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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 16, 2024
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Soongeun Jang, Suwon-si, KR;
Woo-Shik Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Haim Azaria, Tivo'n, IL;
Gal Bitan, Shoham, IL;
Igal Avishai, Hertzlia, IL;
Lena Grechikhin, Giva'tayim, IL;
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
Provided is an apparatus for obtaining an image includes an image sensor and a signal processing unit that includes a demosaicing unit configured to reconstruct a green signal to have a full pixel resolution by using the input image, a sharpening filter unit configured to generate a first image by sharpening the reconstructed green signal for each preset direction, a direction image generation unit which generates a second image by removing a base band and extracting only a detail band, a gray detection unit configured to detect a gray region of the white balance-processed input image, an edge detection unit configured to detect an edge direction of the white balance-processed input image, and a selection unit configured to generate a third image by blending the first image and the second image, based on the detected gray region and the detected edge direction.