Image processing apparatus, image processing method and computer program
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1. An image processing apparatus for extracting pictures-in-picture information contained in an image, comprising:
- image segmenting means for segmenting an input image into regions; and
region extracting means for extracting a pictures-in-picture region containing the pictures-in-picture information on the basis of a contour of a segmented region.
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Abstract
An image processing apparatus for extracting pictures-in-picture information contained in an image, includes an image segmentation unit segmenting an input image into regions, and a region extraction unit extracting a pictures-in-picture region containing the pictures-in-picture information on the basis of a contour of a segmented region.
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1. An image processing apparatus for extracting pictures-in-picture information contained in an image, comprising:
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image segmenting means for segmenting an input image into regions; and
region extracting means for extracting a pictures-in-picture region containing the pictures-in-picture information on the basis of a contour of a segmented region. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An image processing method for extracting pictures-in-picture information contained in an image, comprising:
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an image segmenting step of segmenting an input image per region; and
a region extracting step of extracting a pictures-in-picture region containing the pictures-in-picture information on the basis of a contour of a segmented region. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer program described in a computer-readable form for execution of processing for extracting pictures-in-picture information contained in an image on a computer, the computer program causing the computer to execute:
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an image segmenting processing for segmenting an input image into regions;
a region extracting processing for extracting a pictures-in-picture region containing the pictures-in-picture information on the basis of a contour of a segmented region;
a quadrilateral detecting processing for detecting a quadrilateral from the pictures-in-picture region extracted in the region extracting procedure; and
an image converting processing for subjecting the detected quadrilateral to inverse projective transformation into an image viewed from the front, and adjusting an aspect ratio thereof.
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20. An image processing apparatus for extracting pictures-in-picture information contained in an image, comprising:
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an image segmentation unit segmenting an input image into regions; and
a region extraction unit extracting a pictures-in-picture region containing the pictures-in-picture information on the basis of a contour of a segmented region.
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21. An image processing method for extracting pictures-in-picture information contained in an image, comprising:
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segmenting an input image per region; and
extracting a pictures-in-picture region containing the pictures-in-picture information on the basis of a contour of a segmented region.
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