APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CLASSIFYING PATTERN IN IMAGE
First Claim
1. An image processing apparatus comprising:
- a generation unit configured to generate feature data based on an image;
a plurality of classification units each configured to classify a predetermined pattern by referring to the feature data; and
a control unit configured to control operations of the plurality of classification units,wherein the plurality of classification units includes a first classification unit and a second classification unit, processing results of which do not depend on each other, and a third classification unit,wherein the control unit operates the first and the second classification units in parallel,wherein, in a case where at least either one of the first and the second classification units determines that a classification condition is not satisfied, the control unit stops operations of all of the plurality of classification units, andwherein, in a case where both the first and the second classification units determine that the classification condition is satisfied, the control unit operates the third classification unit by using classification results of the first and the second classification units.
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Abstract
An image processing apparatus includes a generation unit that generates feature data based on an image, classification units that classify a predetermined pattern by referring to the feature data, and a control unit that controls operations of the classification units. The classification units include a first classification unit and a second classification unit, processing results of which do not depend on each other, and a third classification unit. The first and the second classification units are operated in parallel. When either of the first and the second classification units determines that a classification condition is not satisfied, the control unit stops operations of all of the classification units. When both the first and the second classification units determine the classification condition is satisfied, the control unit operates the third classification unit by using classification results of the first and the second classification units.
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13 Claims
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1. An image processing apparatus comprising:
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a generation unit configured to generate feature data based on an image; a plurality of classification units each configured to classify a predetermined pattern by referring to the feature data; and a control unit configured to control operations of the plurality of classification units, wherein the plurality of classification units includes a first classification unit and a second classification unit, processing results of which do not depend on each other, and a third classification unit, wherein the control unit operates the first and the second classification units in parallel, wherein, in a case where at least either one of the first and the second classification units determines that a classification condition is not satisfied, the control unit stops operations of all of the plurality of classification units, and wherein, in a case where both the first and the second classification units determine that the classification condition is satisfied, the control unit operates the third classification unit by using classification results of the first and the second classification units. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An image processing method comprising:
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generating feature data based on an image; and classifying a predetermined pattern via a plurality of classification units by referring to the feature data, wherein the plurality of classification units includes a first classification unit and a second classification unit, processing results of which do not depend on each other, and a third classification unit, wherein, in classification by the plurality of classification units, the first and the second classification units are operated in parallel, wherein, in a case where at least either one of the first and the second classification units determines that a classification condition is not satisfied, operations of all of the plurality of classification units are stopped, and wherein, in a case where both the first and the second classification units determine that the classification condition is satisfied, the third classification unit is operated by using classification results of the first and the second classification units.
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13. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program that when executed by a computer causes the computer to function as:
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a generation unit configured to generate feature data based on an image; a plurality of classification units each configured to classify a predetermined pattern by referring to the feature data; and a control unit configured to control operations of the plurality of classification units, wherein the plurality of classification units includes a first classification unit and a second classification unit, processing results of which do not depend on each other, and a third classification unit, wherein the control unit operates the first and the second classification units in parallel, wherein, in a case where at least either one of the first and the second classification units determines that a classification condition is not satisfied, the control unit stops operations of all of the plurality of classification units, and wherein, in a case where both the first and the second classification units determine that the classification condition is satisfied, the control unit operates the third classification unit by using classification results of the first and the second classification units.
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