Image processing apparatus, image processing method and computer readable-medium

1. An image processing apparatus comprising:

an obtaining unit configured to obtain an image, the obtaining unit comprising an imaging unit configured to set an imaging condition of the image;

a generating unit configured to generate a plurality of feature maps for a plurality of features of the image, wherein each of the feature maps corresponds to one of the features of the image;

an imaging situation determining unit configured to determine the imaging condition set by the imaging unit;

a weighting factor storage unit configured to store weighting factors for the feature maps and imaging conditions therein such that the weighting factors and the imaging conditions are associated with each other;

a weighting unit configured to read weighting factors that are associated with the imaging condition determined by the imaging situation determining unit, and to weight the feature maps using the read weighting factors; and

a detector configured to detect a region of interest from the image based on feature distributions of the weighted feature maps.

2. The apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a storage unit configured to store a plurality of imaging modes and imaging conditions therein, such that the imaging modes and the imaging conditions are associated with each other; and

a mode specifying unit configured to specify one of the imaging modes;

wherein the imaging unit is configured to set the imaging condition that is associated with the specified imaging mode.

3. The apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:

an integrating unit configured to integrate the feature distributions of the weighted feature maps;

wherein the detector is configured to detect the region of interest from the image based on the feature distributions integrated by the integrating unit.

4. An image processing method comprising:

setting an imaging condition;

obtaining an image under the set imaging condition;

generating a plurality of feature maps for a plurality of features of the image, wherein each of the feature maps corresponds to one of the features of the image;

determining the set imaging condition;

reading weighting factors that are associated with the determined imaging condition from among stored weighting factors for the feature maps and imaging conditions, the weighting factors being stored such that the weighting factors and the imaging conditions are associated with each other;

weighting the feature maps using the read weighting factors; and

detecting a region of interest from the image based on feature distributions of the weighted feature maps.

5. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having a program stored thereon, the program being executable to control a computer to perform operations comprising:

setting an imaging condition;

obtaining an image under the set imaging condition;

generating a plurality of feature maps for a plurality of features of the image, wherein each of the feature maps corresponds to one of the features of the image;

determining the set imaging condition;

reading weighting factors that are associated with the determined imaging condition from among stored weighting factors for the feature maps and imaging conditions, the weighting factors being stored such that the weighting factors and the imaging conditions are associated with each other;

weighting the feature maps using the read weighting factors; and

detecting a region of interest from the image based on feature distributions of the weighted feature maps.