arbitrary image position of an image contained in the original image, without designating a contour of an object region which is present in the user designated image region or position: a specifying section for specifying the object region which is present in the user designated image region or position, and which can additionally be in and around a vicinity of the user designated image region or position, from pixel information in the user designated image region or position and pixel information which can additionally be in and around the vicinity of the user designated image region; a determining section for determining an image region to be cut out from the original image, based on the specified object region and centered around the center of gravity of the object region; and a cutting section for cutting out the determined image region from the original image.