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Image processing apparatus and method, recording medium, and program

US7751619B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 4, 2008
Grant dateJul 6, 2010
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Expiry dateDec 25, 2028

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N23/81
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

For each pixel read from an imaging device, a horizontal counter value and a vertical counter value corresponding to the pixel are supplied from a signal generator to a distance computation section via an optical-axis-center coordinate setting section and an up-and-down and right-and-left weighting section. In the distance computation section, the distance to the optical-axis center is computed, and correction coefficients for the zoom wide end and for the zoom tele end, which correspond to the distance, are obtained by look-up tables. The two obtained correction coefficients are blended at a mixture ratio determined by a blend ratio setting section. The blended shading correction coefficients are gain adjusted by a gain adjustment section, after which they are supplied to a correction section. As a result, a correction corresponding to the distance to the optical-axis-center position is performed on the signal of each pixel supplied from an imaging section.

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