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Image processing device, image processing method, and storage medium

  • US 6,956,960 B2
  • Filed: 02/07/2003
  • Issued: 10/18/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/29/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An image processing device for determining the presence or absence of a moving area in a predetermined screen of interest from among a plurality of time series screens, the image processing device comprising:

  • score calculating means for calculating a score corresponding to each of a plurality of motion directions of pixels in the predetermined screen of interest, based on pixels present in the motion direction across the plurality of the time series screens so that a plurality of scores are calculated for each pixel;

    motion direction calculating means for calculating the motion direction of each pixel in the predetermined screen of interest, by processing the plurality of the motion directions based on the plurality of scores corresponding to the plurality of the motion directions respectively; and

    determining means for determining the presence or absence of the moving area based on the motion direction calculated by the motion direction calculating means.

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