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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2008
Filed:
Nov. 04, 2002
Masayu Higuchi, Hachioji, JP;
Masayu Higuchi, Hachioji, JP;
Olympus Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A noise reduction system comprises an inputting unit inputting image data, and a noise reduction unit performing a process for removing noise of the image data input by the inputting unit. The noise reduction unit includes a representative value calculating unit calculating a representative value from the level values of a plurality of pixels in a predetermined direction, which include an observed pixel of the input image data, a representative value selecting unit selecting one representative value according to a predetermined condition from among a plurality of representative values which are calculated by the representative value calculating unit and correspond to a plurality of directions, and a replacing unit replacing the level value of the observed pixel with the representative value selected by the representative value selecting unit.