Patent Document ID: 9398846
Application ID: 14083812
Patent Status: 1

Claim One:
1. An image processing apparatus comprising: a memory; and a processor that is in communication with the memory, the processor configured to implement: an image acquiring unit configured to acquire a tomography image of an eye; an image conversion unit configured to convert the tomography image of an eye by applying filters; a luminance information generation unit configured to generate a profile having template information that represents a relationship between depth directional position and luminance in the tomography image of an eye and to obtain a reference profile having template information that represents a relationship between depth directional position and information regarding luminance in the tomography image of an eye; an identifying unit configured to identify a layer boundary in the tomography image of an eye based on the profile and the reference profile; and a storage unit configured to store a plurality of types of template information that are differentiated according to the structure of each retinal layer or the presence of a blood vessel.