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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 2008
Filed:
Nov. 23, 2004
Noriyuki Nishi, Wakayama, JP;
Hisakazu Kuramoto, Wakayama, JP;
Takuma Suzuki, Wakayama, JP;
Minoru Yamamoto, Suita, JP;
Noriyuki Nishi, Wakayama, JP;
Hisakazu Kuramoto, Wakayama, JP;
Takuma Suzuki, Wakayama, JP;
Minoru Yamamoto, Suita, JP;
Noritsu Koki Co., Ltd., Wakayama, JP;
Abstract
An image noise reducing method that can properly reduce CCD noise which emerges in an image imported from a digital camera is provided. The method includes applying a first filtering step to luminance component image data of the image with each pixel of the luminance component image data being designated as a target pixel, thereby creating luminance component image data with its entirety smoothened, and applying a second filtering step to color-difference component image data of the image with each pixel of the color-difference component image data being designated as a target pixel, thereby creating color-difference component image data with its entirety smoothened.