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Image processing apparatus and image processing method with image inpainting

  • US 9,230,309 B2
  • Filed: 04/03/2014
  • Issued: 01/05/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/05/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An image processing apparatus that inpaints an inpainting target region in an image to be displayed, the image processing apparatus comprises:

  • a display unit configured to display the image constituted by a predetermined number of pixels; and

    a control unit, the control unit executed by a processor of the imaging processing apparatus and configured to control the display unit,the control unit being configured to;

    determine a removal patch including a removal region that is the inpainting target region and a first non-removal region that is a region that does not include the removal region in the image to be displayed on the display unit;

    replace pixel values of pixels included in the removal region with pixel values of pixels outside the removal patch;

    calculate a shortest distance from the removal region for each of the pixels included in the first non-removal region;

    blend pixel values of the pixels included in at least a portion of the first non-removal region with the pixel values of the pixels outside the removal patch based on the calculated distance to obtain blended pixel values; and

    replace the pixel values of the pixels included in the at least a portion of the first non-removal region with the blended pixel values.

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