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Image processing device and noise reduction system having the same

US10375331B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 11, 2016
Grant dateAug 6, 2019
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Expiry dateJun 3, 2036

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06T5/70
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An image processing device includes a bad pixel masking unit and a noise reduction unit. The bad pixel masking unit detects bad pixels in a plurality of blocks and masks the determined bad pixels. The noise reduction unit removes noise from the pixels in the plurality of blocks excluding the masked pixels using a pattern matching method and corrects bad pixels by obtained an average pixel value.

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