IP Library Granted Patent US 9,087,231
Granted Patent B2
US 9,087,231 · App. 14/003,491 · Granted Jul 21, 2015

Object determination device

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Patent No.
US 9,087,231
App. No.
14/003,491
Granted
Jul 21, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

A plurality of block pairs are set by setting two of the rectangular blocks contained in one template as one block pair. A score showing a degree to which a part of an object is included in the template is held based on a relation of a relative level between block luminance values in each of the block pairs set in the template. These processes are carried out for all templates. Based on a sum of the scores of all the templates, and whether the object is included in the image is determined.

Claims (8)

1. An object determination device comprising:

a block luminance calculating unit which sets one or more templates including a plurality of rectangular blocks on an image, and which obtains an average value of luminance of each of the rectangular blocks contained in each template as a block luminance value;

a block pair setting unit which sets a plurality of block pairs, by setting two of the rectangular blocks contained in each template as one block pair;

a comparing unit which obtains a relation of a relative level between the block luminance values in each of the block pairs; and

a score holding unit which holds, for each template, a score showing a degree to which a part of an object is included in the template based on the relation of the relative level between the block luminance values in each of the block pairs set in the template,

wherein based on the relation of the relative level between the block luminance values of each of the block pairs in each template, by referring to the score holding unit, a sum of the scores of all the templates is obtained, and whether the object is included in the image is determined based on the sum.

2. The object determination device according to claim 1 , wherein the rectangular blocks are overlapped with each other.

3. The object determination device according to claim 1 , wherein the rectangular blocks contact each other.

Assignments (3)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE ERRONEOUSLY FILED APPLICATION NUMBERS 13/384239, 13/498734, 14/116681 AND 14/301144 PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 034194 FRAME 0143. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Dec 24, 2020
From: PANASONIC CORPORATION
To: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 056788/0362 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 10, 2014
From: PANASONIC CORPORATION
To: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 034194/0143 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 6, 2013
From: AOKI, KATSUJI; HENG, CHER KENG
To: PANASONIC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 031550/0141 →