| 摘要 |
An image processing apparatus includes: an edge image generation device that generates an edge image by extracting edges in an image; a matching device that executes template matching operation for the edge image having been generated by the edge image generation device by using a template expressing a fixed pattern having a predetermined shape; an evaluation value calculation device that calculates, based upon matching results provided by the matching device, an evaluation value to be used to determine a position of the fixed pattern having the predetermined shape within the image; and a specifying device that specifies the position taken by the fixed pattern having the predetermined shape within the image based upon the evaluation value calculated by the evaluation value calculation device. |
