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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2005
Filed:
Jan. 19, 2001
Satoshi Kondo, Kyoto, JP;
Toshiyuki Shimada, Hyogo, JP;
Masahiro Honjo, Osaka, JP;
Masao Kitagawa, Hyogo, JP;
Satoshi Kondo, Kyoto, JP;
Toshiyuki Shimada, Hyogo, JP;
Masahiro Honjo, Osaka, JP;
Masao Kitagawa, Hyogo, JP;
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An image processing apparatus comprises a noise detection means for performing noise detection on an input image; a noise removal means for removing noise from a predetermined region of the input image, on the basis of the result of the noise detection; a counting means for obtaining the ratio of an area targeted for noise removal to the predetermined region of the input image; a statistics calculation means for obtaining the statistics on the ratios obtained by the counting means over a predetermined period of time; an image generation means for generating an image indicating the statistics; and an image composition means for superimposing the image generated by the image generation means on the image outputted from the noise removal means to generate a composite image for display. Therefore, the viewer can easily know how much noise is removed from the predetermined region of the input image, for every predetermined period of time.