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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2009
Filed:
Apr. 29, 2003
Gerard DE Haan, Eindhoven, NL;
Michiel Adriaanszoon Klompenhouwer, Eindhoven, NL;
Leo Jan Velthoven, Eindhoven, NL;
Gerard De Haan, Eindhoven, NL;
Michiel Adriaanszoon Klompenhouwer, Eindhoven, NL;
Leo Jan Velthoven, Eindhoven, NL;
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
An image processing apparatus () comprises: receiving means for receiving a video signal representing input images; a film-detector unit () for detecting whether the input images have been captured by a film camera or by a video camera; and a sharpness enhancement unit () for calculating sharpness enhanced images on basis of the input images. The sharpness enhancement unit () is controlled by the film-detector unit (), whereby the sharpness enhancement is larger if the film-detector unit () has detected that the input images have been captured by the film camera than if the film-detector unit () has detected that the input images have been captured by the video camera.