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(11) EP 1 014 688 B8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
15.07.2009 Bulletin 2009/29

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
15.04.2009 Bulletin 2009/16

(21) Application number: 99309950.6

(22) Date of filing: 10.12.1999
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
G06T 5/00(2006.01)
G06T 5/40(2006.01)
 G06T 5/20(2006.01)

(54)

Image processing method and apparatus, image processing system, and storage medium

Bildverarbeitungsverfahren und -Gerät, Bildverarbeitungssystem und Speichermedium

Méthode et appareil de traitement d'image, système de traitement d'image et mémoire

(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

(30) Priority: 14.12.1998 JP 35525698
02.07.1999 JP 18963799

(43) Date of publication of application:
28.06.2000 Bulletin 2000/26

(73) Proprietor: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Tokyo (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • Yamazoe, Manabu
    Ohta-ku, Tokyo (JP)
  • Suzuki, Yasutomo
    Ohta-ku, Tokyo (JP)
  • Anzai, Katsuhiko
    Ohta-ku, Tokyo (JP)
  • Nagata, Koji
    Ohta-ku, Tokyo (JP)
  • Suzuki, Takayuki
    Ohta-ku, Tokyo (JP)

(74) Representative: TBK-Patent 
Bavariaring 4-6
80336 München
80336 München (DE)


(56) References cited: : 
EP-A- 0 678 831
US-A- 5 038 223
 WO-A-92/20184
US-A- 5 245 432
   
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  • C. HALL BARBOSA, A.C.BRUNO, L.F.SCAVARDA, E.ANDRADE LIMA, P.COSTA RIBEIRO, C.KELBER: "Image processing techniques for NDE SQUID systems" IEEE TRANSACTION ON APPLIED SUPERCONDUCTIVITY, [Online] vol. 5, no. 2, 2 June 1995 (1995-06-02), XP001152035 Rio de Janeiro Retrieved from the Internet: URL:http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/iel4/77/920 6/00412907.pdf?arnumber=412907> [retrieved on 2007-08-15]
   
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