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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 20, 1999
Filed:
May. 22, 1997
Shigeo Murakami, Kyoto, JP;
Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd., Kyoto, JP;
Abstract
A gray edge component and RGB color components of each pixel in an original image are generated. Saturation of each pixel in the original image is evaluated, and a mixing ratio is determined according to the saturation. Mixed edge components are generated for each pixel by mixing the gray edge component and the respective RGB edge components in the mixing ratio determined. The mixed RGB edge components are added to the RGB components of each pixel in the original image, respectively, to output a sharpened image. Apart from the mixing ratio determined from saturation of each pixel, a common fixed mixing ratio may be designated by the operator for application to all pixels.