IP Library Granted Patent US 10,733,477
Granted Patent B2
US 10,733,477 · App. 15/819,489 · Granted Aug 4, 2020

Image recognition apparatus, image recognition method, and program

Inventors: Shunta Tate (Tokyo, JP); Masakazu Matsugu (Yokohama, JP); Yasuhiro Komori (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
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Patent No.
US 10,733,477
App. No.
15/819,489
Granted
Aug 4, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

In the present disclosure, an image parameter of an input image is changed, features is extracted from each of a plurality of generated images, a category of each region is determined based on the features in each image, and the results are integrated.

Claims (30)

1. An image recognition apparatus comprising:

one or more processors; and

a memory coupled to the one or more processors, the memory having stored thereon instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the apparatus to:

acquire an image;

generate a plurality of variation images by changing a parameter of the acquired image into each of different parameters;

extract features from each of the plurality of variation images;

perform regcognition on each of the plurality of variation images based on the extracted features; and

integrate recognition results of the plurality of variation images into an integrated recognition result,

wherein the recognition results of the plurality of variation images are integrated by using a classifier that has been trained to decrease a difference between an output of the classifier and a supervisory value of learning data.

2. The image recognition apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the recognition is performed to discriminate categories of regions included in the image.

3. The image recognition apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the recognition is performed to discriminate types of scenes of the image.

4. The image recognition apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the recognition is performed to detect a specific object included in the image.

5. The image recognition apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the recognition is performed to detect a main object included in the image.

6. The image recognition apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the classifier has learned in advance to further use any of the parameter about an image, camera information during image capturing, or a recognition result of an image as input and a supervisory value as a target value, and to output the integrated recognition result.

7. The image recognition apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein recognition results of the plurality of images are integrated stepwise.

8. The image recognition apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the change of parameter includes at least one of a change of an exposure value of the image, a change of a brightness value of the image, transformation of the image, clipping of the image, addition of noise to the image, addition of blur to the image, and a change of a focal position of the image.

9. The image recognition apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the memory further stores instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the apparatus to acquire a plurality of images by changing the parameters of the images during image capturing.

10. The image recognition apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the memory further stores instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the apparatus to acquire a plurality of images by changing the parameters of the images after image capturing.

11. An image recognition method, comprising:

acquiring an image;

generating a plurality of variation images by changing a parameter of the acquired image into each of different parameters;

extracting features from each of the plurality of variation images;

performing recognition on each of the plurality of variation images based on the extracted features; and

integrating recognition results of the plurality of variation images into an integrated recognition result, wherein the recognition results of the plurality of variation images are integrated by using a classifier that has been trained to decrease a difference between an output of the classifier and a supervisory value of learning data.

12. A computer readable storage medium storing a program which causes a computer to execute a method of image recognition, the method comprising;

acquiring an image;

generating a plurality of variation images by changing a parameter of the acquired image into each of different parameters;

extracting features from each of the plurality of variation images;

performing recognition on each of the plurality of variation images based on the extracted features; and

integrating recognition results of the plurality of variation images into an integrated recognition result, wherein the recognition results of the plurality of variation images are integrated by using a classifier that has been trained to decrease a difference between an output of the classifier and a supervisory value of learning data.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 8, 2018
From: TATE, SHUNTA; MATSUGU, MASAKAZU; KOMORI, YASUHIRO
To: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 045281/0443 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2016-229697 · Nov 28, 2016 · national
Continuity (1)
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