Image processing apparatus and method of noise reduction
US8614746B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 21, 2009 |
| Grant date | Dec 24, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 24, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N23/20
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An image processing apparatus including an image acquiring unit to acquire a first image including color information and a second image having a spectral band wider than that of the first image and a noise reduction unit to extract edge information from the second image and to reduce noise of the first image based on the extracted edge information.
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