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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 13, 2007
Filed:
Apr. 02, 2002
Applicants:
Yuusuke Nakano, Akashi, JP;
Mutsuhiro Yamanaka, Suita, JP;
Kazuchika Sato, Kobe, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Minolta Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 13/00 (2006.01); H04N 5/232 (2006.01); H04N 5/217 (2006.01); H04N 5/225 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An image of which restoration degree is determined based on the difference between each pixel and a neighboring pixel of the pixel in a light receiving element arrayis divided into a plurality of areas based on the determined restoration degree, and the areas of the image are each restored in accordance with the determined restoration degree. By doing this, not only ringing and noise enhancement can effectively be suppressed but also the border between the areas which is conspicuous when the image is divided into two kinds of areas becomes less conspicuous, so that a natural restored image can be obtained.