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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2008
Filed:
Oct. 12, 2004
Masayuki Takahira, Kanagawa, JP;
Masayuki Takahira, Kanagawa, JP;
FUJIFILM Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The image processing method and apparatus separate image data into plural frequency components that are different from each other, calculate a first evaluation value for an edge degree judgment by applying direction-specific templates to remainder frequency components other than a low-frequency component among the plural frequency components, extract an edge portion using the first evaluation value, perform image enhancement processing separately for each of the plural frequency components based on a result of the extraction of the edge portion and synthesize the processed plural frequency components. The image processing program implements the image processing method.