ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,340,553, issued on June 24, was assigned to Canon K.K. (Tokyo).

"Image processing apparatus, learning method, and storage medium" was invented by Yasuo Bamba (Tokyo).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An image processing method includes acquiring a first image that represents an object, a second image that represents the object and is different from the first image in imaging condition, and identification information for identifying the object; extracting a feature amount from the second image by using an extractor; classifying the object by using the feature amount and a classifier; restoring by generating a restored image close to the first...